Archive for the 'acts 29' Category



Acts 29 Bootcamp in Dallas

Info here.
      

D.A.Carson: 5 Trends to be Aware Of

Not sure I agree with Carson’s assessment on all of these, but they certainly are thought provoking.
The Five Trends
      

Total Church Conference

Friend and fellow church planter, Jacob Vanhorn, has nicely summarized the details of our upcoming trip to the Total Church conference. He lists the session and break-out topics.
He also notes that Matt Chandler is now blogging.

Vail Acts 29 Pastors & Wives retreat

I will be out for the next four days in Vail, CO at the Acts 29 Pastors and Wives Retreat for some overdue time of refreshment and relaxation. Acts 29 is so cool–they are paying for all the expenses except airfare! We really anticipate whats in store, spiritually, relationally, culturally and so on. Probably grab […]

New Austin City Life website

Check out the new, vastly improved website for our church, Austin City Life. We are launching it in stages and will be working out the kinks, so its not all filled out. However, there’s plenty to check out and its pretty cool. Let me know what you think.
Design and photography by Jen Cota (also a […]

Missional Worship by Tim Smith @ Dwell

Some solid notes/PP/resources from Tim Smith’s presentation on worship at the Dwell conference in New York.

Mark Driscoll: Six Questions for Preaching

Six Framing Questions for Preaching the Word
1. What does Scripture say? - The Biblical Question
2. What does the Scripture Mean? - The Theological Question
3. What is my Hook? - The Memorable Question
4. Why do people resist this truth? - The Apologetic Question
5. Why does this matter? - The Missional Question
6. How is Jesus the Hero/Savior? […]

Off to Chicago

I am heading out to TEDS for Acts 29 Coaches Training today. I will try to blog a bit while I am there but no guarantees. I will be trained how to coach others in this incredibly challenging task of planting churches. A noteworthy resource made available to coaching candidates is Coachnet. Check it out. […]

History and Future of Emergent Church

Here is an Acts 29 link to three MP3s that cover the history, lexicography, and good/bad/ugly of Emergent Church movement.

Revisiting the Forgotten Ways

Planting a new church, or remissionalizing an existing one, in this approach isn’t primarily about buildings, worship services, size of congregations, and pastoral care, but rather about gearing the whole community around natural discipling friendships, worship as lifestyle, and mission in the context of everyday life.
Click here for an expanded critique of Alan Hirsch’s Forgotten […]