In two weeks, in a suburban town outside of Seattle, we’ll be celebrating God’s grace and the Spirit’s work through baptizing a new disciple of Jesus. The question that comes up the most when you speak about the evidences of grace we are experiencing is,”How did all...
The term "missional" and the term "missional community" has taken on many definitions and lived out in many different ways. In this video, put out by New Frontiers, Jeff Vanderstelt seeks to answer the question with the way that Soma Communities would define both of these terms with the gospel...
One of the questions I'm asked most is: "How do you keep missional communities healthy?" "How do you help them grow?" At Austin City Life, we've learned this one the hard way. Some of the mistakes we've made include: Installing (unqualified) leaders too fast Multiplying without vision or a...
Have you ever sat in group discussion with and found it incredibly difficult to get a good conversation going? I've found it can be very challenging to move conversations along, especially when you're trying to go deep and get to the gospel. Here are a few principles that might help. Listen...