The language in our best theology is that a church exists as a sign, symbol, and foretaste, of the Kingdom of God. It's a scratch-and-smell experience for the people around.
Over the coming weeks, we will be asking some of the leading thinkers and practitioners to answer 7 of the most frequently asked questions about missional communities. In this installment, Hugh Halter tackles the question, “What is a missional community?â€
What do you think about Hugh's definition? Does it leave you with any additional questions? Join the conversation...
Over the coming weeks, we will be asking some of the leading thinkers and practitioners to answer 7 of the most frequently asked questions about missional communities. In this installment, Neil Cole tackles the question, "What is a missional community?"
What do you think about Neil's definition? Does it leave you with any additional questions? Join the conversation...
In this video, Pastors Justin Anderson of Redemption Church and Matt Carter of The Austin Stone Community Church talk about the importance of redefining how we do large church and the critical role of missional communities for larger churches.
"In order to lead our people to see all of life as ministry and mission we must equip them to live out the gospel in everyday activities – rhythms. We have found some transferable patterns or rhythms of life that should be lived out in light of the Gospel and our gospel identity." Jeff Vanderstelt talks about Gospel Rhythms in this main session talk from Verge 2010.
In this breakout session from Verge 2010, Hugh Halter helps us understand the concept of 'Kingdom' and gets us from "that place you go after you die" to "the new world order" here on Earth.
"The most unreached peoples in the world are more reachable in cities." Tim Keller takes a look at sociological changes around the world and the implications they have for spreading the Gospel.
In this breakout session from Verge 2010, Charles Lee asks and attempts to answer the question, "Can Jesus really, in a tangible way, touch and impact this world?"
Francis Chan explains what Verge is all about, how God is really doing something, and how we really on the verge of seeing something new happen in our churches.
In these 7 videos, Alan Hirsch explains and articulates the DNA of Gospel Movements, the dynamics that lead to the rapid, indigenous multiplication of the gospel.
