Primary Ministry Philosophies
The primary ministry philosophies describe how The Austin Stone thinks about different areas of ministry. In other words, our philosophies are the "why" behind the "what" and "how" of our ministry.
The list of philosophies below is not a complete list; more philosophies will be added as our church grows in scope of ministry and depth of maturity.
Preaching
See also the following videos from our "This Matters" series from 2016:
- Why does The Austin Stone use multiple preachers?
- How does The Austin Stone decide what to preach on?
- What can preaching do that one-on-one spiritual conversations cannot do?
Movement
Multi-Congregational
Worship
See also the following videos from our "This Matters" series from 2016:
- What is worship?
- Does good theology matter when we sing?
- How does The Austin Stone choose the songs for each Sunday?
- Why does The Austin Stone choose to display lyrics on a screen?
- How does The Austin Stone plan the flow of worship each Sunday?
Sacraments
See the following videos from our "This Matters" series from 2016:
- What is communion and why should we take it regularly?
- Who can take communion, and who cannot?
- What attitude or posture should we take communion with?
- Why was Jesus baptized?
- Why is baptism important?
Partnership
See the following videos from our "This Matters" series from 2016: