missional community

  • Missional Community vs. Small Group

    A small group is roughly twelve people meeting weekly to connect, study, and pray, and success is usually measured by attendance at the event. That is the limit of it: small groups attempt community and mission…

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  • Missional Community vs. Community Group

    Community groups tend to make community the destination, and once the friendships are established that is where they stay. They die out when circumstances change, because they lack the imperative of mission. In John 17 Jesus…

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  • Missional Community vs. Bible Study

    A missional community is not a bible study, but a missional community studies the bible. The difference is expectation. People come to a bible study to consume something and come to a missional community to contribute…

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  • Assessment of Missional Communities – Coach Assessment

    If the mantra “what you measure is what you value” is true, then we need to have a way to measure and assess the health and effectiveness of missional communities.  The series that follows will summarize…

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  • Assessment of Missional Communities – Leader Self-Assessment

    If the mantra “what you measure is what you value” is true, then we need to have a way to measure and assess the health and effectiveness of missional communities.  The series that follows will summarize…

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  • Assessment of Missional Communities – Philosophy

    If the mantra “what you measure is what you value” is true, then we need to have a way to measure and assess the health and effectiveness of missional communities.  The series that follows will summarize…

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  • Gospel, Community, Mission and Summer

    Community, Mission and Summertime Summertime always prompts images of grilling in the backyard, vacation road trips, watching baseball, and adventures in the neighborhood. In the church, it’s often a season where we “take a break” from…

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  • Coaching Missional Communities – Who Coaches?

    I am in a series of posts on coaching, specifically as it applies to missional communities. The posts in this series are: Philosophy of Coaching The Gospel and Coaching Coaching Questions Who Coaches? —– Who Coaches?…

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  • Coaching Missional Communities – Coaching Questions

    I am in a series of posts on coaching, specifically as it applies to missional communities. The posts in this series are: Philosophy of Coaching The Gospel and Coaching Coaching Questions Who Coaches? —– Basic Coaching…

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  • Coaching Missional Communities – The Gospel Foundation

    I am in a series of posts on coaching, specifically as it applies to missional communities. The posts in this series are: Philosophy of Coaching The Gospel and Coaching Coaching Questions Who Coaches? —– The Gospel…

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  • Coaching Missional Communities – Philosophy

    I am beginning a series of posts on coaching, specifically as it applies to missional communities. Primarily, I will be discussing: Philosophy of Coaching The Gospel and Coaching Coaching Questions Who Coaches? —– Philosophy of Coaching…

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  • An Interview with Eric Geiger

    My friend Eric Geiger did a short Skype interview with me on the topic of the Gospel and Community.  I’d love to hear your thoughts!

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