Alan Hirsch

Founder | Coach & Consultant


Alan is widely considered to be something of an original thought-leader for the church in the West. He is author of numerous award-winning books on movements, organization, and leadership, including: The Forgotten Ways; The Shaping of Things to Come, ReJesus and The Faith of Leap (with Michael Frost); Untamed (with Debra Hirsch); Right Here, Right Now (with Lance Ford); On the Verge (with Dave Ferguson); The Permanent Revolution, The Permanent Revolution Playbook (with Tim Catchim), and now 5Q. Alan is also founder of Forge Mission Training Network, 100 Movements, and Future Travelers. He teaches extensively across North America, Europe, and Australia. His experience includes leading a local church movement among the marginalized, developing training systems for innovative missional leadership, and heading up the mission and revitalization work of his denomination.