Todd Engstrom

Category: missional community

  • Missional Community Practices – Different Kinds of Gatherings

    This series of posts provides an overview of each of the missional community practices we foster at The Austin Stone: An Overview of the Practices and a Story Different Kinds of Gatherings The Family Meal Life Transformation Groups A Third Place Putting the Gatherings Together — I’m eager for this series because it is primarily…

  • 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…

  • 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. —– …

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…