Several missional communities out of MBC Loudoun in Lansdowne, VA (http://www.mbcloudoun.org/) embarked upon a journey to develop a deeper understanding of missional-incarnational community (John 1:14, 20:21) with the following goals:

1.  Understanding of Kingdom life.

2.  Encouraging personal growth and increasingly missional lifestyles.

3.  Enhancing existing missional – incarnational communities.

Above graphic from:  “The Tangible Kingdom Primer”  page 17.

As a study guide,  the group used “The Tangible Kingdom Primer”  by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay, Missio Publishing, 2009.

Please visit http://www.tangiblekingdom.com  to learn more and pick up a copy of the “TK Primer.”  This resource is one of the best available for guiding heart change leading . . . → Read More: Augmented Tangible Kingdom Study Available]]>

Several missional communities out of MBC Loudoun in Lansdowne, VA (http://www.mbcloudoun.org/) embarked upon a journey to develop a deeper understanding of missional-incarnational community (John 1:14, 20:21) with the following goals:

1.  Understanding of Kingdom life.

2.  Encouraging personal growth and increasingly missional lifestyles.

3.  Enhancing existing missional – incarnational communities.

Above graphic from:  “The Tangible Kingdom Primer”  page 17.

As a study guide,  the group used “The Tangible Kingdom Primer”  by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay, Missio Publishing, 2009.

Please visit http://www.tangiblekingdom.com  to learn more and pick up a copy of the “TK Primer.”  This resource is one of the best available for guiding heart change leading to missional-incarnational lifestyles and helping to practically discover the good works God prepared beforehand,  for each person and missional group! (Eph. 2:10).

Apollos Leadership supplemented the ‘TK Primer’ with works from many practicing missiologists and their own experience,  and captured this expanded material in Prezi presentations.   These presentations are provided below and may be used freely for God’s purposes.  Click the following thumbnails for the multimedia Prezi presentations:

Introduction to Missional – Incarnational Community 

Week 1 “What is missional?”  

Week 2 “What is Incarnational?”

Week 3 “The Gospel”

Week 4 “What is Community?”

image by Howard Levin

Week 5 “Living Out”

image by Happy Kanppy

Week 6 “Inviting In”

image by Federico Stevanin

Week 7 “Becoming an Apprentice”

image by Africa

Week 8 “The Intuitive Life”

image by Salvatore Vuono

How ready are you to embrace a new way of thinking and living?  Please contact us if you think we might be of any assistance in your personal missional discipleship,  or if you are a leader,  your church’s missional transformation.

Our passion is to help people learn to live incarnationally,  to:
…know Him well enough to see it,
…know His Word well enough to get it,  and
…know His heart well enough to do it.

Seeing it – recognizing where God is working,  expecting it because we know His character.
Getting it – knowing His Word,  how He’s worked in the past,  and His revealed will.
Doing it – knowing His heart and aligning our hearts to break as His…for the lost,  broken and needy.

“Go now with God;  be not tempted to stay in the safety of known places.  Move from where you are to where God points.  Go now with God;  be not tempted to go only in your time,  when it suits,  when it is sure,  for now is God’s time.  Go now with God;  choose not to go alone.  Go in the faith that there is not wilderness so vast,  that God is not already there to show you the way.”   Byzantine Benediction

Several missional communities out of MBC Loudoun in Lansdowne, VA (http://www.mbcloudoun.org/) continued a journey to develop deeper understanding of missional-incarnational ministry (John 1:14, 20:21) with the following goals:

(image by Salvatore Vuono

This week the group focused on ‘The Intuitive Life”  -  particularly ‘embracing’  internal transformation,  “empowering’  new habits and lifestyles,  and ‘encouraging’  others to embrace change.  Time was invested in understanding what living in the power of the Spirit really means,  hearing God,   making margin or room for God’s assignments in our lives,   and how to interact with . . . → Read More: The Intuitive Life]]>

Several missional communities out of MBC Loudoun in Lansdowne, VA (http://www.mbcloudoun.org/) continued a journey to develop deeper understanding of missional-incarnational ministry (John 1:14, 20:21) with the following goals:

1. Understanding of Kingdom life.
2. Personal growth and increasingly missional lifestyles.
3. Enhance existing missional – incarnational communities.

