Author: Todd Engstrom
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Top 5 Posts for June
For the month of June, these are the most visited posts here: MC Practice – Life Transformation Groups Different Kinds of Gatherings MC Practice – Third Place MC Practice – The Family Meal A Theological Reason for Missional Community My particular favorite was the article I wrote for The Gospel Coalition called “What Makes a…
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Lessons Learned in Assimilation and Mission
The Austin Stone is a church committed to the exaltation of Jesus through the proclamation and demonstration of the gospel to our city and the nations through missional communities. This blog series unpacks how we approach the difficult challenge of assimilation into smaller communities from our Sunday gatherings: The Difficulty of Assimilation and Mission The Basic Philosophy of Assimilation…
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Overcoming Barriers to Connection
The Austin Stone is a church committed to the exaltation of Jesus through the proclamation and demonstration of the gospel to our city and the nations through missional communities. This blog series unpacks how we approach the difficult challenge of assimilation into smaller communities from our Sunday gatherings: The Difficulty of Assimilation and Mission The Basic Philosophy of Assimilation…
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Barriers to Connection
The Austin Stone is a church committed to the exaltation of Jesus through the proclamation and demonstration of the gospel to our city and the nations through missional communities. This blog series unpacks how we approach the difficult challenge of assimilation into smaller communities from our Sunday gatherings: The Difficulty of Assimilation and Mission The Basic Philosophy of Assimilation…
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The Philosophy of Assimilation
The Austin Stone is a church committed to the exaltation of Jesus through the proclamation and demonstration of the gospel to our city and the nations through missional communities. This blog series unpacks how we approach the difficult challenge of assimilation into smaller communities from our Sunday gatherings: The Difficulty of Assimilation and Mission The Basic Philosophy of Assimilation…
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The Difficulty of Assimilation and Mission
The Austin Stone is a church committed to the exaltation of Jesus through the proclamation and demonstration of the gospel to our city and the nations through missional communities. This blog series unpacks how we approach the difficult challenge of assimilation into smaller communities from our Sunday gatherings: The Difficulty of Assimilation and Mission The…
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Helpful Books on Missional Communities – Practices
As you begin to explore the world of missional church and missional communities, you can encounter an overwhelming number of resources. I have spent a good deal of time reading through much of the literature available, and I thought it would be beneficial to provide some short commentary on many of the works available. I’ll…
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Helpful Books on Missional Communities – Missional Philosophy
As you begin to explore the world of missional church and missional communities, you can encounter an overwhelming number of resources. I have spent a good deal of time reading through much of the literature available, and I thought it would be beneficial to provide some short commentary on many of the works available. I’ll…
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Helpful Books on Missional Communities – Missional Theology
As you begin to explore the world of missional church and missional communities, you can encounter an overwhelming number of resources. I have spent a good deal of time reading through much of the literature available, and I thought it would be beneficial to provide some short commentary on many of the works available. I’ll…
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Helpful Books on Missional Communities
As you begin to explore the world of missional church and missional communities, you can encounter an overwhelming number of resources. I have spent a good deal of time reading through much of the literature available, and I thought it would be beneficial to provide some short commentary on many of the works available. I’ll…
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What Makes a Missional Community Different? | The Gospel Coalition
My friends at The Gospel Coalition recently posted a short compilation of the series “Missional Community vs. _____” that I posted on this blog a few weeks ago. What makes a Missional Community Different? I’ve especially enjoyed the discussion in the comments…join in!
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Caring for Missional Community Leaders
In this series of posts, I am going to unpack the strategy and structure of leadership development we have implemented at The Austin Stone for missional communities. I’ll be looking at: Introduction Discipleship and Leadership Development Identifying Leaders – Two Different Methods Questions to Ask When Considering a Leader The Basic Qualifications for Leadership Basic…