Todd Engstrom

  • Coaching Missional Communities – Philosophy

    I am beginning a series of posts on coaching, specifically as it applies to missional communities. Primarily, I will be discussing: Philosophy of Coaching The Gospel and Coaching Coaching Questions Who Coaches? —– Philosophy of Coaching…

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  • An Interview with Eric Geiger

    My friend Eric Geiger did a short Skype interview with me on the topic of the Gospel and Community.  I’d love to hear your thoughts!

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  • The Lobby – Day 2

    Today has been another encouraging and challenging day of conversation, and has left me with some good thinking to do. Session 5: Mission and Community We began the day today talking through the idea of mission,…

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  • The Difficulty of Balancing Ministry and Discipleship

    I’ve found that it can be extremely difficult to continually cultivate the centrality of discipleship, or the process of selectively investing a small number of individuals in order to teach obedience to what Jesus taught (Matthew…

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  • The Lobby – Day 1

    It’s been a great day gathering with so many thoughtful and humble leaders here in Atlanta.  Today was centered around four different discussions: Session 1: Disciple Making Our first discussion centered around the idea of making…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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