(image by Salvatore Vuono

This week the group focused on ‘The Intuitive Life”  -  particularly ‘embracing’  internal transformation,  “empowering’  new habits and lifestyles,  and ‘encouraging’  others to embrace change.  Time was invested in understanding what living in the power of the Spirit really means,  hearing God,   making margin or room for God’s assignments in our lives,   and how to interact with and encourage others to adopt missional incarnational lifestyles.

Finally,  the members were challenged to adopt new ways of thinking and lifestyles.  The session closed with a Byzantine Benediction:  “Go now with God;  be not tempted to stay in the safety of known places.  Move from where you are to where God points.  Go now with God;  be not tempted to go only in your time,  when it suits,  when it is sure,  for now is God’s time.  Go now with God;  choose not to go alone.  Go in the faith that there is not wilderness so vast,  that God is not already there to show you the way.”

As a study guide, the group is using the “Tangible Kingdom Primer” by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay, Missio Publishing, 2009.

Please visit www.tangiblekingdom.com to learn more and pick up a copy of the TK Primer. This resource is one of the best available for guiding heart change and helping to practically discover the missional – incarnational good works He prepared beforehand, specifically for each person and missional groups collectively! (Eph. 2:10).

The TK Primer is being supplemented with works from many practicing missiologists and captured in Prezi presentations. The ‘Week 8′ presentation is provided below and may be used freely for God’s purposes.

Click these links for the earlier Prezi presentations: Introduction, Week 1 “What is missional?“, Week 2 “What is Incarnational?” , Week 3 “The Gospel” , Week 4 “What is Community?” , Week 5 “Living Out” , Week 6 “Inviting In” ,  Week 7 “Becoming an Apprentice” and Week 8 “The Intuitive Life.”

Several missional communities out of MBC Loudoun in Lansdowne, VA (http://www.mbcloudoun.org/) continued a journey to develop deeper understanding of missional-incarnational ministry (John 1:14, 20:21) with the following goals:

(image by Africa)

This week the group focused on “Becoming an Apprentice” – particularly what ‘abiding’  in Christ really means,  ‘becoming’  a fully devoted disciple and ‘creating’  new disciples.  Time was invested in understanding what God wants to do with our lives as disciples,  how well the Church is doing in disciplemaking,  what we can learn from how Jesus made . . . → Read More: Becoming an Apprentice]]>

Several missional communities out of MBC Loudoun in Lansdowne, VA (http://www.mbcloudoun.org/) continued a journey to develop deeper understanding of missional-incarnational ministry (John 1:14, 20:21) with the following goals:

1. Understanding of Kingdom life.
2. Personal growth and increasingly missional lifestyles.
3. Enhance existing missional – incarnational communities.

(image by Africa)

This week the group focused on “Becoming an Apprentice” – particularly what ‘abiding’  in Christ really means,  ‘becoming’  a fully devoted disciple and ‘creating’  new disciples.  Time was invested in understanding what God wants to do with our lives as disciples,  how well the Church is doing in disciplemaking,  what we can learn from how Jesus made disciples,  when discipleship starts,  and what an intentional apprenticeship process needs to include.

Members discussed plans for delivering Christmas gifts and serving meals to families in need and strategies for developing new communities and relationships through demonstration and proclamation of the Gospel.

As a study guide, the group is using the “Tangible Kingdom Primer” by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay, Missio Publishing, 2009.

Please visit www.tangiblekingdom.com to learn more and pick up a copy of the TK Primer. This resource is one of the best available for guiding heart change and helping to practically discover the missional – incarnational good works He prepared beforehand, specifically for each person and missional groups collectively! (Eph. 2:10).

The TK Primer is being supplemented with works from many practicing missiologists and captured in Prezi presentations. The ‘Week 7′ presentation is provided below and may be used freely for God’s purposes.

Click these links for the earlier Prezi presentations: Introduction, Week 1 “What is missional?“, Week 2 “What is Incarnational?” , Week 3 “The Gospel” , Week 4 “What is Community?” , Week 5 “Living Out” , Week 6 “Inviting In” and Week 7 “Becoming an Apprentice.”

