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Church Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

May 10, 2018

There is No Going Back

After experiencing the joy of life together on mission, there is no going back to an isolated life or a faith that only has an expression for a few hours on a Sunday. Eight years ago our church, Soma…

by Brad Watson 0

Church Missional Community Pastoring

May 3, 2018

Reaching Japan

This is a guest post from Yoshito Noguchi, Pastor of SOMA Fuchu in Tokyo. Yoshi moved to Tokyo with his wife Ami and 3 children, Yuka (10), Nana (8), Atsuto (4) to plant a missional community. Now he has a…

by Nathan Cedarland 0

Gospel Shepherding Holy Spirit Life Issues Pastoring Spiritual Growth

April 17, 2018

This is War!

Under Attack You’re dealing with health issues again. Someone you thought was committed to doing life with you has disappeared. Someone else is saying things about you that aren’t true. A magnetic individual in your community seems to be…

by David Achata 0

Discipleship Holy Spirit Leadership Pastoring Transitioning

April 12, 2018

Why Coaching is Essential to Movements

Getting the church to be what it was meant to be—a family on mission—doesn’t happen only through teaching and talking. People already have enough information; they need application. One of the first ministry opportunities I ever had was to lead…

Church Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

April 5, 2018

Moving From Sunday to Everyday

Transition - noun: a movement, development, or evolution from one form, stage, or style to another. That’s our hope for the upcoming Transitions Conference in August! That every leader and church attending would gain clarity on how to effectively equip…

by David Achata 0

Church Coaching Leadership Pastoring Transitioning

March 27, 2018

When You’re On a Larger Team

This is a guest post by Aaron Kampman. As a former NFL athlete, Aaron has a lot of experience with coaching and its benefits. From high school through the professional ranks, he has had a number of coaches in…

by David Achata 0

Church Planting Coaching Discipleship Foundations Leadership Pastoring Transitioning

March 20, 2018

Coaching Like a Ninja

This is a guest post by Brian Mease. Brian is a husband and father of three, has been in Pastoral Ministry for over 15 years. As a graduate of Liberty University and a seminary dropout, his truest ministry passion…

by David Achata 0

Coaching Discipleship Foundations Leadership Pastoring Transitioning Uncategorized

March 13, 2018

You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

This is a guest post by Johnathan Schroeder. Johnathan is husband to Jill and the father of Judah (7) and Jessah (2). In 1995 God began a work in Johnathan, God showed Johnathan his useless pursuit of acceptance and…

by David Achata 0

Church Coaching Leadership Pastoring Transitioning

March 6, 2018

Revealing a Better Teacher

This is a guest post by Nick Crawford. Nick serves as the Family & Groups Pastor at Fondren Church in Jackson, Mississippi, where he works to see disciples made, matured, and multiplied across all generations. Nick came to Jackson from…

by Donald Zimmerman 0

Church Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Gospel Pastoring

February 27, 2018

Everyday Redemption

God is in the business of renewal. We all have experienced His care as he brings out beauty from ashes in our own lives. Christ has redeemed his people, and is redeeming new areas of our life all the…

by Todd Engstrom 0

Church Leadership Pastoring Transitioning

February 22, 2018

Where Are We Now?

Where Are We Now? So we killed missional culture by assuming the gospel, by casting vision without practices, and finally by not loving consumers. Here’s what you can conclude from this series – The Austin Stone is one messed up church. We’ve made…

by David Achata 0

Coaching Discipleship Gospel Leadership Pastoring

February 20, 2018

The Call and the Commission

When Jesus's commissions are read together, we get a more accurate picture of a King who cares for the broken. If our strategies don’t include the care and healing of the whole man, we’ve missed the real commission. Discipleship is about more than beliefs and practices, it’s the process of…

by Todd Engstrom 1

Church Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

February 15, 2018

We Didn’t Love Consumers

So to this point, we’d committed two cardinal sins – we assumed the gospel, we cast vision without practices. But what about the final group of people we had, that 30% who stuck their heads in the sand when we cast…

by Todd Engstrom 0

Church Leadership Mission Pastoring Transitioning

February 8, 2018

Casting Vision Without Practice

The first way we killed missional culture was assuming the gospel. Keeping the gospel central also helped the 60% who were frustrated, but we learned another lesson with that group of people.

by Todd Engstrom 0

Church Gospel Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

January 30, 2018

We Assumed the Gospel

Read the first post in this series here. May I implore you to learn from our mistakes – don’t ever assume the gospel. In your pulpits, in your core team gatherings, in your elder meetings, or in any ministry environment…

by Todd Engstrom 1

Church Mission Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

January 23, 2018

Killing Missional Culture

We had the best of intentions, but had some pretty poor results. In our zeal for movement, we did some serious damage to the people God had entrusted us with. I have been a part of The Austin Stone for almost…

by Tim Parlier 0

Gospel Gospel Shepherding Identity Pastoring Youth & Teens

January 16, 2018

Generations of Slaves

The lie is that porn (or anything for that matter) can satisfy this true and deep need to be fully known, vulnerable, wanted, intimate, and connected. Last month I wrote an article discussing the E.P.I.C. generation acronym to describe…

by Donald Zimmerman 0

Church Gospel Leadership Pastoring

January 9, 2018

Everyday Confessions

While there are a hundred ways to do a gospel liturgy, if it doesn’t include some kind of confession, it’s likely not a gospel liturgy. Confession allows us the opportunity to normalize our need for grace and reawaken our…

by Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Leadership Missional Community Pastoring

