Todd Engstrom

Author: Todd Engstrom

  • Considering a Preferred Future

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    At The Austin Stone, the process of connection to multiplication follows a general pattern that usually takes approximately two years. It generally goes something like this: What’s Next? The First Four Weeks Processing a Preferred Future Establishing Healthy Rhythms Thinking Critically about the MC Considering Multiplication This series of posts will explore what comes after…

  • The First Four Weeks of a New Missional Community

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    At The Austin Stone, the process of connection to multiplication follows a general pattern that usually takes approximately two years. It generally goes something like this: What’s Next? The First Four Weeks Processing a Preferred Future Establishing Healthy Rhythms Thinking Critically about the MC Considering Multiplication This series of posts will explore what comes after…

  • What’s Next For a New Community?

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    At The Austin Stone, the process of connection to multiplication follows a general pattern that usually takes approximately two years. It generally goes something like this: What’s Next? The First Four Weeks Processing a Preferred Future Establishing Healthy Rhythms Thinking Critically about the MC Considering Multiplication This series of posts will explore what comes after…

  • Questions to Answer in Transition

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    I’ve primarily been focusing on missional communities over the last few months, but I wanted to take a quick break and post on another topic. Recently I’ve had a number of conversations with people who are interested in pursuing vocational ministry or who are in a season of transition.  These conversations have given me the…

  • Missional Community Values – Declare

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    This series will explore the values that shape missional communities at The Austin Stone.  These values are rooted in the gospel and driven by our motivations to love God and love people.  In this series, I will explore: Why Values? The Word Prayer Demonstrating the Kingdom Declaring the Gospel —– Declaring the Gospel The idea…

  • Missional Community Values – Demonstrate

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    This series will explore the values that shape missional communities at The Austin Stone.  These values are rooted in the gospel and driven by our motivations to love God and love people.  In this series, I will explore: Why Values? The Word Prayer Demonstrating the Kingdom Declaring the Gospel —– Demonstrating the Kingdom We’ve covered…

  • Individualism is Dead…Or It Should Be

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    My friends over at ChurchLeaders.com recently ran an article I wrote.  Below is an excerpt: I think, therefore I am. One simple phrase that Descartes penned helped define a worldview for a future generation. No longer would humanity be fettered with group-think, old wives’ tales and crude explanation. No, we would be released into the…

  • Missional Community Values – Prayer

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    This series will explore the values that shape missional communities at The Austin Stone.  These values are rooted in the gospel and driven by our motivations to love God and love people.  In this series, I will explore: Why Values? The Word Prayer Demonstrating the Kingdom Declaring the Gospel —– Prayer As I discussed in…

  • Missional Community Values – The Word

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    This series will explore the values that shape missional communities at The Austin Stone.  These values are rooted in the gospel and driven by our motivations to love God and love people.  In this series, I will explore: Why Values? The Word Prayer Demonstrating the Kingdom Declaring the Gospel —– The Word Most evangelical churches…

  • Missional Community Values – Why Values?

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    This series will explore the values that shape missional communities at The Austin Stone.  These values are rooted in the gospel and driven by our motivations to love God and love people.  In this series, I will explore: Why Values? The Word Prayer Demonstrating the Kingdom Declaring the Gospel —– Missional Community Values I’ve written…

  • Top 5 Posts for June

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    For the month of June, these are the most visited posts here: MC Practice – Life Transformation Groups Different Kinds of Gatherings MC Practice – Third Place MC Practice – The Family Meal A Theological Reason for Missional Community My particular favorite was the article I wrote for The Gospel Coalition called “What Makes a…

  • Lessons Learned in Assimilation and Mission

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    The Austin Stone is a church committed to the exaltation of Jesus through the proclamation and demonstration of the gospel to our city and the nations through missional communities.  This blog series unpacks how we approach the difficult challenge of assimilation into smaller communities from our Sunday gatherings: The Difficulty of Assimilation and Mission The Basic Philosophy of Assimilation…