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Labor Day Links

I’ve been slacking on this blog lately for two reasons:

I’m struggling with my next set of posts, and can’t seem to nail them down.
We’re right in the heart of Fall insanity, and I’ve been working some long hours.

Excuses, exschmuses.

For Labor Day, I figured I’d provide you with a few links to whet your appetite and hopefully kick myself into blogging gear, so without further adieu, here’s some good stuff I’ve been reading lately:

My friend Halim Suh, Pastor of Equipping at The Austin Stone, wrote an good reflection on confession at our new “God, Gospel, Mission” blog. For the sermon series, go here.
I’ve thoroughly been enjoying Emails from Crazy People…helps me understand that I’m not the only one who gets crazy email sometimes.
Timmy Brister posted a great list of Gospel-centered resources, which I’d recommend browsing through.
I really enjoyed Bob Thune’s thoughts on cultivating a Gospel-centered church from the Acts 29 Quarterly.

Hope you enjoy these, and I’ll be back in action later this week!

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Ethereal Thought Train Summer Review

Post author By Todd Engstrom
Post date August 28, 2009
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As summer winds down, I figured I’d do some highlighting of the blog over the past few months. In no particular order, here are some of my favorites and yours:

The 5 Big Issues in Campus Ministry | Innovation – This post contains most of my responses to Steve Lutz’s post on the 5 Big Issues in Campus Ministry.
Discipleship and Ministry – This post was my thoughts on maintaining faithful discipleship while you feel pressure for ministry.
College Ministers and Adoption – This post is my dream that College Ministers/Pastors would create a culture of adoption in the coming generation.
Book Review | Total Church, Book Review | Adopted for Life, Book Review | Vintage Church – Book Reviews from my summer reading.

Let me know in the comments if there was another post that you liked!

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Hyperlinks – 7.2.09 (College Ministry Edition)

Post author By Todd Engstrom
Post date July 2, 2009
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Below are some links for those who are interested in College Ministry:

Exploring College Ministry – Benson Hines writes his observations and thoughts on college ministry after 2 years worth of research.
College Ministry Thoughts – Chuck Bomar posts some good research that is useful as you think through ministering to a specific demographic.
Campus Church Networks – There are some good resources here for thinking through missional communities on campuses.
The Values of Generation Y – This was a good post exploring some research and its implications on college ministry from Rhett Smith.
City Campus Ministry – Resources from the College Ministry of Redeemer Presbyterian in New York City.
Harvard Business Review – An encouragement for students to take a year doing something unassociated with their future career.

As always, you can find out what’s going on with The Austin Stone College Ministry at our blog.

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Hyperlinks – 6.20.09

Just a few quick links of sites I am currently benefitting from:

Church Crunch – John Saddington consistently delivers great content on technology and church.
What’s Best Next – Great tips on productivity with a biblical flavor.
Exploring College Ministry – Benson Hines has been traveling the country studying college ministries, and this blog is his thoughts along the way.
Alan Hirsch’s Blog at Shapevine – I really enjoy reading Alan’s thoughts on the church. He couples organic systems theory and church leadership unbelievably well.
Creation Project – Jonathan Dodson always has some great thoughts on church planting and gospel driven ministry.

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Hyperlinks – 4.11.09

Here are some links that have captured my attention lately:

The Austin Stone Make Disciples Blog: Priority of the Unreached
The Austin Stone Missional Communities Blog: Seeds of a Movement
Between Two Worlds: Practical Advice for Young Pastors
Haskins Adoption: Save us from Selfish Adoption
Dream Awakener: Equippers as Environmentalists