Todd Engstrom

Tag: faq

  • Aren’t Missional Communities Just Small Groups?

    Recently I was asked by a reader on this blog and partner in our church: Is the bar so high in missional community that no one can reach it? Or, only a few groups can reach it? In the end, don’t you essentially have a small group ministry with different terminology? In healthy churches, aren’t…

  • Gender Specific Missional Communities?

    I recently received this question from a partner at The Austin Stone, and I thought it would be beneficial to address here: Hey Todd, thanks for your faithfulness to getting this information to us. It’s proven to be a great resource for myself in regards to leading my MC and coaching others.  A quick search…

  • 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…

  • Transitioning to Missional Communities

    Friday FAQ I am often asked: “What recommendations would you give a church that relies (and has relied for quite some time) on a traditional Sunday-school or small group model?” While every situation is different and requires specific situational wisdom, generally I would say a few things: Affirm what is excellent about an existing model…

  • Missional Community with Different Ages of Children

    Perhaps the single most frequently asked question I receive with respect to missional communities is “what do we do with our children?”.  For this next series, I’m going to focus on answering that question from multiple different angles: Why involve your children? Kids and the Family Meal Kids and LTGs Kids and Third Place Kids…

  • Kids, Missional Community and Demonstrating the Gospel

    Perhaps the single most frequently asked question I receive with respect to missional communities is “what do we do with our children?”.  For this next series, I’m going to focus on answering that question from multiple different angles: Why involve your children? Kids and the Family Meal Kids and LTGs Kids and Third Place Kids…