Tag: church planting networks

Church Planters Keep Austin Wierd

Here’s an unsolicited reflection on Thursday’s PlantR meeting:

Yesterday, I walked into a room full of men hell-bent on changing their city.  Correction:  my city.  This passion mixed with their unabashedly unashamed willingness to promote a plan not their own floored me.  And, the weird part is how completely different each one of these men seem to be…

Read the rest at Lynde’s blog.

Austin City Life in the Austin Statesman

The Austin Statesman ran a piece on downtown churches that are committed to renewing the city. The cool thing is that Eileen connected it to other church planting efforts in our local network PlantR.org. About a third of the article covers our church, Austin City Life . Here’s an excerpt:

Some are part of a local church planting network that includes about 40 leaders who aim to spread the message of Jesus throughout the city — not just within the walls of already established churches — and to be a renewing presence both socially and spiritually. These churches are cropping up all over the Austin area, but for some leaders, downtown venues hold a particular appeal.

Similar efforts are happening in cities such as Minneapolis and Seattle where church leaders have established sanctuaries in downtown bars, coffeehouses and warehouses.

Jonathan Dodson, pastor of Austin City Life, said his congregation chooses to worship on “common cultural ground,” the idea being “the church goes to the city. The city does not go to the church.”

Read the rest here.