Category: missional community
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Missional Community Practices
The next series I want to work through are the practices of missional communities. I’ve worked through why The Austin Stone pursues missional communities, and how we define them, and now I want to get to the nuts and bolts of what we actually do. Briefly, missional communities at The Austin Stone: Gather as a…
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What is a Missional Community? – More Than a Bible Study
This is the fifth and final post in the series “What is a Missional Community?” We have defined a missional community as: A community of Christ followers on mission with God in obedience to the Holy Spirit that demonstrates tangibly and declares creatively the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a specific pocket of people. —– …
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What is a Missional Community? – Pocket of People
This is the fourth post in the series “What is a Missional Community?” We have defined a missional community as: A community of Christ followers on mission with God in obedience to the Holy Spirit that demonstrates tangibly and declares creatively the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a specific pocket of people. —– Finally, we turn to…
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What is a Missional Community? – On Mission with God
This is the third installment in the series “What is a Missional Community?” We have defined a missional community as: A community of Christ followers on mission with God in obedience to the Holy Spirit that demonstrates tangibly and declares creatively the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a specific pocket of people. —– When we…
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What is a Missional Community? – Definition
Over the next two weeks, I’ll be unpacking how we define missional communities at The Austin Stone. See the previous posts here: Part 1 – Other’s Definitions of Missional Community Part 2 – A Vision for Missional Community —– Our vision sets the stage for us to talk more about a missional community. We are often…
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What is a Missional Community? – Vision
Over the next two weeks, I’ll be unpacking how we define missional communities at The Austin Stone. —– Like many churches, The Austin Stone has a very clear vision of what we believe God has called us to. We phrase our vision this way: To be a New Testament church existing for the supremacy of…
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What is a Missional Community? – Other Definitions
When others interact with an idea, it provides clarity on your own thinking. Below are some ways that other movements around the country would define missional communities. I have learned from each one of them: Jeff Vanderstelt of Soma Communities Neil Cole of CMA Associates Mike Breen of 3DM Ministries Logan Gentry of Apostles Church…
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What is a Missional Community?
In a previous series, I worked through the primary reasons we pursue missional communities at The Austin Stone. Whether you’re new to the idea of missional communities, or have been implementing them for a long time, I’d love to start some dialogue around what they actually are. Is a missional community something new, or just a…
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A Pragmatic Reason for Missional Communities
Although there are a number of reasons why we have chosen to implement missional communities at The Austin Stone, there are a few critical reasons I want to highlight in this series of posts. First was a Theological Reason. Second is a Philosophical Reason. Third is: A Pragmatic Reason for Missional Communities As a church, we believe…
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A Philosophical Reason for Missional Communities
Although there are a number of reasons why we have chosen to implement missional communities at The Austin Stone, there are a few critical reasons I want to highlight in this series of posts. First was a Theological Reason. Second is: A Philosophical Reason for Missional Communities Philosophy of ministry is the direct application of…
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A Theological Reason for Missional Communities
Although there are a number of reasons why we have chosen to implement missional communities at The Austin Stone, there are a few critical reasons I want to highlight in this series of posts. First: A Theological Reason for Missional Communities There are several theological works that have been written to date on missional community…
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Reasons for Missional Community
Although there are a number of reasons why we have chosen to implement missional communities at The Austin Stone, there are a few critical reasons I want to highlight in an upcoming series of posts: A Theological Reason – The Community Apologetic A Philosophical Reason – Discipleship in a Consumer Culture A Pragmatic Reason –…