Todd Engstrom

Author: Todd Engstrom

  • Together for Adoption Conference

    Both my wife and I are planning on attending the Together for Adoption Conference 2009 in October. If we have a group of four or more from The Austin Stone attend, then we are eligible to receive a group discount.  Anyone from The Stone interested?  Drop me a comment and I’ll connect with you. Also…

  • Back in Action!

    Since I know so many of you couldn’t wait for my blogging return, I’m happy to report that I’m back in action and well rested from vacation.  I’ll resume regular posting shortly…

  • Cool College Students | Repost Set 4

    This set is some highlights of what Austin Stone students have done in the last year: Students reaching out to children in tough neighborhoods – St. John’s Day Camp Making disciples on campus – Unconventional Baptism One of my students gets published at Relevant.com – Relevant Another student is recognized for her work in Sudan…

  • Tough Words | Repost Set 3

    Below are some posts that were challenges me and people around me: Our messed up idea of calling – The Confusing Language of Calling Get up and do something – Passivity in the Church Pastoring in biblical conviction through tough questions – Tough Questions A challenge to adopt – Total Church, Gospel Ministry and Adoption

  • Discipleship | Repost Set 2

    As I’m on vacation, I’m reposting some links to things I have written in the past on this blog.  Below are links to the series I wrote on Discipleship: Part 1 – Foundations of Discipleship Part 2 – Practice of Discipleship Part 3 – Process of Discipleship 1 Part 4 – Process of Discipleship 2…

  • 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 – Spontaneous Emergence Thoughts from Tribes by Seth Godin – Assimilation is Connectivity Effective Connection into Mission – Mission First,…

  • Rubik’s Cube and Vacation

    Last summer I learned to solve the Rubik’s Cube.  This summer, I am aiming to learn how to solve it in under a minute and a half, as well as solving it in as few moves as possible. Should be a fun vacation. I’ll be reposting some material over the next two weeks, so I…

  • The 5 Big Issues in Campus Ministry | Innovation

    This series of blog posts is in response to Steve Lutz’s series on “The 5 Big Issues in Campus Ministry Today”. and his specific thoughts on Missiology, Theological Foundations, Ecclesiology, Innovation, and Sustainability. My thoughts are here: Missiology 1, Missiology 2, Missiology 3, and Theological Foundations. — Two Examples of Innovation In my experience, student driven…

  • The 5 Big Issues in Campus Ministry | Theological Foundations

    Steve’s take is here, and below is his thesis for this issue in campus ministry: Theological foundations are needed for the faithfulness and long-term fruitfulness of our ministries. We are running semester-long sprints when we need to be training students to run the marathon of the Christian life. He then breaks the theological foundations important…

  • The 5 Big Issues in Campus Ministry | Missiology 3

    Lutz’s third assertion about missiology is: We must also talk about what missional campus ministry looks like. His basic idea is quoted below: We must be concerned that most everyone is content to keep doing attractional ministry among the shrinking enclaves of churched kids. It’s not enough to attract a crowd anymore. We have to…

  • The 5 Big Issues in Campus Ministry | Missiology 2

    For the first thought on missiology in a college context, click here. Steve Lutz inspired these posts, so make sure you read what he is saying here. — We need a missiology of our context: Higher Education/Academia Steve’s second assertion expands the vision of college ministries beyond simply thinking about students, but as the institution…

  • The 5 Big Issues in Campus Ministry | Missiology 1

    Steve Lutz is doing a great job of working through significant questions for campus ministries, and I thought it would be a good opportunity for me to think through these as well. Click here for the overview of the issues. Missiology Steve asserts that there are three major components that need development in college/campus ministry:…