by Jacob Vanhorn | 0 comments
We are excited to announce that Porterbrook Austin courses start on September 18, 2010!
Porterbrook Austin is a rich theological training program that helps Christians learn how to serve Jesus and his people better — whether they are church leaders, church planters, or simply Christians wanting to deepen their theological understanding and become more mission-focused. The programs are flexible and have been designed to be integrated with your whole Christian life in ... ... Read more »
by Jacob Vanhorn | 0 comments
RenewHaiti Weekend, Sunday, July 25th
renewHAITI intro from Soma Austin on Vimeo.
During Sunday morning services on July 25th at 10:30am we will share stories of Haiti from our trip there, learn about partnerships and future plans in seeing renewal in Haiti. Chris Marlow from HELP will be joining us as as well to share his heart and to discuss the We Have Not Forgotten campaign. In our time together you will hear about Pastor Gaetan Alcegaire who lost a brother in the ... ... Read more »
by Jacob Vanhorn | 0 comments
There is an old Haitian proverb: 'Sa ki fè pwomès bliye, sa k'ap espere sonje.'
Those who make promises forget, those who are hoping remember.
Today marks 6 months since a 7.0 earthquake 25km west of the capital of Port-au-Prince left over 200,000 dead, an additional 300,000 injured and 1,000,000 people homeless, most of whom still live in temporary 'camps of despair' full of shelters pulled together with sticks and tarps.
In late May 2010 I traveled to Haiti on a ... ... Read more »
by Austin Henderson
I have participated in many efforts to help the needy. Food and clothing drives, trips to urban neighborhoods to beautify and clean up, trips to orphanages and even spent time swinging a hammer fixing roofs, porches and all manner of broken homes. For a long time I have felt a disconnect and quiet discontent with the time spent on these activities. While we were able to do some good I always wondered what happened when I walked away. Did the people we saw for a few hours on a Saturday morning have any other contact from whatever Church or organization we were working with? Did they receive any type of ongoing aid? I never knew and it bugged me....Read more
by Adam Wilder
When I first became a Christian, I was taught that living a missional life consisted of people serving as missionaries overseas in a third world country sharing the gospel. Sure, I was taught to share the gospel and be a light to my friends and co-workers, but the real people who live on a mission were those missionaries overseas sharing the gospel and dying for Christ, not me...Read more
by Jacob Vanhorn
Our lives are made up of stories, some of them true, some of them false. They inform how we think, live and make decisions. As Christians, the gospel is not just a story of conversion, but a story that guides how we think, live and make decisions. Living like we believe the story of God is true leads to more abundant life....Read more
People
Being made after the image of God means that each person is to be viewed and treated as having inherent dignity and that we should seek to bring restoration to broken and hurting people.
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Communities
We exist in community. Everyone of us. Take a look around and it
isn't difficult to see both the beauty of our communities as well as
the disparity and brokenness in our communities. We desire to
celebrate the beauty and to bring restoration to the brokenness and
equity to those who are in cycles of violence, poverty and a lack of
education.
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Message
The message of Jesus Christ is the good news that His life, death and resurrection have purchased for us reconcilation between man and God, between man and man and it brings restoration to the world. This news is called the gospel.
The gospel is necessary for those who are far from God as well as for those who profess the Christ. We all need the same thing. The gospel.
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