Missional Labs

We're the accelerator for startups exploring the future of the Church.

[Tyler Prieb @tylerprieb]

Ambitious Christians seeking kingdom impact get caught in two distinct traps.

One is capitalism - money, markets, profit, and influence will impact the world at scale and validate my efforts. But we don't see the idol of mammon and the bad fruit (alienation, etc) from innovation and growth at all costs. It's utopian in its accelerationism.

Two is secular justice - using the tools of power to rectify inequalities in power. But we don't see the mimetic cycles, and don't have a truly transformative vision for the poor as people, and dehumanize those we seek to help. It's utopian in its revolutionary spirit.

Kingdom impact requires submission to the King. It requires connection to the body, a "dying to self," and deep patience and proximity motivated by hope and love.

It withstands hype cycles and revolutionary fervor (because the kingdom is "not yet") but gives of itself creatively now (because the kingdom is "already").

We need to recover a truly Kingdom vision.

[Missional Labs @missionallabs]

@mshackleford @michaelwhittle love to hear

[Tyler Prieb @tylerprieb]

Kicked off our @missionallabs accelerator in NYC last week. Ton of fun supporting the ventures in our cohort with mentors and friends.

[Tyler Prieb @tylerprieb]

If only there was a platform out there that was focused on identifying these opportunities and working to incubate, launch, and accelerate new high-impact missional ventures.

👀@missionallabs

[Tyler Prieb @tylerprieb]

We just launched our new accelerator. Here's some quick missiology on what it is, why it matters, and how to get involved...

[Tyler Prieb @tylerprieb]

We've taken our work @missionallabs over the past year and refined it into a new accelerator program that we're really excited about. Details here:

https://t.co/3NJGuKVp8j

[Missional Labs @missionallabs]

Our fall incubator cohort 👇https://t.co/14zv8KqaNI

[Tyler Prieb @tylerprieb]

Here's a closer look at the market structure from this article we posted earlier today, on VC's and faith-based startups:

[Missional Labs @missionallabs]

Don't miss our new journal article here:

[Tyler Prieb @tylerprieb]

New article from the @missionallabs journal on how venture capital is starting to assess the faith + technology market. (Guest post from our friend Grant Demeter at @alumniventures). Check it out 👇
https://t.co/LS4U3csfGZ

[Missional Labs @missionallabs]

Read our latest journal article on Web3 and Mission:

[Tyler Prieb @tylerprieb]

Been thinking for a while about writing a series of explainers on all things Web3 and Crypto for pastors and ministry leaders.

There are so many implications for leadership, community, formation, networks, etc. Here's a stab at Part 1:

https://t.co/PFKNu6sFUN

[Michael Whittle @michaelwhittle]

Had such a great time talking with @tylerprieb from Missional Labs for the podcast yesterday. Missional Labs is a venture lab for the church. We chatted about:

- Missional Leverage
- Design Thinking
- Living a missional life.

[Missional Labs @missionallabs]

In case you missed it, here's a look back at everything we did in year one:
https://t.co/q8XlPIGlAn

[Missional Labs @missionallabs]

Got to work with 100 pastors from around Latin America on "redesigning evangelism for a digital age."

Disruption has been globalized, and we need adaptive, theologically-anchored frameworks for building missional movements.

Thanks @RedeemerCTC for bringing us in.

[Missional Labs @missionallabs]

Thread on our thinking behind the Missional Life course, launching tomorrow:

[Tyler Prieb @tylerprieb]

In case you missed it, we're releasing the Missional Life Course tomorrow:

https://t.co/VwEVV1fSGp

Here's some of the thinking that went into creating it (thread):

[Missional Labs @missionallabs]

Missional Labs weekly digest is out today - a few great articles that have caught our eye this week. Enjoy!
https://t.co/PTNUw7z2n2

[Missional Labs @missionallabs]

Join our learning community. Link in bio. 👇🏼

[Tyler Prieb @tylerprieb]

First "office hours" style learning community today with @missionallabs. Connecting emerging missional leaders around the world and across disciplines. Super rich conversation on the future of mission. (Another one next month).

[Tyler Prieb @tylerprieb]

One thing we've been working on @missionallabs is a small network of creatives, designers, and builders, available to help ministries with meaningful digital transformation.

If that's you or anyone you know, send them our way!

https://t.co/Kzz8AVige5

[Missional Labs @missionallabs]

"The beginning of mission is not an action of ours, but the presence of a new reality, the presence of the Spirit of God in power."

[Tyler Prieb @tylerprieb]

Just sent this week's Missional Society reader to 162 subscribers, you can be one of them!

This week is a set of curated articles on liminal leadership and navigating exhausted organizations.

Give it a look 👇🏼

https://t.co/H8BDrPRv0X

[Tyler Prieb @tylerprieb]

Just shipped this week's newsletter. We've curated some great articles on the democratization of new media, and draw some implications for discipleship and mission. Subscribe if it's helpful! https://t.co/K6HzVBg9i0