The Future Church – John Perkins
John Perkins answers the question, “What is the future of the church in America today?”
For the City Network – Jordan & Capital Area Food Bank
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.
The Future Church – Alan Hirsch
Alan Hirsch kicks off Verge Network’s Future Church series by answering the question, “What is the future of the church in America?”
Is Your Church a Family or an Orphanage? – Dhati Lewis
Dhati Lewis discusses the Church being a family, not an orphanage and explains the difference between the two.
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Goer Story: Uproot And Follow
Recently, though, Noah has felt a tug to uproot from Austin and his tight network here to follow Jesus to his new home, in a nation thousands of miles away where he knows almost no one - except the Lord.
What If 10,000 People Prayed Weekly For Libya?
Libya is home to nearly 6.2 million people and approximately 28 unreached people groups. Last year a team of cross cultural workers began to pray that God would raise up others to go to these unreached people groups in the nation of Libya.
Why are Cities Important for Reaching the Unreached? John Piper
Find out from John Piper why reaching cities is both culturally smart and biblically warranted.
Why Should the Church Focus on Reaching the Unreached? John Piper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1bVN6eseKY
John Piper discusses why the church should focus on reaching the unreached.
Matthew 24:14 says, "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole wor... More...
Who are the Unreached? John Piper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XscFr7YdR00
In Matthew 28:19 Jesus says, "Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." John Piper d... More...
Goer Story: The Deaf Shall Hear
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Photo by Chris Hedlund
Like many Austinites, Denny and Janie enjoy sports, movies, Fruity Fro-Yo and Chuy’s Creamy Jalapeno. Both are quick to point out that they are not superh... More...
Domestic Ministries vs. Frontier Missions – John Piper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb_eSHzCjws
John Piper shares when he saw the local people in his congregation who were passionate about the neighborhoods, the homeless, abortion, drugs and other local issues... More...
3 Things NOT To Do If You Are Leading A Missional Community
1. DON'T EXPECT EVERYONE TO "GET IT"
This is where leaders get hung up a lot: they read a book (like Total Church), go to a conference (like Verge), develop a man crush on a leader (like Jeff Vanderstelt), ... More...
The Reconciling Power of the Cross – Leonce Crump
"Is not the mission of God to see people not only reconciled to Himself, but diverse bodies of people reconciled to one another as well?" Leonce Crump
Jesus was Sacrilegious with Scripture – Hugh Halter
Find out from Hugh Halter why he thinks Jesus was sacrilegious with Scripture.
An Image of Discipleship – Jo Saxton
When Paul is urging the church to imitate him, he's saying yes there is lots of great information you can get out there, but you need a father. You need to stand at my shoulder, because you can't be what you can't see.
Sara’s Story – Trinity Grace Church
What if we took the words of Jesus seriously, and began to live incarnational lives? This is what Sara has by moving to the South Bronx, one of the poorest neighborhood in the US, to live amongst the people who need to see Jesus.
The Church is too Generous to the Needy – Bob Lupton
For all of our compassion, we should be seeing some substantial positive changes in the lives of poor people and communities. The reality is that the poor are poorer.
Sacred Space – Soma Communities
http://vimeo.com/25145667
Learn more about Sacred Space.
One of the ways our communities love and serve their neighborhoods is by restoring things that are broken. This video is a story from Soma co... More...
Authority in Discipleship – Ferguson, Hirsch, & Tyson
Alan Hirsch, Jon Tyson and Dave Ferguson discuss why discipleship is challenging in a culture that disregards submission to authority.