In March, Austin Mustard Seed will begin gathering for Sunday liturgy in the building of Rosedale Baptist Church. We are thankful for their hospitality, and excited for the opportunity to create a space that best serves our “work of the people.” Here’s what we look forward to in this new season of Austin Mustard Seed: A space to gather that … Read More
Community First is an innovative new approach to providing housing for formerly homeless men and women. We’ll join them on Saturday, January 15 from 9am-12pm for their weekly Cowboy Brunch. Meet at Community First at 9am, do some hard work work in the garden and around the village, and stay for a home grown, home cooked meal! Everyone who is participating … Read More
As we move towards Advent, we are inviting our community into a Common Life — a shared way of living for the year to come. Because this is an invitation to all to participate, we want to invite everyone’s voice. This past Sunday, we talked about what liturgy means to our community. We spent time listening to how a handful … Read More
What if you and everyone at Austin Mustard Seed discovered how to live fully as the person God designed you to be? What if each one us was actively engaging in what God is up to in our neighborhoods, work places, and cities? How might that change our homes, our jobs, and our church community? Exploring those questions is central … Read More
No work on Monday? Then let’s grill on Sunday! We’ll converge on the home of Rob and Morgan Garza at 6pm on Sunday, September 4 (12310 Knoll Ridge Dr.). We’ll enjoy a (hopefully) cool night in the back yard to relax and catch up. Bring your own: Chair Grillable Main Dish Drinks Games Friends For simplicity and the safety of … Read More
We said in January that 2016 would be an important year in the life of Austin Mustard Seed. As we mature as a community, we are stepping out from the care of those who helped us get started. Two important processes are helping us take that step: We’ve spent much of the first half of this year forming our own … Read More
Men’s Story Night returns Wednesday, July 6 at 6:30pm, at the home of Shane Blackshear (7212 Meador Lane). We’ll do two things at Men’s Story Night: Eat Drunch (Breakfast-for-Dinner) Listen to each other About Drunch We’re making breakfast-for-dinner! We’ll have the skillets fired up, but we need to bring the foodz! Please reply all and let us know what drunch food you … Read More
Many of you were with us when Jeremy Courtney spoke in liturgy two years ago. He spoke about his work in Iraq through the Preemptive Love Coalition. We consider Jeremy a friend of our church community and we think their work is the real deal. He wrote this week asking for help with an immediate crisis they are stepping in … Read More
The summer is upon us, and we couldn’t be more excited. Our first Women’s Story Night is Wednesday at 6:30pm, at the home of Anna Yi (512 W Croslin St.)We’ll do two things at Women’s Story Night: Eat Tasty Foods Listen to each other About DinnerWe’ll organize a little potluck via email. You can contact Ashley Blackwell to be added to the list. About Story Night Story … Read More
This is Who We Are is an interview series where the women and men of Austin Mustard Seed introduce themselves. If you’d like to participate, send an email to Chris Morton. This week we have the pleasure of introducing you to Leah Gonzalez. What’s your favorite dish to cook? I make a pretty excellent pizza. What hobbies do you have? I like to … Read More