Vision Goals

The Austin Stone Community Church is a New Testament Church existing for the supremacy of the name and purpose of Jesus Christ. This is the ultimate purpose of why we are here, and also what should be the essence of what every body of believer in Jesus Christ should be about. But God also gives each local church a specific time, a community, a people, and a vision of what this existence looks like for them.

Over the last three years, God has progressively focused for us the lens of vision. At this point in the life of our church it is exceedingly clear what work we are here to do. God has opened up the passage of Jeremiah Chapter 29 to show it to us. Jeremiah speaks to God's people who are exiled in Babylon, calling them to, 'Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf; for in its welfare you will have welfare.' (Jeremiah 29:7) Just as He did then, God is also now calling us to - by His power - build a great city, renewed and redeemed by a gospel movement, by being A CHURCH FOR THE CITY of Austin that labors to advance the gospel throughout the nations.

This means doing much more than we are right now. We must learn to love and know God more. We must move further forward in equipping and mobilizing disciples to transform the city and then the world both in word and in deed. We must catalyze and cooperate with other churches and organizations who labor for this same goal of transformation. God has illuminated the first of perhaps many next steps for us to get there. These are our vision goals.

Vision Goals

Strengthen the ministries of The Austin Stone Community Church, so that we may fully participate in city-wide transformation.
Build synergy among people, churches and other organizations working for a renewed and redeemed Austin.
Catalyze a city-wide movement of new church initiatives, united by a common vision for the renewal and redemption of Austin.
Catalyze gospel movements in city-centers outside of Austin and to all the nations.