Todd Engstrom

Author: Todd Engstrom

  • Why Don’t We Call Missional Communities Churches?

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    Friday FAQ Recently I was asked: “What would keep you from calling the missional communities “churches”? It seems to me that they are actually functioning and reflecting what a church is supposed to be.” That’s actually a question I’ve received fairly often, especially from those in the more “organic” or house church world.  I have…

  • The Family Meeting – Celebrating Communion

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    This series will drill down on the missional community practice called “The Family Meeting”.  Although there isn’t a formula, here are some things to consider putting into practice: Sharing a Meal What Do You Talk About? An Evening of Prayer Celebrating Communion —– Celebrating Communion For the final post in this series, I wanted to…

  • The Family Meeting – An Evening of Prayer

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    This series will drill down on the missional community practice called “The Family Meeting”.  Although there isn’t a formula, here are some things to consider putting into practice: Sharing a Meal What Do You Talk About? An Evening of Prayer Celebrating Communion —– An Evening of Prayer Many evangelicals have a “bible studies equal success”…

  • Transitioning to Missional Communities

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    Friday FAQ I am often asked: “What recommendations would you give a church that relies (and has relied for quite some time) on a traditional Sunday-school or small group model?” While every situation is different and requires specific situational wisdom, generally I would say a few things: Affirm what is excellent about an existing model…

  • The Family Meeting – What Do You Talk About?

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    This series will drill down on the missional community practice called “The Family Meeting”.  Although there isn’t a formula, here are some things to consider putting into practice: Sharing a Meal What Do You Talk About? An Evening of Prayer Celebrating Communion —– In the previous post, I covered the meal part of our gathering.…

  • The Family Meeting – Sharing a Meal

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    This series will drill down on the missional community practice called “The Family Meeting”.  Although there isn’t a formula, here are some things to consider putting into practice: Sharing a Meal What Do You Talk About? An Evening of Prayer Celebrating Communion —– How to Conduct the Missional Community Family Meeting Rather than dive into…

  • Missional Community with Different Ages of Children

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    Perhaps the single most frequently asked question I receive with respect to missional communities is “what do we do with our children?”.  For this next series, I’m going to focus on answering that question from multiple different angles: Why involve your children? Kids and the Family Meal Kids and LTGs Kids and Third Place Kids…

  • The Insufficiency of Small Groups of Discipleship

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    I continue to be grateful for the kind team at The Gospel Coalition.  They recently posted an article I wrote called “The Insufficiency of Small Groups for Discipleship“.  Below is an excerpt: In my limited experience, I have found few pastors and church leaders satisfied with their discipleship efforts. Almost every evangelical church in America…

  • Kids, Missional Community and Demonstrating the Gospel

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    Perhaps the single most frequently asked question I receive with respect to missional communities is “what do we do with our children?”.  For this next series, I’m going to focus on answering that question from multiple different angles: Why involve your children? Kids and the Family Meal Kids and LTGs Kids and Third Place Kids…

  • Kids and Third Place

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    Perhaps the single most frequently asked question I receive with respect to missional communities is “what do we do with our children?”.  For this next series, I’m going to focus on answering that question from multiple different angles: Why involve your children? Kids and the Family Meal Kids and LTGs Kids and Third Place Kids…

  • Kids and Life Transformation Groups

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    Perhaps the single most frequently asked question I receive with respect to missional communities is “what do we do with our children?”.  For this next series, I’m going to focus on answering that question from multiple different angles: Why involve your children? Kids and the Family Meal Kids and LTGs Kids and Third Place Kids…

  • Kids and the Family Meal

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    Perhaps the single most frequently asked question I receive with respect to missional communities is “what do we do with our children?”.  For this next series, I’m going to focus on answering that question from multiple different angles: Why involve your children? Kids and the Family Meal Kids and LTGs Kids and Third Place Kids…