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February 20, 2017

How Do You Create a Culture of Heart Care?

Part 5 in the 6 Questions We Answer Again and Again series. How does a culture like this care for members' hearts? A church organized around missional communities—a vision of church that focuses on getting people wrapped into the…

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February 15, 2017

Exposed By the Mission

Yes, we can pretend to have it all together while sitting in a pew on Sunday or while impressing one another with our knowledge of Scripture. But mission exposes our inadequacies and need for grace. If you are in a small Bible…

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February 5, 2017

How Do You Choose a Common Mission?

(You can read the next part in the How Do We Do It series here.) How does your community move from sitting quietly and neatly in a comfortable living room to engaging the people of your city with the…

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January 30, 2017

Sharing Life with Refugees

As your Facebook feed fills your heart with a zeal that borders anger, you will likely wonder: What can I do? The refugee crisis cannot be ignored. It’s found in every newspaper in every corner of the world. Politicians win…

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January 26, 2017

Funding: Working the Plan

(Part six in Tim Parlier's series on Raising Financial Support. Read part seven here.) My wife and I spent this past week at our all-church family retreat with some amazing people from all over the U.S. and world. At…

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January 23, 2017

We are Missionaries

What God has done to us, He wants to do through us. We have the Spirit of God in us so that we might be empowered, just as Jesus was. We are His missionaries, filled and anointed by His…

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January 18, 2017

Pop Culture Catechism (Part 2)

Warning—if you haven't seen or if you plan on seeing Moana, there are spoiler alerts aplenty in this post! In part one of this series, I explained the why and how-to process of using the stories in movies to teach kids…

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January 16, 2017

Pride and Prejudice

Change happens through relationship; the come-as-you-are, warts-and-all, Christ-like-love kind of relationship. One of humanity’s greatest needs is to know and be known, to be in deep relationships. God is a very relational God, and as image-bearers of Him we…

by Brad Watson 1

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January 12, 2017

Curriculum, Tools, Modules . . . Oh My!

This week we released the first of this year's helpful tools, Annual Planning: Hopes & Dreams! Resource overview for 2017 The primary plan for this year will focus on making our current resources easier to use with new guides,…

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January 11, 2017

What’s Next?

Filled with the excitement of making a covenant, they meet with their pastor who is also “coaching” them through this process. Their first question is, “What do we do now?” Imagine a newly launched missional community lead by a…

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January 9, 2017

100% Funded in 2017, An Action Plan

(Part five in the Raising Financial Support series from Tim Parlier. Read part six here.) Our world needs you. Specifically, they need Jesus. But for some reason I’ll hopefully one day understand, He chose to use knuckleheads like us to introduce Him…

by Amy Lathrop 13

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January 5, 2017

Did You Miss Something? (Plus a Giveaway)

We’re here. The new year—2017. What is one thing you hope to look back at this time next year and say, “Look at what God did!”? Answer this question in the comment section for the chance to win one of…

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December 31, 2016

A Story of God’s Goodness

(Part four in the Raising Financial Support series from Tim Parlier. Read part five here.) I don’t know what the Spirit is desiring to speak to you through my story, but I want you to allow Him some space to speak to…

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December 27, 2016

How Do You Train MC Leaders?

(You can read the next part in the How Do We Do It series here.) There are stories out of Dallas, Texas, of an infamous Young Life director who operated like a mafia boss. He was never in the…

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December 23, 2016

Feasting at the Arrival of God to Us

(Enjoy the fourth and final part in our series called Celebrating Advent.) We anxiously wait for the powerful moment of hope’s arrival. Our most revered and treasured tradition is our Christmas Eve feast. This family tradition pre-dates our marriage,…

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December 19, 2016

Just Give Them Jesus

But we fail if we don’t give them Jesus. The apostle Paul, in his letter to the church in Ephesus, states: “And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for…

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December 16, 2016

The Arrival of Our Enough

(Enjoy part three in a new series called Celebrating Advent. You can read part four here.) We are servants to the Son who was born King. I ran my first 5K on Thanksgiving with my whole family: three kids and…

by Brad Watson 1

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December 9, 2016

Why Did God Have to Come?

(Enjoy part two in a new series called Celebrating Advent. You can read part three here.) “Why did God have to come, anyway?” Christmas is a magical time for kids as they see the glow of lights, trees in the…

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December 7, 2016

Pop Culture Catechism, (Part 1)

Your kids need to see how the story of Jesus's redemption is distinct, unique, better, and greater. Taking stories from popular culture—especially movies—and relating them to the story of the gospel is one of the best forms of catechism.…

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December 2, 2016

Preparing Room For God’s Arrival to Us

(Enjoy this first blog in a new series called celebrating Advent. Read post two here.) How will you prepare room in your heart for God this Christmas season? Christmas Tree Hunting In the early days of Advent we drive out…

by Alan Hirsch 1

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November 28, 2016

Risk Aversion & Dangerous Dreamers

(Part eight in the Recovering Missional Moxie series from Alan Hirsch.) By and large the church as we know it tends to embody a culture of social restraint and risk aversion. We do not tend to think of “church” as a place…

