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 ... Read More
Category: Discipleship
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 ... Read More
Category: Haiti
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 ... Read More
Category: Haiti
How Can I Love Haiti if I Dont Know HaitiFrom the moment we hit the ground in Haiti what we already knew theoretically became a very quick, chaotic, overwhelming reality: we don't know Haiti. And if we don't know Haiti, we can't love Haiti. Not effectively. We can have a heart for Haiti, we ... Read More
Category: General Announcement
Jeremiah 29:4-7 4 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: 5 Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their produce. 6 Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your ... Read More
Category: Community Events
Whole volumes of books have been written about prayer, so many that most Christians feel unsure of how to pray. We hear some people pray with thee's and thou's, others with deep, theologically rich and arcane language, others that repeat the same mantra over and over and still others with ... Read More
Category: Lent
Fasting from food to draw near to God is an ancient practice with deep roots in the scriptures. The scriptures make the overwhelming point that the fast is to be from food. Why? Dependence As created beings we depend on God for our life and our sustenance. Food is our primary ... Read More
Category: Lent