ethos of a missional community

• Author: Brad
• Filed under: Christianity, Gospel, church, community, culture, evangelism, hospitality, incarnational, mission, missional, missional church, missional living, orthopraxy, relationships
• Date: Jul 22,2010

One of today’s brightest thinkers on the issue of missional communities is Jeff Vanderstelt, lead pastor of Soma Communities and Vice President of the Acts 29 Network.

Recently, Jeff sat down with Scott Thomas, president of A29, and shared his thoughts on the ethos of missional communities and the interviews were posted on the A29 blog. Watch these four videos and let them challenge your thoughts about what being in community and mission look like:

Life on Mission

Life on Mission from Acts 29 Network on Vimeo.

Being on Mission Together

Being on Mission Together from Acts 29 Network on Vimeo.

How To Share Your Faith

How to Share Your Faith from Acts 29 Network on Vimeo.

A Life That Needs Gospel Explanation

A Life That Needs Gospel Explanation from Acts 29 Network on Vimeo.

10 tips for missional community leaders

• Author: Brad
• Filed under: Bible study, Gospel, church, community, culture, hospitality, incarnational, leadership, missional, missional living, prayer, relationships, sent, social justice
• Date: Feb 7,2010

10 VERY helpful tips for missional community leaders from Nate Navarro, Director of Missional Community @ Austin City Life in Austin, TX:

1. Know God
2. Know your people
3. Know your neighborhood
4. Don’t go alone
5. Say who you are (and who you aren’t) every week
6. Get out of the living room
7. Live missionally
8. Eat, laugh, pray, and serve together
9. Share your stories
10. Come to serve (not just be served) on Sundays

Read the entire post here and see how Nate expounds on each of these tips…