Category: leadership
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Implementing LTGs in a Small Group
In a recent conversation with a pastor from another church, I was asked: “Practically, how do you go about forming Life Transformation Groups in a small group that is used to meeting once a week?” I actually get that question quite often, so I thought it would make a good topic for a post here.…
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Student Ministry and Volunteer Missional Communities
Over the next few weeks, I’ve asked several members of our team at The Austin Stone to write about how missional communities integrate with some of their areas of ministry. To start with, my friend (and former intern!) Scott Frazier wrote a series on Student Ministry and Missional Communities. You can find more about our Student Ministry here.…
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Student Ministry and Third Place
Over the next few weeks, I’ve asked several members of our team at The Austin Stone to write about how missional communities integrate with some of their areas of ministry. To start with, my friend (and former intern!) Scott Frazier wrote a series on Student Ministry and Missional Communities. You can find more about our Student Ministry here.…
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Student Ministry and Life Transformation Groups
Over the next few weeks, I’ve asked several members of our team at The Austin Stone to write about how missional communities integrate with some of their areas of ministry. To start with, my friend (and former intern!) Scott Frazier wrote a series on Student Ministry and Missional Communities. You can find more about our Student Ministry here.…
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Student Ministry Gatherings
Over the next few weeks, I’ve asked several members of our team at The Austin Stone to write about how missional communities integrate with some of their areas of ministry. To start with, my friend (and former intern!) Scott Frazier wrote a series on Student Ministry and Missional Communities. You can find more about our Student Ministry here.…
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Student Ministry and Missional Communities
Over the next few weeks, I’ve asked several members of our team at The Austin Stone to write about how missional communities integrate with some of their areas of ministry. To start with, my friend (and former intern!) Scott Frazier wrote a series on Student Ministry and Missional Communities. You can find more about our…
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Jesus and Mission
I’ve spilt quite a bit of digital ink over the last few months working through the reasons why we pursue missional communities, the core practices of missional communities, leadership systems for missional communities, and a variety of other practical things related to missional communities. For today’s post, I wanted to share a sermon that my…
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Questions to Answer in Transition
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…
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Caring for Missional Community Leaders
In this series of posts, I am going to unpack the strategy and structure of leadership development we have implemented at The Austin Stone for missional communities. I’ll be looking at: Introduction Discipleship and Leadership Development Identifying Leaders – Two Different Methods Questions to Ask When Considering a Leader The Basic Qualifications for Leadership Basic…
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Ongoing Training for Missional Community Leaders
In this series of posts, I am going to unpack the strategy and structure of leadership development we have implemented at The Austin Stone for missional communities. I’ll be looking at: Introduction Discipleship and Leadership Development Identifying Leaders – Two Different Methods Questions to Ask When Considering a Leader The Basic Qualifications for Leadership Basic…
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Basic Training for Missional Communities
In this series of posts, I am going to unpack the strategy and structure of leadership development we have implemented at The Austin Stone for missional communities. I’ll be looking at: Introduction Discipleship and Leadership Development Identifying Leaders – Two Different Methods Questions to Ask When Considering a Leader The Basic Qualifications for Leadership Basic…
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The Basic Qualifications for Leadership
In this series of posts, I am going to unpack the strategy and structure of leadership development we have implemented at The Austin Stone for missional communities. I’ll be looking at: Introduction Discipleship and Leadership Development Identifying Leaders – Two Different Methods Questions to Ask When Considering a Leader The Basic Qualifications for Leadership Basic…