Discipleship is costly. Are we willing to critique and even challenge much we've been taught for the sake of the kingdom? For this is the radical nature of the discipleship to which Jesus calls us. He did not allow the outside culture to hold him captive; instead he established the kingdom of God and turned the world on its head. Jesus was untamed, and he calls his church to be the same. In this provocative and compelling book, internationally known missiologists Alan and Debra Hirsch overthrow culturized understandings of theology and culture, and cast a vision for a distinctly mission-shaped way of living the Christian life. Written for any Christian serious about issue of discipleship, Untamed covers such topics as church, humans as bearers of the image of God, family life, culture, and sexuality. Through it all they seek to answer the question, how are we to think and live day to day as followers of Jesus? Each chapter ends with suggested practices to help readers begin to live out the book's principles as well as questions for group discussion.

Author Biography

Alan Hirsch is the founding director of Forge Mission Training Network and co-founder of Shapevine, an international forum for engaging with innovative missional ideas. He travels extensively as a speaker and trainer and is the author of The Forgotten Ways and co-author of ReJesus. Debra Hirsch is credited in Australia as a keynote speaker and church leader. She has pioneered ministries to people in the GLBT subculture and has consistently been involved in active mission among the poor and marginalised. She was Team Leader of South Melbourne Restoration Community and is currently on the leadership team of Christian Associates International, a church-planting agency.