Todd Engstrom

Author: Todd Engstrom

  • Casting Vision Without Practice

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    Recently I had the honor of speaking at the Verge conference in Chicago and I though I would share it as a series on the blog here.  Over the last 7 years, we have been in the process of transitioning to missional communities, and we’ve made plenty of mistakes along the way. The title of this…

  • Assuming the Gospel

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    Recently I had the honor of speaking at the Verge conference in Chicago and I though I would share it as a series on the blog here.  Over the last 7 years, we have been in the process of transitioning to missional communities, and we’ve made plenty of mistakes along the way. The title of this…

  • 3 Ways to Kill a Missional Culture

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    Recently I had the honor of speaking at the Verge conference in Chicago and I though I would share it as a series on the blog here.  Over the last 7 years, we have been in the process of transitioning to missional communities, and we’ve made plenty of mistakes along the way. The title of this…

  • New Ebook from Ben Reed

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    Recently my friend Ben Reed released a short book on small groups called “The Ultimate Small Group Blueprint”.  Ben is the small groups pastor at Long Hollow, a multi-site church in the Nashville, TN area. He’s been a good friend and has challenged my thinking. I had the chance to ask him a few questions…

  • Where Do We Do Third Place?

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    Recently I was asked: As I am trying to lead our small groups toward missional communities, my people are starting to get the concept of third place.  One thing that would be really helpful is if you could give examples of what several different missional communities do in terms of 3rd place, frequency of different…

  • The Triperspectival Content of Biblical Leadership

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    Recently, I had a seminary assignment to write out a personal philosophy of leadership.  The process of clarifying and writing my thoughts was very helpful for me, and I thought I would share it as a series here on the blog. What is Biblical Leadership? Where Jesus Wants Us To Go Meeting People Where They…

  • Meeting People Where They Are

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    Recently, I had a seminary assignment to write out a personal philosophy of leadership.  The process of clarifying and writing my thoughts was very helpful for me, and I thought I would share it as a series here on the blog. What is Biblical Leadership? Where Jesus Wants Us To Go Meeting People Where They…

  • Multiple Third Place Environments

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    Recently I received the following question on Third Place: We planted our church in ’07. Currently, our Gospel Communities meet for a meal together and Bible discussion twice a month (every other week), and people meet in tripods (LTG’s) the other two weeks. While our GC’s have certainly done “Third Place” gatherings, that is not…

  • Where Jesus Wants Us To Go

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    Recently, I had a seminary assignment to write out a personal philosophy of leadership.  The process of clarifying and writing my thoughts was very helpful for me, and I thought I would share it as a series here on the blog. What is Biblical Leadership? Where Jesus Wants Us To Go Meeting People Where They…

  • What is Biblical Leadership?

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    Todd Engstrom
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    Recently, I had a seminary assignment to write out a personal philosophy of leadership.  The process of clarifying and writing my thoughts was very helpful for me, and I thought I would share it as a series here on the blog. What is Biblical Leadership? Where Jesus Wants Us To Go Meeting People Where They…

  • Gender Specific Missional Communities?

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    I recently received this question from a partner at The Austin Stone, and I thought it would be beneficial to address here: Hey Todd, thanks for your faithfulness to getting this information to us. It’s proven to be a great resource for myself in regards to leading my MC and coaching others.  A quick search…

  • Institutionalizing the Change to Missional Communities

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    The Austin Stone didn’t begin as a church committed to missional communities.  Through several years, we have transitioned our church from a traditional community/small group model to our current model of missional communities.  This series of posts will help you understand how we made that transition over time: Transitioning Your Church to Missional Communities Two Ways to Transition…