austin stone
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Avoiding the Bureaucratic Death Spiral | What’s Best Next
Matt Perman pulled a great quote from a book that I love, Good to Great by Jim Collins, over at What’s Best Next. The basic gist (for those who won’t read below), is that bureaucracy kills…
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Summary of College Ministry | Gentrified
Ever wondered what we’re up to with college this time of the year? Check out my friend Logan Gentry’s post on what’s happening, starting with Austin Stone on Campus. Below is the twitter chatter from ASOC…good…
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The Austin Stone’s New Pastors’ Blog
The Austin Stone has just launched a new blog to which I will be contributing called “God, Gospel, Mission”. The idea is to communicate both pastorally and informatively about how God is moving in our pastors…
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Oversight
Last night I had a great realization of all that God has allowed me to steward in ministry. As college students from a variety of ministries on UT’s campus gathered to worship together and hear God’s…
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Aaron Ivey – Between the Beauty and Chaos
You for sure need to download this album if you haven’t already (click the image above or here). Aaron has been leading our church in worship through these songs, and they speak powerfully to the greatness…
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Discipleship | The Austin Stone Summer Conference
I’m on a panel called “Making Disciples in the Church” for The Austin Stone’s Summer Conference. Below are the questions I’m being asked (phrased from the point of a facilitator). Section 1 How did you start…
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Today Was a Great Day
Every once in awhile, you have an absolutely outstanding day, and God’s faithfulness is overwhelming. Today was one of them. Here’s the rundown: Donuts with my wife and son Sermon prep Meeting discussing future vision of…
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Redeeming Love
At The Austin Stone today, Aaron Ivey led us in worship to song called “Praise for a Fountain Opened” or more commonly, “There is a Fountain Filled with Blood”. The last line of the fourth verse,…
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The Austin Stone Family Reunion
Join the Austin Stone on Saturday, May 16, for our church-wide Family Reunion + Baptism at First EV Free Church. Family Reunion + Baptism is a chance for us to gather as an entire church family…
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The Spirit and Obedience | The Ordinary
Want to be encouraged by how God is moving in some college students’ lives? Read the excerpt below, and then follow the link: Im not making this Spirit junk up, and I didn’t do anything but…
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Cardboard Stories | Easter @ The Austin Stone
Easter Sunday was powerful yesterday at The Austin Stone, and I’d recommend watching this video. They are testimonies of things that God has done in our body over the last year. Archive note: The Vimeo video…
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Wearing Many Hats
Through the last few years, I am becoming infinitely more aware of the necessity of adaptation and flexibility in whatever environment I am working. No matter how much I desire to have things under control, or…