Author: Todd Engstrom
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The Lobby Conference
This week I will be spending time with many of the best and brightest small group thinkers in the country at The Lobby. I’m so thankful for our gracious hosts, North Point Community Church, and my friend Bill Willits. What questions would you love to ask guys like Steve Gladen, Bill Donahue, and many of the…
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Upcoming Series and New Ideas
It’s been a joy to unpack some of the nuts and bolts of missional communities, and I’ve loved the feedback I’ve received from many of you. I’ve compiled the different series together on my resources page here: https://toddengstrom.com/resources In the coming months, I’ll be working through: Coaching Missional Communities Assessing Missional Communities Missional Community Core…
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Stages of Missional Community Development – Conclusion and Data
As we have led missional communities at The Austin Stone, we’ve found there are some common transitions in the life of our communities, and this series is discussing those four stages. They are: Community Group Small Group Team of Missionaries Missionary Team —– As I have unpacked the different stages that most communities go through,…
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Stages of Missional Community Development – Missionary Team
As we have led missional communities at The Austin Stone, we’ve found there are some common transitions in the life of our communities, and this series is discussing those four stages. They are: Community Group Small Group Team of Missionaries Missionary Team —– Missionary Team Definition A new community often forms into a Community Group,…
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Stages of Missional Community Development – Team of Missionaries
As we have led missional communities at The Austin Stone, we’ve found there are some common transitions in the life of our communities, and this series is discussing those four stages. They are: Community Group Small Group Team of Missionaries Missionary Team —– Team of Missionaries Definition As a Small Group begins to implement the…
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Stages of Missional Community Development – Small Group
As we have led missional communities at The Austin Stone, we’ve found there are some common transitions in the life of our communities, and this series is discussing those four stages. They are: Community Group Small Group Team of Missionaries Missionary Team —– Stage 2 – Small Group Definition As a Community Group begins to…
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Stages of Missional Community Development – Community Group
As we have led missional communities at The Austin Stone, we’ve found there are some common transitions in the life of our communities, and this series is discussing those four stages. They are: Community Group Small Group Team of Missionaries Missionary Team —– Stage 1 – Community Group Definition After forming communities, often times from…
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Stages of Missional Community Development – Overview
Four Stages of Missional Community It is our hope at the Austin Stone that each and every person is living on mission to make disciples with other believers, but we know most of our people don’t start here. Almost every individual and group is somewhere in the transition from being a consumer to being a…
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Missional Community Practices – Fitting Them All Together
This series of posts provides an overview of each of the missional community practices we foster at The Austin Stone: An Overview of the Practices and a Story Different Kinds of Gatherings The Family Meal Life Transformation Groups A Third Place Putting the Gatherings Together — How Do I Do This With a Busy Schedule?…
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Soccer and the Kingdom of God
I played soccer up until high school, and always enjoyed the game, so when it came time to put Micah into sports, soccer was a natural choice. After a few stints at the YMCA, we joined our neighborhood league and I volunteered to help coach our team. It’s been an interesting few weeks in the…
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Missional Community Practices – Third Place
This series of posts provides an overview of each of the missional community practices we foster at The Austin Stone: An Overview of the Practices and a Story Different Kinds of Gatherings The Family Meal Life Transformation Groups A Third Place Putting the Gatherings Together — Third Place – Gathering as Missionaries The third way…
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Individualism and Community
I think, therefore I am. One simple phrase that Descartes penned helped define a worldview for a future generation. No longer would humanity be fettered with group-think, old wives tales, and crude explanation. No, we would be released into the glorious future of rationalistic reasoning and society would soar to new heights. Centuries have passed,…