Several missional communities out of MBC Loudoun in Lansdowne, VA (http://www.mbcloudoun.org/) continued a journey to develop deeper understanding of missional-incarnational ministry (John 1:14, 20:21) with the following goals:

(image by Frederico Stevanin)

This week the group focused on “Inviting In” – particularly belonging to believing and bridges to blessings.  Time was invested in understanding attractional and incarnational paradigms,  relational spaces,  creating environments of grace and acceptance,  Jesus’  missional strategy (Luke 10 ) applied to sowing,  reaping and keeping,  barriers to faith in a post-modern context,  as well as . . . → Read More: Inviting In]]>

Several missional communities out of MBC Loudoun in Lansdowne, VA (http://www.mbcloudoun.org/) continued a journey to develop deeper understanding of missional-incarnational ministry (John 1:14, 20:21) with the following goals:

1. Understanding of Kingdom life.
2. Personal growth and increasingly missional lifestyles.
3. Enhance existing missional – incarnational communities.

(image by Frederico Stevanin)

This week the group focused on “Inviting In” – particularly belonging to believing and bridges to blessings.  Time was invested in understanding attractional and incarnational paradigms,  relational spaces,  creating environments of grace and acceptance,  Jesus’  missional strategy (Luke 10 ) applied to sowing,  reaping and keeping,  barriers to faith in a post-modern context,  as well as challenging issues in navigating ministry with sojourners and saints in community together.

Members discussed plans for delivering Christmas gifts and serving meals to families in need and strategies for developing new communities and relationships through demonstration and proclamation of the Gospel.

As a study guide, the group is using the “Tangible Kingdom Primer” by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay, Missio Publishing, 2009.

Please visit www.tangiblekingdom.com to learn more and pick up a copy of the TK Primer. This resource is one of the best available for guiding heart change and helping to practically discover the missional – incarnational good works He prepared beforehand, specifically for each person and missional groups collectively! (Eph. 2:10).

The TK Primer is being supplemented with works from many practicing missiologists and captured in Prezi presentations. The ‘Week 6′ presentation is provided below and may be used freely for God’s purposes.

Click these links for the earlier Prezi presentations: Introduction, Week 1 “What is missional?“, Week 2 “What is Incarnational?” , Week 3 “The Gospel” , Week 4 “What is Community?” , Week 5 “Living Out” and Week 6 “Inviting In.”

Several missional communities out of MBC Loudoun inLansdowne, VA (http://www.mbcloudoun.org/) continued a journey to develop deeper understanding of missional-incarnational ministry (John 1:14, 20:21) with the following goals:

(image by Happy Kanppy)

This week the group focused on “Living Out”  -  particularly living out courageously,  contextually and creatively.  Time was invested in understanding ministry in an increasingly postmodern,  post-Christian and pluralistic context.  The group initiated a community exegesis of two strikingly different communities in Loudoun County,  VA.

Members shared recent experiences where they practiced living out by delivering Thanksgiving . . . → Read More: Living Out]]>

Several missional communities out of MBC Loudoun inLansdowne, VA (http://www.mbcloudoun.org/) continued a journey to develop deeper understanding of missional-incarnational ministry (John 1:14, 20:21) with the following goals:

1. Understanding of Kingdom life.
2. Personal growth and increasingly missional lifestyles.
3. Enhance existing missional – incarnational communities.

(image by Happy Kanppy)

This week the group focused on “Living Out”  -  particularly living out courageously,  contextually and creatively.  Time was invested in understanding ministry in an increasingly postmodern,  post-Christian and pluralistic context.  The group initiated a community exegesis of two strikingly different communities in Loudoun County,  VA.

Members shared recent experiences where they practiced living out by delivering Thanksgiving meals to families in need.  Many new relationships were established.  The recipients and missionaries alike reported blessings and glory to God through demonstration and proclamation of the Gospel.

As a study guide, the group is using the “Tangible Kingdom Primer” by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay, Missio Publishing, 2009.

Please visit www.tangiblekingdom.com to learn more and pick up a copy of the TK Primer. This resource is one of the best available for guiding heart change and helping to practically discover the missional – incarnational good works He prepared beforehand, specifically for each person and missional groups collectively! (Eph. 2:10).

The TK Primer is being supplemented with works from many practicing missiologists and captured in Prezi presentations. The ‘Week 5′ presentation is provided below and may be used freely for God’s purposes.

Click these links for the earlier Prezi presentations: Introduction, Week 1 “What is missional?“, Week 2 “What is Incarnational?” , Week 3 “The Gospel” , Week 4 “What is Community?” and Week 5 “Living Out.”

