Todd Engstrom

Leading a Church of Missional Communities

If you’re leading a church and considering missional communities, transitioning to the model of missional communities, or simply leading groups ministry within a church context, these resources will help!

Leadership Development Systems for Missional Communities

  1. Introduction
  2. Discipleship and Leadership Development
  3. Identifying Leaders – Two Different Methods
  4. Questions to Ask When Considering a Leader
  5. The Basic Qualifications for Leadership
  6. Basic Training for Missional Communities
  7. Ongoing Training for Leaders
  8. Caring for Leaders

Coaching of Missional Communities

  1. Philosophy of Coaching
  2. The Gospel and Coaching
  3. Coaching Questions
  4. Who Coaches?

Assessment of Missional Communities

  1. The Philosophy of Assessment
  2. Leader Self-Assessment
  3. Coach Assessment

Connecting People to Missional Communities

  1. The Difficulty of Assimilation and Mission
  2. The Basic Philosophy of Assimilation
  3. Barriers to Connection
  4. Strategies for Overcoming Barriers
  5. A Few Things We’ve Learned About Assimilation
  6. Creating Environments for Launching Missional Communities – Part 1
  7. Creating Environments for Launching Missional Communities – Part 2

What’s Next After Connection?

  1. What’s Next?
  2. The First Four Weeks
  3. Processing a Preferred Future
  4. Establishing Healthy Rhythms
  5. Thinking Critically about the MC
  6. Considering Multiplication

Kids and Missional Communities

  1. Why involve your children?
  2. Kids and the Family Meal
  3. Kids and LTGs
  4. Kids and Third Place
  5. Kids and Demonstrating the Gospel
  6. Different Ages of Children

Student Ministry and Missional Communities

  1. Student Ministry and Missional Communities
  2. Student Ministry Gatherings
  3. Student Ministry and LTGs
  4. Student Ministry and Third Place
  5. Student Ministry and Volunteer Missional Communities

Transitioning Your Church to Missional Communities

  1. Transitioning Your Church to Missional Communities
  2. Two Ways to Transition
  3. Creating a Sense of Urgency
  4. Forming a Strategic Team
  5. Crafting a Vision
  6. Communicating the Vision
  7. Empowering Others to Act
  8. Celebrating Wins
  9. Building on the Change
  10. Institutionalizing the Change

Missional Community FAQs