ANC: Summer Internship

We have two remaining openings for summer internships with Austin New Church and Restore Communities. Internships start May 28th and housing is provided. Interns will have three primary responsibilities: Serving our non-profit partners “Music For the City” day camps with the under-resourced in East Austin providing mentoring, projects, and events for children in partnership with [...]

Missional Church: Partnership

Yesterday morning a neighbor and I drove down to the Hays County Sheriff’s Departments “Brown Santa” warehouse. We were going to pick up presents to be delivered to families in our community who are in need. To our surprise, the only thing they had left was a trailer load of Christmas hams, and no one [...]

Focus Week (Saturday): 24 Hrs of Prayer.

Starting at 10:30am this morning, people from all over our city, state, and even nation are praying for Austin New Church and our partners. Specifically they are praying for God’s leading for 2010. Thanks to everyone who signed up for a shift for giving of your time, and many of you some of your sleep, [...]

Focus Week (Tuesday): Pure Religion.

What is it that really matters in our faith? That’s a great question to ask at Christmas. In fact, that’s a great question for any time. We like that question when we defend our religion. We don’t mind it when it comes to discussing the “way” we do church or the “style” we prefer in [...]

Missional Church: Year in Review

Many of you have requested an additional look at the ANC Mission Report for August 2008-September 2009. Below is from the document we handed out at our gathering this past Sunday. Please be in prayer as we consider both personally and corporately how we can “Love our Neighbor and Serve our City (and world)” even [...]

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 [...]

Missional Church: Austin Disaster Relief Network

ANC’ers, As I walked out of my meeting with the director of the Austin Disaster Relief Network, I couldn’t help but think back to last year’s hurricane Ike.  For those who were here, do you remember what it was like?  We exemplified a church, who like Acts 2 says, were in common and gave of [...]