Alan Hirsch

Alan Hirsch is a prominent figure in the field of missional church movements and leadership development. He is the Director of Future Travelers, a position he has held since 2009.2 Future Travelers is an organization that helps existing large churches transition towards missional movement through paradigm-shifting processes.1

Career and Accomplishments

Hirsch is widely regarded as a thought leader and key mission strategist for churches across the Western world.1 His career highlights include:

• Founding Director of Forge Mission Training Network, a role he has held since January 19962
• Founder of 100Movements, an organization committed to reanimating authentic transformative missional movements1
• Co-founder of the M.A. in Missional Church Movements at Wheaton College in Illinois1
• Adjunct professor at several institutions, including Asbury Seminary, Fuller Seminary, and George Fox Seminary1

Publications and Academic Contributions

Hirsch is a prolific author, having written or co-authored numerous books on missional church movements and leadership, including:

• "5Q: Reactivating the Original Intelligence and Capacity of the Body of Christ"
• "The Forgotten Ways"
• "The Shaping of Things to Come" (co-authored with Michael Frost)
• "Untamed" (co-authored with Debra Hirsch)1

He also serves as a series editor for Baker Books' Shapevine series and IVP's Forge line, and is an associate editor of Leadership Journal.1

Current Focus

Alan Hirsch's current work primarily revolves around:

1. Leading Future Travelers, which applies missional-incarnational approaches to established churches3
2. Developing 100Movements (100M), focusing on reanimating transformative missional movements1
3. Working with Church Resource Ministries (CRM) in missional leadership development1

Through these various roles and initiatives, Alan Hirsch continues to be a influential voice in shaping modern approaches to church mission and leadership.