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ENDURE: Acts 29 Bootcamp

Posted on July 31, 2009

Check out the new website for the upcoming Houston Bootcamp. Here is the schedule:

Tuesday, September 15:
9:00am – Registration
10:00am – Welcome | Scott Thomas
10:10am – Worship
10:30am – Session 1: “The Enduring Gospel” – Matt Chandler
11:30am –Presentation |  Logos
12:00pm – Presentation | Great Commission Ministries
12:15pm – Lunch
1:00pm – 2:30pm Workshops
* Wives’ Track – Robie Dodson
* Preparing to Plant a Gospel-Centered Church– Ryan Frazier
* Pitfalls in Church Planting – Barry Keldie
* Planting a Gospel-Centered Suburban Church – Thomas Young
* Evangelism and Church Planting – Dave Bruskas
* People Gathering in Church Planting – Hunter Beaumont & Kevin Cawley

3:00pm – Session 2: “The Enduring Community” – Jonathan Dodson
4:00pm – Break

4:20pm – Session 3: “The Enduring Family” – Matt Carter
5:20pm – Closing Remarks | Scott Thomas
5:30pm – Dismiss

Wednesday, September 16:
10:00am – Welcome | Scott Thomas
10:10am – Worship

10:30am – Session 4: “The Enduring Legacy” – Bruce Wesley
11:30am – Q & A with Scott Thomas, Acts 29 Director
12:00pm – Lunch
1:00pm – 2:30pm Workshops
* Wives’ Track – Robie Dodson
* Idols of Church Planting – Rick White
* Missional Communities in the Suburbs and Cities – Jonathan Dobson
* Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Planting – Jacob Vanhorn
* Planting a Gospel-Centered Church in Houston – Bill Streger & Bryant Lee
* Giving Your People Away – Dusty Thompson

3:00pm – Session 5: “The Enduring Sufferer” – Barry Keldie
4:00pm – Break
4:20pm – Session 6: “The Enduring Hope” – Eric Mason

5:20pm – Closing Remarks | Scott Thomas
5:30pm – Dismiss

Mission to Uganda

Posted on July 13, 2009

Austin City Life is sending a team of five to Uganda tomorrow. We will be training church planters and working with orphans and street kids. Although some of us have traveled quite a bit, none of us have been to Africa, much less Uganda. We expect to learn a lot from the kids and the adults, Christians and pastors. We also hope to forge a long-term partnership with an orphanage and church there. We also have partners here in the U.S.:

We are partnering with Acts 29 on the field by connecting with J.D. Senkbile, Africa          Director for Acts 29. The international mission of Acts 29 is expanding significantly. We are glad we get to be a part of this very important part of God’s Mission.

We are partnering with DGM to take theological resources to under-trained pastors in rural areas. DGM generously donated about 600 books.

I serve on the board of H.E.L.P. and we hope to partner with them to promote long-term orphan care.

EP Release Reflections

Posted on June 28, 2009

As we made our way down 6th street around 6pm, things were just starting to pick up. More people. More sounds. MoreACLEP09 015 cars. Well, at least more than when we were there hours earlier for our church gathering at The Parish. We made our way up the stairs to The Parish to find a transformed venue! Candle lit, draped tables, merch tables, and a booth for the Austin Children’s Shelter (all door proceeds went to ACS).

People slowly made their way to the Austin City Life EP Release Party. Lamar Stockton and the Resonate Band opened with folk style worship, followed by an energetic set by J.J. Plascensio and the Gateway band. More people kept coming. By the time the ACL  band took the stage, we had about 100 folks there. The whole night was worshipful, from cokes and conversation to violin and vibrant singing. But the next six songs were intensely worshipful. What was relaxed and fun became serious and reverent and joy-filled.

I worshiped by watching and by singing, by reflecting on God’s remarkable grace poured out in downtown Austin, filling a club with worship, community, and a sense of mission. Just two years ago there were eight people in my living room dreaming about what it would look like for a community to address the brokenness of the city with the hope of the gospel. As I looked around, I saw changed lives, worshippers of Jesus, and a remarkable counter culture of light in a dark corner of our great city. God has done so much in such a short amount of time.

Listen to the whole Austin City Life EP for free. Produced by Andy Melvin.

Check iTunes to purchase the album. If you can’t wait, email Miranda to have a cd mailed to you for $10.