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November 23, 2016

Transitioning Teams of Missionaries to Missional Communities

Enjoy this final post in Todd's Engstrom's short series on how to turn a "small group" culture into a "missional community" culture with the same group of people. In the last post, we looked at the move from small groups…

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November 16, 2016

Transitioning Small Groups to Teams of Missionaries

Post three in a short series on how to turn a "small group" culture into a "missional community" culture with the same group of people by Todd Engstrom. Read part four here. In the last post, we looked at…

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November 14, 2016

3 Roadblocks to Sustainability

(Part seven in the Recovering Missional Moxie series from Alan Hirsch. Read part eight here.) Much real life, relationships, and spiritual meaning can be added by simplifying our lives to engage more fully in life. Throughout many years of being involved in…

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November 9, 2016

Transitioning Community Groups to Small Groups

Post two in a short series on how to turn a "small group" culture into a "missional community" culture with the same group of people by Todd Engstrom. Read part three here. In the last post, we looked at…

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November 7, 2016

Prayerful Planning for the Extrovert (and Introvert)

In the world of missional communities and church-planting, there’s a real misconception that to be effective you’ve got to be blowing the doors off your house every week. I wasn’t born a planner, but out of necessity I’ve gotten…

by Todd Engstrom 0

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November 2, 2016

Turning Group Culture With The Same Group of People

Post one in a short series by Todd Engstrom on how to turn a "small group" culture into a "missional community" culture with the same group of people. Read part two here. Community Group: The primary need of people in…

by Alan Hirsch 8

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October 26, 2016

We Need Eyes to See What He’s Doing

(Part five in the Recovering Missional Moxie series from Alan Hirsch. Read part six here.) If we are to be effective agents of God’s kingdom in this world, we need to be freed to see His kingdom express itself everywhere and…

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October 24, 2016

Train, Model, Send

It’s one thing to teach people what to do and how, but it’s an entirely different experience to give them the equipment to do it on their own. When I was 16 my grandfather invited me spend the summer working…

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October 3, 2016

What is a “Missional Community”?

(This post is part of 2-part series about all-of-life discipleship. Part 1 here.) All-of-life discipleship—learning to follow, trust, and obey Jesus in the everyday stuff of life and training others to do the same—requires submitting to and obeying God’s…

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September 30, 2016

Mentally Ill? Here’s What We Do . . .

Have questions about how to reach and shepherd those with mental health issues? Get your answers here. Question: We have a number of people in our church family who struggle with varying degrees of mental health issues. Recently a number…

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September 28, 2016

Awaken the Sleeping Giant

(Part one a new series from Alan Hirsch. Read part two here.) The way we think of ourselves and conceive our most basic purposes in this world make a massive difference in the way we behave. I really do believe…

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September 23, 2016

Kids? Here’s what we do . . .

Have questions about student ministry, serving the marginalized and protecting our kids, and logistics ... get your answers here. Last week's blog post about how to care for, disciple, and include kids during small group or missional community meetings…

by Amy Lathrop 1

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September 16, 2016

What Do We Do With the Kids?

Guest post by Jayne Vanderstelt. Keep in mind, when we think about children and our missional community, we ask: How can our children join us in the overall mission? How do we disciple them all week long? How do…

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August 26, 2016

Leading From Your Own Need for Jesus

We need people who have access to our lives, ask us hard questions, probe our motivations, and remind us of the freedom we’ve been given in Jesus. In a post I wrote a few years ago, I discussed how the…

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August 19, 2016

Is It Okay To Leave My Church?

Have we finished the work you have for us to do in this place? Recently I was asked this question: How do you know when/if it's okay to leave a church? (My husband is a pastor on staff.) The…

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How Do You Create a Culture of Heart Care?

Exposed By the Mission

How Do You Choose a Common Mission?

Sharing Life with Refugees

Funding: Working the Plan

We are Missionaries

Pop Culture Catechism (Part 2)

Pride and Prejudice

Curriculum, Tools, Modules . . . Oh My!

What’s Next?

100% Funded in 2017, An Action Plan

Did You Miss Something? (Plus a Giveaway)

A Story of God’s Goodness

How Do You Train MC Leaders?

Feasting at the Arrival of God to Us

Just Give Them Jesus

The Arrival of Our Enough

Why Did God Have to Come?

Pop Culture Catechism, (Part 1)

Preparing Room For God’s Arrival to Us

Risk Aversion & Dangerous Dreamers

Transitioning Teams of Missionaries to Missional Communities

Transitioning Small Groups to Teams of Missionaries

3 Roadblocks to Sustainability

Transitioning Community Groups to Small Groups

Prayerful Planning for the Extrovert (and Introvert)

Turning Group Culture With The Same Group of People

We Need Eyes to See What He’s Doing

Train, Model, Send

What is a “Missional Community”?

Mentally Ill? Here’s What We Do . . .

Awaken the Sleeping Giant

Kids? Here’s what we do . . .

What Do We Do With the Kids?

Leading From Your Own Need for Jesus

Is It Okay To Leave My Church?

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