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Alan Hirsch in 2006.
Alan Hirsch (born 24 October 1959) is an Australian author, serial entrepreneur, thought leader in the missional church movement, key missions strategist for churches around the world, and founder of numerous global organizations.
Life
Hirsch was born into a Jewish family in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1959.[1] He moved to Cape Town, in 1963 where he spent most of his childhood and adolescence. Then, he went to university in Cape Town where he studied business and marketing and moved to Australia in 1983 with his family. Although his family was not particularly religious, he was very much influenced by his Jewish heritage. He emphasizes Jesus as the Jewish Messiah and makes distinctions between Hebraic and Hellenistic thought. He served a two-year compulsory call-up in the South African military.[2] After having moved to Australia, he had a life-changing experience with the Holy Spirit that deeply affected him.[3] Soon after moving, he married his wife Debra. They have been married and in Christian ministry together for over twenty years.[4]
Writings
Metanoia: How God Radically Transforms People, Churches, and Organizations From the Inside Out
The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church
The Permanent Revolution: Apostolic Imagination and Practice for the 21st Century Church, co-authored with Tim Catchim
The Permanent Revolution Handbook
Disciplism
The Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21st Century, co-authored with Michael Frost
Untamed (Shapevine) : Reactivating a Missional Form of Discipleship, co-authored with Debra Hirsch
ReJEsus, co-authored with Michael Frost
5Q: Reactivating the Original Intelligence and Capacity of the Body of Christ
Activating 5Q: A User's Guide, co-authored with Jessie Cruickshank
The Forgotten Ways Handbook
The Leap of Faith
On the Verge: A Journey into the Apostolic Future of the Church
ReFramation: Seeing God, People, and Mission through Re-enchanted Frames, co-authored with Mark Nelson
The Starfish and the Spirit, co-authored with Lance Ford and Rob Wegner
Right Here, Right Now: Everyday Mission for Everyday People, co-authored with Lance Ford
Fast Forward to Mission: Frameworks for a Life of Impact
^Hirsch, Alan; Hirsch, Debra (2010), Untamed: Reactivating a Missional Form of Discipleship, Grand Rapids: Baker Books, p. 16, ISBN 978-0-8010-1343-0. Most of the biographical information that follows is found in Untamed, pp. 16-17.
