Author: Todd Engstrom
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Gentrified
Logan has a good list of blogs he follows here, which he seems to think is extensive. If only he knew how many I follow… One day I’ll share my whole blogroll, but for now you can peruse some things I find insightful from my Google Reader here.
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Another Wells Excerpt
Another great selection from Above All Earthly Pow’rs by David Wells here. This is probably the best book I have read in the past two years…
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Top 3 Innovators @ Innovation3 | Catalyst
Matt Carter, our Senior Pastor, was named as one of the top 3 innovators at Innovation3 by CatalystSpace. Good stuff! Top 3 Innovators @ Innovation3 January 30, 2009 The Innovation3 conference was this week and it was cool. Did you go? There were over 100 speakers, but here are my Top 3 picks for most…
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Consumerism and the Church
A great quote from David Wells: Churches which preserve their cognitive identity and distinction from the culture will flourish: those who lose them in the interests of seeking success will disappear. In our churches we may have made a deal with postmodern consumers but the hard reality is that Christianity cannot be bought. Purchase, in…
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The Austin Stone on Campus – Review
Wednesday night we gathered the students of The Austin Stone to worship on campus and cast vision for this coming semester. I preached on our call as believers to make disciples through Matthew 4:18-22 (we are called to radical obedience to a radical Jesus), Matthew 28:16-20 (we are given the task of making disciples of…
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The Austin Stone on Campus
If you are a college student in Austin, you should come join me for The Austin Stone on Campus. January 28th, 7 p.m. at the Texas Union Ballroom. You can see the event on Facebook here.
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Extreme Snowshoeing
One quick post from our vacation: fun on snowshoes. Extreme snowshoeing is the only way to go!
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Missional Authors | The Forgotten Ways
This image from The Forgotten Ways has a great breakdown of some authors who have influenced my thinking. From: the missional family tree according to leadership journal : The Forgotten Ways.
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unChristian 6
The thesis of Chapter 6 is that Christians must move from being perceived as naive and disengaged (“Sheltered” is the title of the chapter) to informed and involved with sophisticated nuance. The creation of Christian subculture has done great damage to the overall integration within the culture at large, and therefore diminished influence and the…
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TASCC Student Story | A Heart for Prayer
Another story of how God is working in the students in our ministry. Check it out here.
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TASCC Student Story | College Blog
I am blessed to serve some incredible students at The Austin Stone. Check out Andrea’s story.