Category: missional community
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Parenting, Education and Mission
Recently, I was chatting with a member of our church who has been intentionally living on mission for several years amongst unreached people groups in Austin. He has children that are similar in age to mine, so we struck up a conversation about school. In that conversation, I was incredibly challenged by his faithfulness to…
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Suburbs and Missional Communities
Over the next few weeks, I’ve asked several members of our team at The Austin Stone to write on different aspects of missional community in different contexts. Today, Jon Dansby is going to share some learning points from practicing missional community in the suburbs of Austin. Jon serves as a campus pastor at our St.…
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College Ministry and Missional Communities
Over the next few weeks, I’ve asked several members of our team at The Austin Stone to write on different aspects of missional community in different contexts and ministries. Today, Chad Kincer is going to share some learning points from practicing missional community in a collegiate context. Chad serves as the College Director for College at The…
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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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Fall Alignment Series at The Austin Stone
Each fall at The Austin Stone, we take some time as a church family to do three things: Align our church to our vision through integrated preaching, resources, and missional community discussion Invite visitors to engage in a missional community and live the life of a disciple in community on mission Define practices we will…
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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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Why Don’t We Call Missional Communities Churches?
Friday FAQ Recently I was asked: “What would keep you from calling the missional communities “churches”? It seems to me that they are actually functioning and reflecting what a church is supposed to be.” That’s actually a question I’ve received fairly often, especially from those in the more “organic” or house church world. I have…
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The Family Meeting – Celebrating Communion
This series will drill down on the missional community practice called “The Family Meeting”. Although there isn’t a formula, here are some things to consider putting into practice: Sharing a Meal What Do You Talk About? An Evening of Prayer Celebrating Communion —– Celebrating Communion For the final post in this series, I wanted to…