Serve Austin Sunday: August 30th

Here’s the details of this coming Sunday’s SAS projects: Reminder: We are NOT having our regular worship service. If you have NOT registered for SAS please do so (instructions below). If you have any questions email Matthew Hansen or call 512.652.8793. Join us at ONE of FIVE opportunities to serve: DownTown Grill Out: (3:00-5:00pm) we [...]

Announcement: We’re Moving Locations!

What a week! After some great meetings, prayer, and conversation with the ANC staff, Board of Directors, and ANC Restore Communities we have decided to make the move from Akins High School to Jackie’s Performing Arts Academy on South Manchaca, effective immediately (this Sunday)! This is a great and unexpected opportunity for ANC and I [...]

Tangible Kingdom (Week 8 Day 5) “Fork in the Road”

As with many community groups going through the Tangible Kingdom Primer, ours from ANC were pre-existing groups (with an already missional and service oriented DNA). In addition to helping us grow in an understanding for who we should be, each of us have seen how the study could be really useful for establishing new groups [...]

Special Guest & Special Location for ANC this Sunday!

Join us at 6pm for a special gathering this Sunday (August 2nd) at Jackie’s Performing Arts Academy (11530 Manchaca Rd). Local Singer/Songwriter and ANC friend, Nate Navarro will be leading us in worship. You can check out Nate’s newest album “Broken Becomes Beautiful” now on iTunes (it’s really good!) Click HERE for Google Maps We’ll [...]

Tangible Kingdom (Week 7 Day 5) “Party”

Today’s reading forces us to reflect on community itself. I love the simplicity of our challenge to just throw a party. So much goes into that simple act. Where should it be held so that it’s most conducive to meet the needs of whoever is coming (and their kids)? What should we do? What should [...]

Tangible Kingdom (Week 6 Day 6) “Materialism”

I just don’t think I can put it any better than Hugh and Matt did in section 6.6 Materialism is the belief that the quality of one’s life is defined by what someone owns. This belief is what drives people to work too hard and neglect the important things. It will limit a person’s ability [...]

Tangible Kingdom (Week 6 Day 5) “Throw a Party”

I really just want to celebrate the group I am leading….the Young Adult Crew.  Not because I am leading it….but because they weren’t simply limited by the idea of “a party”. We were talking last week…about this weeks party, and one of the girls who is passionate about running, was in her first week of [...]

Tangible Kingdom (Week 6 Day 3) “Belong v.s. Behave”

Today’s reading reflects something that’s always been an organizational and structural priority at Austin New Church and is in unison with what we believe to be the natural “Missional Flow” of (1) engaging culture (2) forming community, then (3) creating structure. Our hope has been to keep our focus on creating an environment where people can… [...]

Tangible Kingdom (Week 6 Day 2) “Don’t Forget”

Sometimes we forget. Not only do we forget that this journey is more about God’s mission than it is about our work, we often get so caught up in how we’re doing that we forget others are watching. We often forget (or fail to realize) that they need to see God in us more than [...]

Tangible Kingdom (Week 4 Day 6) “Individualism”

When we were visiting with Hugh a few weeks ago about the TK Primer, we were discussing how resistant we are to try new things in the church. Or even “really” do some of the things we say are important (Like actually doing our daily study… daily). I thought Hugh put it best when he [...]