May 2006

David Fairchild is back?
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i don't know if it was Cawley's intercessory prayer or the new digs, but it looks like Pastor Fairchild is back at blogging! Starts off swinging with Ways We Add to the Gospel...
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Redeeming the City
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Resurgence Conference Teacher: Tim Keller, Pastor Redeemer NY Being the Church in our Culture was a great session at the Resurgence conference. Much of what was said I had heard from Keller prior, but what stuck with me was the...
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Externally Focused Church Leaders
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I don't recall who said it, but in a presentation at the Resurgence Conference, someone talked about External vs. Internal Church leaders. Who has examples of a group of leaders who are externally focused? At our church, most of the...
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Oh the places we've gone…
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It's been a great season of travel, family and learning. If you read my blog, you know I attended the National New Churches Conference in Orlando in April, the Reform & Resurge Conference in Seattle in May and I just...
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The State of the American Church – Why Church Planting is Critical to the Future of American Christianity
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National New Church Conference Teacher: Dave Olson, Director of Church Planting for the Evangelical Covenant Church and Director of The American Church Research Project. Many Christian leaders wonder whether planting new churches is necessary for the future of the American...
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What is the Next Conference for Church Planters
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We've gone to the National New Churches Conference and the Resurgence conference. What's next? What other conferences would you recommend? Here's my vote: (more…)
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Leadership Network – Resurgence & Emerging Book Deals
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Linda Stanley has a number of posts/notes from her experience at the Resurgence conference. Each post also includes pdf notes she took for each session. Leadership Network also announced a long-term book deal with Zondervan to target emerging church leaders...
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Funding Your Church Plant
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Session from the National New Church Conference Teacher: Dr. Tom Jones, Regional Director Stadia East This session went over an introduction to raising funds for a church planter. Dr. Jones outlined different finance models such as the Mother church, Associations,...
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Imago Dei Community
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Imago Dei Community (designed by their community with the Ekklesia Church CMS backend) launched today. This is one of the more ambitious Ekklesia installs to-date with a large site, 1,000+ people in the community and tons of data. Congrats to...
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Reform & Resurge (Resurgence) Conference
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The Resurgence conference just ended and what a week it has been. Steve McCoy (aka Reformissionary) has a few posts on the conference. It was good to meet bloggers such as Steve, Kevin Cawley, Pete Williamson and Bruce Chant (All...
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