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Lessons Learned in Assimilation and Mission
The Austin Stone is a church committed to the exaltation of Jesus through the proclamation and demonstration of the gospel to our city and the nations through missional communities. This blog series unpacks how we approach the difficult challenge of…
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Overcoming Barriers to Connection
The Austin Stone is a church committed to the exaltation of Jesus through the proclamation and demonstration of the gospel to our city and the nations through missional communities. This blog series unpacks how we approach the difficult challenge of…
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Barriers to Connection
The Austin Stone is a church committed to the exaltation of Jesus through the proclamation and demonstration of the gospel to our city and the nations through missional communities. This blog series unpacks how we approach the difficult challenge of…
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The Philosophy of Assimilation
The Austin Stone is a church committed to the exaltation of Jesus through the proclamation and demonstration of the gospel to our city and the nations through missional communities. This blog series unpacks how we approach the difficult challenge of…
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The Difficulty of Assimilation and Mission
The Austin Stone is a church committed to the exaltation of Jesus through the proclamation and demonstration of the gospel to our city and the nations through missional communities. This blog series unpacks how we approach…
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Helpful Books on Missional Communities – Practices
As you begin to explore the world of missional church and missional communities, you can encounter an overwhelming number of resources. I have spent a good deal of time reading through much of the literature available,…
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Helpful Books on Missional Communities – Missional Philosophy
As you begin to explore the world of missional church and missional communities, you can encounter an overwhelming number of resources. I have spent a good deal of time reading through much of the literature available,…
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Helpful Books on Missional Communities – Missional Theology
As you begin to explore the world of missional church and missional communities, you can encounter an overwhelming number of resources. I have spent a good deal of time reading through much of the literature available,…
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Helpful Books on Missional Communities
As you begin to explore the world of missional church and missional communities, you can encounter an overwhelming number of resources. I have spent a good deal of time reading through much of the literature available,…
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What Makes a Missional Community Different? | The Gospel Coalition
My friends at The Gospel Coalition recently posted a short compilation of the series “Missional Community vs. _____” that I posted on this blog a few weeks ago. What makes a Missional Community Different? I’ve especially…
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Caring for Missional Community Leaders
Care is where the missional church struggles, and I am no exception. Proactive care is coaching and celebration, the ordinary rhythms that tell a leader someone is paying attention. Reactive care is crisis, and it works…
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Ongoing Training for Missional Community Leaders
Discipleship is the backbone, but it does not scale to everyone. For the leaders we cannot disciple personally, we run a rotating annual rhythm of training on the gospel, on community, and on mission, paired with…