The church in our culture is in crisis. The statistics are alarming: in the last fifty years the church has experienced a position of trended decline across the Western world. It is estimated that the prevailing models of evangelistic churches at their best can reach 40 percent of the American population. But probably 90 percent of evangelical churches spend the majority of their time and resources improving these models of church and vying for the same 40 percent.

There is a great need to develop a new way looking at the mission of God with the 60% in mind. This is precisely what Forge exists to do.

Forge aims to focus its energy on developing leadership that can understand the missional challenge and proactively develop strategies and approaches that will be able to take the mission of God into new and uncharted ground with fresh and creative expressions.

Forge Austin partners with leaders, churches, and non-profits so that every follower of Jesus will be a missional practitioner, every gathering on mission, and every movement to reveal the Kingdom.

To do this, we want to equip women and men to live as missionaries where they are already doing life.