This week the group focused on “What is Community?”  -  particularly behaviors,  barriers and blessings associated with biblical community.  Community was looked at through the lens of life organized around mission,  with regular involvement outside the church environment and where mission is shared and experienced side- by- side with the host community.  Such activities involve elements of risk,  adventure  &  experimentation  –  where . . . → Read More: What is Community?]]> Several missional communities out of MBC Loudoun in Lansdowne, VA (http://www.mbcloudoun.org/) continued a journey to develop deeper understanding of missional-incarnational ministry (John 1:14, 20:21) with the following goals:

1. Understanding of Kingdom life.
2. Personal growth and increasingly missional lifestyles.
3. Enhance existing missional – incarnational communities.

This week the group focused on “What is Community?”  -  particularly behaviors,  barriers and blessings associated with biblical community.  Community was looked at through the lens of life organized around mission,  with regular involvement outside the church environment and where mission is shared and experienced side- by- side with the host community.  Such activities involve elements of risk,  adventure  &  experimentation  –  where we’re drawn outside our comfort zones.   The challenges produce a unique togetherness  &  inspiration for mission with shared adventure,  spiritual journeys,  deeper relationships – and supernatural camaraderie,  called Communitas by Alan Hirsch author of ‘The Forgotten Ways:  Reactivating the Missional Church,”  Brazos Press,  2006.  Key actions included practicing hospitality as a crucial part of building community in tangible ways.

As a study guide, the group is using the “Tangible Kingdom Primer” by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay, Missio Publishing, 2009.

Please visit www.tangiblekingdom.com to learn more and pick up a copy of the TK Primer. This resource is one of the best available for guiding heart change and helping to practically discover the missional – incarnational good works He prepared beforehand, specifically for each person and missional groups collectively! (Eph. 2:10).

The TK Primer is being supplemented with works from many practicing missiologists and captured in Prezi presentations. The ‘Week 4′ presentation is provided below and may be used freely for God’s purposes.

Click these links for the earlier Prezi presentations: Introduction, Week 1 “What is missional?“, Week 2 “What is Incarnational?” and Week 3 “The Gospel.”

This week the group focused on “The Gospel”  -  particularly Jesus as the Center,  the Content and Commission of the Gospel.  The group was challenged to be living out a fuller,  no holes Gospel announced by Jesus in His first public sermon  (Luke 4:16-22).   Being better story tellers and listeners was emphasized and the group discussed how their own stories and God’s overall . . . → Read More: The Gospel]]> Several missional communities out of MBC Loudoun in Lansdowne,  VA (http://www.mbcloudoun.org/)  continued a journey to develop deeper understanding of missional-incarnational ministry (John 1:14, 20:21) with the following goals:

1. Understanding of Kingdom life.
2. Personal growth and increasingly missional lifestyles.
3. Enhance existing missional – incarnational communities.

This week the group focused on “The Gospel”  -  particularly Jesus as the Center,  the Content and Commission of the Gospel.  The group was challenged to be living out a fuller,  no holes Gospel announced by Jesus in His first public sermon  (Luke 4:16-22).   Being better story tellers and listeners was emphasized and the group discussed how their own stories and God’s overall redemptive story  (Creation,  Fall,  Redemption and Restoration) may be linked.   Key actions included discovering expressions of the Gospel in the community and their own lives and blessing people by being  ‘good news’  in tangible ways.

As a study guide,  the group is using the “Tangible Kingdom Primer” by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay, Missio Publishing, 2009.

Please visit www.tangiblekingdom.com to learn more and pick up a copy of the TK Primer. This resource is one of the best available for guiding heart change and helping to practically discover the missional – incarnational good works He prepared beforehand, specifically for each person and missional groups collectively! (Eph. 2:10).

The TK Primer is being supplemented with works from many practicing missiologists and captured in Prezi presentations. The ‘Week 3′ presentation is provided below and may be used freely for God’s purposes.

Click these links for the earlier Prezi presentations:  Introduction,  Week 1 “What is missional?” and Week 2 “What is Incarnational?”

This week the group focused on the question “What is incarnational”   and living amongst by “taking on flesh.”   Key actions included blessing someone without any strings attached.

As a study guide,  the group is using the “Tangible Kingdom Primer”  by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay,  Missio Publishing,  2009.

