missional
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Verge Conference
The Austin Stone is hosting a National Missional Community Conference called Verge. The Verge Conference is unique in that it is committed to the development and multiplication of missional communities. The theme of the Verge Conference…
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The Whole and Heart of the Gospel | Cardus
I found this summary from Ray Pennings (HT: Kevin Young) of Reformed theological positions on cultural/social engagement to be particularly helpful in identifying the predominant understandings churches tend to have of gospel and culture. Below is…
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Multisite Church | Christian Standard Interview
If you have been interested in the multisite discussion as a missional church, then I’d recommend reading the article below. Todd Wilson does a great job of highlighting the upside of multisite planting, and a holistic…
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Book Review | Total Church
The second book I read over my vacation was Total Church: A Radical Reshaping around Gospel and Community by Steve Timmis and Tim Chester. The overall perspective of the book is applying to the church the…
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Alan Hirsch Takes a Blogging Vacation
I’m bummed.
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Assimilation and Mission | Repost Set 1
Vacation Repost Set 1: Assimilation and Mission I’ve written several posts that refer to assimilation and mission, and the complexity of doing both well. Take a look at them below: Alan Hirsch meets Seth Godin –…
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Integration vs. Mission | Exploring College Ministry
Benson Hines has a great discussion about integration of college ministry relative to mission here. This has been a consistent struggle for us in the College Ministry at The Austin Stone, but definitely one that has…
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The Ordinary: The Rabbit and The Elephant.
We have some great students who think deeply about the church universal and the church local, and are living expressions of mission on their campus. Aaron is one of them, and I’ve been blessed to watch…
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Systems Story | The Forgotten Ways
I love Alan Hirsch. He thinks differently and deeply, and reads widely: He goes on to note that every organization is built upon on what he calls “an underlying systems story.” He points out that “…this…
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Renewing Cities Through Missional Tribes | Q Ideas
I just read this quote from a Q short by Jon Tyson. Though they may feel like it, these people are not alone. This loss of community has in some ways become our collective experience of…
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Touchpoint » Blog Archive » An Encouraging Mega Church View
A great viewpoint from David Watson on mega church involvement in church planting movements. From my perspective as a champion for rapidly multiplying small church planting, I do see a need for and appreciate mega churches.…
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Attractional and Missional | TheResurgence
Below is quote from a post a The Resurgence on the Attractional vs. Missional “debate”. People often set up attractional church and missional church as polar opposites. Attractional has a come-to-us mentality. It’s about drawing people…