January 4, 2018

Leadership in Community

A leader welcomes people into the mess of it and works with a community to figure out how they will do it together. Leadership is such a strange thing, especially in the West. The position of leadership is idolized…

by David Achata 1

Coaching Discipleship Leadership Pastoring

December 26, 2017

The Call & The Confusion

This is why the answer to helping others reach maturity isn’t more training, but more shared life. It’s in the sharing that we offer up our lives as Jesus offered up His life for us. What if the key…

by Tim Parlier 0

Discipleship Gospel Pastoring Youth & Teens

December 12, 2017

Reaching the Students of Today

Jesus invited his disciples into experiences, He let them make decisions and take ownership in ministry, He constantly used imagery to convey Kingdom realities, and He allowed even frustrating connection and dialogue between the disciples. Dr. Leonard Sweet coined the…

by Donald Zimmerman 0

Church Everyday Rhythms Gospel Leadership Mission Pastoring

November 30, 2017

Beginnings Matter

Check out part one of our Gospel Liturgies series here. A single mom stumbles through the foyer, dragging a sobbing infant who’s sick for the third time this winter. A pair of empty-nesters stroll in smiling after a silent…

by Donald Zimmerman 0

Arts & Culture Church Gospel Leadership Pastoring

November 9, 2017

Recovering Liturgy

This is part one in a five-part series on Gospel Liturgy, check out the full series here. “Liturgy" is a loaded word. For some, liturgy drums up memories of musky pews and lifeless chapels. Many consider liturgy a formulaic…

by Amy Lathrop 0

Church Discipleship Foundations Gospel Kids Leadership Missional Community Pastoring

October 30, 2017

The Story of God for Kids

Guest Post by Justin Kuravackal for Saturate My three year old daughter loved looking at the pictures as I read from her children’s book of Bible stories. She knew the stories so well that in one sleepy moment when I…

by Todd Engstrom 0

Church Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

October 26, 2017

Institutionalizing the Change

If there is one thing I have learned in the transition to missional community, it is “practice the art of assuming nothing”. Never assume that you, your team, your leaders, or your church have it figured out! To make…

by Todd Engstrom 0

Church Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

October 19, 2017

Building on the Change

Catch part eight of this series here. More important than desiring the fruit of missional ministry is a core conviction that you can’t do ministry another way. At a certain point in the transition to missional communities, you have executed…

by Todd Engstrom 0

Church Everyday Rhythms Leadership Mission Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

October 12, 2017

Celebrating Wins

Catch part seven of this series here. If you simply report out percentages without stories attached, it is far too easy to forget that you are leading and discipling real people with real problems and the real Jesus is…

by Todd Engstrom 0

Church Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

October 5, 2017

Empowering Others to Act

Catch part six of this series here! One of the greatest barriers to the vision becoming reality is leaders not providing a simple, understandable way to live out the vision for missional communities. If you follow these steps and…

by Todd Engstrom 0

Church Leadership Missional Community Missionary Pastoring Transitioning

September 28, 2017

Communicating the Vision for Missional Communities

Catch part five of this series here. Simply because everyone can articulate the same core values does not mean the vision has taken hold. After working hard to craft a vision for missional communities, you’ve got to start thinking about…

by Todd Engstrom 0

Church Leadership Missional Community Missionary Pastoring Transitioning

September 21, 2017

Crafting a Vision for Missional Communities

Catch part four of this series here. It isn’t just about having a catchy phrase and some branding but having a fully-formed understanding of why you are making a transition and communicating it in a variety of different ways…

by Todd Engstrom 0

Church Leadership Missional Community Missionary Pastoring Transitioning

September 14, 2017

Forming a Strategic Team to Lead Transition

Catch part two and part three of the series. This team you build needs to be more captivated that your church would become something, rather than simply excited about implementing a new strategy! After you have created a sense of urgency and convinced…

by Todd Engstrom 0

Church Leadership Missional Community Missionary Pastoring Transitioning

September 7, 2017

Creating a Sense of Urgency

Catch part one and part two of the series. What is most important is open, honest and convincing dialogue about what is true from the Scriptures and where your church simply doesn’t match up. For change to happen, it helps…

by Brad Watson 0

Church Community Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Family Gospel Holy Spirit Kids Leadership Mission Missional Community Missionary Pastoring Prayer Resources Servant Spiritual Growth

September 4, 2017

Tools for The Upcoming Season

It's Labor Day, which means summer officially comes to a close, and we all gear up for the "normal" life that fall brings. The summer has been really busy for us, too, and we want to highlight a few of…

by Todd Engstrom 0

Church Community Leadership Pastoring Transitioning

August 31, 2017

Two Ways to Transition

Catch part one in the series HERE. Generally speaking, if you are considering a transition to missional communities in an existing church, there are two routes you can go: top down or bottom up. Each has their own pros and…

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