Please visit www.tangiblekingdom.com to learn more and pick up a copy of the . . . → Read More: What is incarnational?]]> Several missional communities out of MBC Loudoun (http://www.mbcloudoun.org/) in Lansdowne,  VA continued a journey to develop deeper understanding of missional-incarnational ministry  (John 1:14, 20:21) with the following goals:

   1. Understanding of Kingdom life.
   2. Personal growth and increasingly missional lifestyles.
   3. Enhance existing missional – incarnational communities.

This week the group focused on the question “What is incarnational”   and living amongst by “taking on flesh.”   Key actions included blessing someone without any strings attached.

As a study guide,  the group is using the “Tangible Kingdom Primer”  by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay,  Missio Publishing,  2009.

Please visit www.tangiblekingdom.com to learn more and pick up a copy of the TK Primer.  This resource is one of the best available for guiding heart change and helping to practically discover the missional – incarnational good works He prepared beforehand,  specifically for each person and missional groups collectively!  (Eph. 2:10).

The TK Primer is being supplemented with works from many practicing missiologists and captured in Prezi presentations. The ‘Week 2′ presentation is provided below and may be used freely for God’s purposes.

Click here for the Introduction and click here for Week 1 “What is missional?”

These presentations include videos from http://www.unchristian.com/.

This week the group focused on the question “What is missional?”  and being “sent.”   Key actions included crossing fences (blessing or interacting with a neighbor),  crossing streets (connecting with someone with whom a relationship is not yet developed) and  crossing social, political or ethnic barriers.

As a study guide,  the group is using the “Tangible Kingdom Primer”  by Hugh Halter and . . . → Read More: What is missional?]]> Several missional communities out of MBC Loudoun (http://www.mbcloudoun.org/) in Lansdowne,  VA continued a journey to develop deeper understanding of missional-incarnational ministry  (John 1:14, 20:21) with the following goals:

   1. Understanding of Kingdom life.
   2. Personal growth and increasingly missional lifestyles.
   3. Enhance existing missional – incarnational communities.

This week the group focused on the question “What is missional?”  and being “sent.”   Key actions included crossing fences (blessing or interacting with a neighbor),  crossing streets (connecting with someone with whom a relationship is not yet developed) and  crossing social, political or ethnic barriers.

As a study guide,  the group is using the “Tangible Kingdom Primer”  by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay,  Missio Publishing,  2009.

Please visit www.tangiblekingdom.com to learn more and pick up a copy of the TK Primer.  This resource is one of the best available for guiding heart change and helping to practically discover the missional – incarnational good works He prepared beforehand,  specifically for each person and missional groups collectively!  (Eph. 2:10).

The TK Primer is being supplemented with works from many practicing missiologists and captured in Prezi presentations. The ‘Week 1′ presentation is provided below and may be used freely for God’s purposes.  Click here for the Introduction.

These presentations include videos from:

Alan Hirsch (“Missional-Incarnational Impulse,” http://www.vergenetwork.org),
Tim Keller (“Characteristics of a Missional Churches,” http://www.desiringgod.org), and
Austin Stone Community Church (http://www.austinstone.org/).

We plan to provide new Prezis over each of the next eight weeks, so please stay tuned.

As a study guide, the group is using the ‘Tangible Kingdom Primer’  by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay,  Missio Publishing, 2009.

Please visit www.tangiblekingdom.com to learn more and pick up a copy of the TK Primer.  This resource is one . . . → Read More: Missional – Incarnational Community]]> A group of 26 courageous people from MBC Loudoun are embarking upon a journey to discover what missional-incarnational ministry (John 1:14, 20:21) looks like in Loudoun County,  VA and how God might use each of us.  Please pray for growth in us,  fruit from us and glory to God.  May we learn how to live increasingly fruitful Kingdom lifestyles and grow in deeper relationships with Christ and love of others!

As a study guide, the group is using the ‘Tangible Kingdom Primer’  by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay,  Missio Publishing, 2009.

Please visit www.tangiblekingdom.com to learn more and pick up a copy of the TK Primer.  This resource is one of the best available for guiding heart change and helping to practically discover the missional – incarnational good works He prepared beforehand,  specifically for each person and missional groups collectively! (Eph. 2:10).

The introduction of the equipping gathering may be viewed and used freely for God’s purposes.  We plan to provide new resources over each of the next eight weeks,  so please stay tuned.