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The Chief End of Missional Communities

Mission is the result of joy. If mission is lacking, it’s because joy and delight in God are lacking. Giving of yourself can be one of the greatest gifts to yourself. Joy comes from glorifying God on mission.

The Missional Community Language is Changing

Logan Gentry 4 min read

The language for Missional Communities is changing...and that's a good thing.

Transformed: We Are Family

Caesar Kalinowski 1 min read

The church is not a building, an institution, a weekly service, or set of programs. The church is people.

Transformed: Birthright

Caesar Kalinowski 1 min read

From Caesar Kalinowski’s new book, Transformed: A New Way of Being Christian. (CLICK HERE to get it if you just can’t wait!) What if Christianity...

The Solution To Failure In Mission

Tyler David 11 min read

How we deal with our failures and sin, how we cope is important. More importantly is how we think God responds and interacts with us in those failures. This is monumental.

How To Be Empowered For Mission By The Holy Spirit

Caesar Kalinowski 6 min read

We are not made new creations, given a new identity, and then shoved out the door and told to go and live this out under our own strength, power, and wisdom.

Don’t Waste Your Money On The Verge Conference

Seth McBee 6 min read

For most of us, when we go to a conference it’s because we are trying to make an investment in our lives and ministry. So, here are 5 ways to make the most of your conference experience.

The Superbowl Is Not About Football

Seth McBee 8 min read

Everyone wants to be part of a larger story, let’s use this opportunity as a door opener to the largest story ever told. How can we use the Super Bowl to simply point to the larger story of God?

Finding Your True Identity

Verge Network 6 min read

by Caesar Kalinowski *This article is an excerpt from Caesar’s new book titled, Transformed: A New Way of Being Christian. Finding Your...

6 Very Simple Ways To Make Your Superbowl Missional

Jon Dansby 1 min read

The Superbowl is coming up and, whether you like football or not, it’s a very big deal to the ones we want to reach with the gospel. Since most people will watch SOME of the game, why not use it as an opportunity to meet your neighbors?

Cheap Church: Bi-vocational Living

Hugh Halter 9 min read

Very few are talking about it yet, but thousands of pastors are opting for a Bi-Vocational lifestyle. This doesn't have to mean doing two things poorly. It means leveraging all of life into one calling.

How NOT To Create a Missional Movement

Todd Engstrom 11 min read

Here's one sure way to make sure that you do NOT start a missional movement.

The Death Of The Church As We Know It

Matt Carter 8 min read

If you read too many statistics on the American church, chances are good you’ll come out pretty depressed about the state we’re in. So what do we do?

The 1-Step Evangelism Plan of Jesus

Verge Network 1 min read

The “1-Step Evangelism Plan of Jesus” 😉 (via @Mike_Breen) #missional #discipleship pic.twitter.com/xlHrrGdFY7 — Chris Chappotin (@dfwchris) January 2, 2014 [ads2]...

A Simple Tool For Making Disciples

Todd Engstrom 2 min read

This is a simple tool for making disciples in everyday life.

Listening To The Holy Spirit

Verge Network 1 min read

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10 Missional Ideas For Your Family Thanksgiving

Verge Network 4 min read

How can you allow a spirit of thankfulness to lead people towards the Spirit of Jesus? Let me share 10 practical ideas.

5 Simple Ways To Have a Missional Thanksgiving

Seth McBee 8 min read

These 5 things will help you and others understand what Thanksgiving looks like. Doing the things on this list will lead you away from a me understanding and into a we understanding.