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How To Extend The Grace God Has Given Your Family

God’s original hope and intention for people–all people–that their lives and families would show the world what he is really like. You may not have been raised this way, but the next best time to begin...is now.

Cultivating a Collective Missional Community Vision

Logan Gentry 3 min read

A missional community needs a collective vision to flourish as a family on mission together.

What people want in their city

Eric Swanson 4 min read

What makes a community a desirable place to live? What makes people happy to live where they live? What attaches a person to his or her city? Eric Swanson answers.

Missional Communities Should Have The Most Fun

Logan Gentry 4 min read

Find out why and how we can display the kingdom of our joyful King.

Am I Called? Knowing God’s Will: Community (Pt 4/6)

Joey Shaw 2 min read

You need to care about the insights of other Christians in your life. God often speaks in the context of community, not just exclusively to an individual.

A Worship Leader Must Be In Community

Justin Cofield 5 min read

Community is something that God intended for us to have to be able to express love for one another, exhort one another, and to even suffer with one another. The idea of community can encapsulate a lot of things.

What Makes Missional Communities Different?

Todd Engstrom 5 min read

As a practitioner of missional communities, I am often asked, "What is the difference between a missional community and _____ (small group, Bible study, etc.)?" Here are the differences.

How To Disciple Kids In Missional Communities (Pt 3)

Ben Connelly 4 min read

Ben Connelly discusses incorporating and discipling kids in missional communities. (Part 3)

How To Disciple Kids In Missional Communities (Pt 2)

Ben Connelly 5 min read

Ben Connelly discusses incorporating kids in missional communities. (Part 2)

Defining Missional Communities Series :: Pt 5

Todd Engstrom 2 min read

The Practices of Missional Community: FAMILY GATHERING Over the last few weeks, we have been answering the question, “What do...

Defining Missional Communities Series :: Pt 1

Todd Engstrom 2 min read

At the Austin Stone, we recently sent out a series of posts to our people on the topic of Missional Communities. In sharing these posts, our hope is that they will help you understand our church and the calling that God has given us.

Missional Community Snapshots

Story Team 1 min read

Three Missional Communities from The Austin Stone talk about what it looks like to collectively live on mission in their context.

A Hidden Barrier to Mission and Discipleship

Todd Engstrom 3 min read

There is a hidden barrier to discipleship and mission. It can creep in and destroy mission and discipleship before you know it. Find out more.

Napkin Theology

Seth McBee 1 min read

For most of us a quick image describing what we desire to say is very powerful. Here's a collection of simple images for discipleship and mission called "Napkin Theology".

Five Ways to BLESS Your Neighbors

Dave Ferguson 1 min read

Dave Ferguson shares five ways to bless your neighbors.

Why Small Groups Won’t Work

Todd Engstrom 1 min read

Todd Engstrom shares why small groups don't work, and what we can do about it.

For the City Network – Jordan & Capital Area Food Bank

Verge Network 1 min read

With her missional community, Jordan uses her two days off each week to live on mission and serve the Capital Area Food Bank, because she knows that time is the Lord’s, not her own.

3 Things NOT To Do If You Are Leading A Missional Community

Verge Network 2 min read

1. DON’T EXPECT EVERYONE TO “GET IT” This is where leaders get hung up a lot: they read a book...

Jesus was Sacrilegious with Scripture – Hugh Halter

Verge Network 1 min read

Find out from Hugh Halter why he thinks Jesus was sacrilegious with Scripture.

The Church’s Role in Discipleship

David Platt 1 min read

"When it comes to talking about making disciples, it's not about individual followers of Jesus, on their own, lone rangers making disciples. It's about being apart of a body and together making disciples." David Platt

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