Gospel Community Mission - GCM Collective

Gospel Community Mission - GCM Collective
The increased conversation about ‘being missional’ is exciting. Recently over 2,000 church leaders gathered in Austin (Verge) to discuss missionality. In the tweets to follow, there still were several who are convinced they want to be missional but aren’t quite sure how to do this. Enter...

GCA Church Planting Conference

GCA Church Planting Conference
I’m going to be presenting two sessions with Timmy Brister at the GCA Church Planting Conference January 26-28th 2010 in Orlando. If you are a church planter, this is a highly valuable conference to attend. Planting in a Post Christian World: The culture is changing and therefore there new methods...

The World: Media & Culture

The World: Media & Culture
My latest sermon at Kaleo Church, The World: Media & Culture C.J. Mahaney writes in the book Worldliness Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World. Today, the greatest challenge facing American evangelicals is not persecution from the world, but seduction by the world. One of the dominant shapers...

Total Church 2.0 Conference: I Will Build My Church

Total Church 2.0 Conference: I Will Build My Church
When: November 17-19, 2009 Where: San Diego, CA Cost: $119 Early Bird Special This is our second Total Church Conference and will take much of what we discussed last year and move forward what it looks like to live in Jesus community on Jesus mission motived by the Gospel of Jesus Kingdom. The conference...

Total Church: I Will Build My Church

Total Church: I Will Build My Church
Total Church: I Will Build My Church builds off the first Total Church Conference held in San Diego last year. More information will be forthcoming but save the dates of November 17-19 2009. Total Church is a way of thinking about church and mission in the 21st century which sees the local Christian...

The Small Group Host Location is More Important than you Think

The Small Group Host Location is More Important than you Think
Often it may be tempting to pick where you will host a small group primarily on issues such as convenient location, size of house or willingness of the host to open their home. Avoid these temptations. If you agree with the necessity of mission for small groups the host is one of the most important...

Kaleo Vision and Philosophy of Ministry

Kaleo Vision and Philosophy of Ministry
At the end of last year I posted a document on Kaleo’s Philosophy of Ministry created by Tim Cain as he worked to plant a new church site as part of Kaleo. As an updated now there is an added section on Vision to the document. This is the shortened version of a longer document but at 58 pages...

The Necessity of Mission for Small Groups

The Necessity of Mission for Small Groups
Kaleo Church is still learning what it means to be a community of believers gathering throughout the week in homes across the county. We call these groups Missional Communities. Why? Our desire is that we would be gospel-centered communities on mission. As we’ve got a few years into this church...

What is Gospel Intentionality within a Church Community?

What is Gospel Intentionality within a Church Community?
Today I received an email from a pastor on Gospel Intentionality. In this email he requested help for his church family to gain a better understanding of what gospel intentionality looks like. What exactly is gospel intentionality? Steve Timmis posted a series of Tweets on this: Living ordinary life...

Practical Missional Ecclesiology Workshop

Practical Missional Ecclesiology Workshop
At the Acts 29 Bootcamp in San Diego I led a workshop on how Kaleo Church desires to build church structures, systems and leadership centered on the gospel in community on mission to the world. Prior to listening to this workshop please listen to Jeff Vanderstelt’s Influence Through Mission &...

San Diego A29 Bootcamp Sessions

San Diego A29 Bootcamp Sessions
The main session videos from the San Diego A29 Bootcamp, Influence: Multiplying Leaders on Mission for the Gospel are up! Session 1: “Influence Through Leadership” - Mark Driscoll (Sound did not work properly, no video.) Session 2: “Influence Through Brokeness” - David Fairchild Session...

Gospel-Centered Church

Gospel-Centered Church
David Fairchild was invited to Speak at Cornerstone Church where Francis Chan pastors. He presented two sessions: The Gospel Part 1: What’s the big deal about the Gospel? What is it and why should it be central to our community life? David Fairchild breaks down the Gospel and why it’s so...

STORY - Gospel Communication

STORY - Gospel Communication
STORY is a first-of-its-kind experience for communicators of the Gospel - the greatest story ever told. It will be held on Wednesday, October 28 at the Paramount Theater in Aurora, Illinois. Speakers include Donald Miller, Nancy Beach, Dave Gibbons, Ed Young, Stacy Spencer, Chris Seay and Mike Foster....

Mark Driscoll, Matt Chandler, Darrin Patrick, Jeff Vanderstelt and more in San Diego

Mark Driscoll, Matt Chandler, Darrin Patrick, Jeff Vanderstelt and more in San Diego
Join us to hear a tremendous line-up of speakers at the San Diego Church Bootcamp May 5-6th. This conference is a great opportunity to be encouraged, challenged, edified and learn about being missional as well as gain insight into church planting. Come hear Mark Driscoll, Matt Chandler, Darrin Patrick,...

Church Planting, Kingdom Business, Catalyst West and A29 Conferences

Church Planting, Kingdom Business, Catalyst West and A29 Conferences
10 Insights from a Church Planter by David Fairchild Learn from the mistakes, lessons and reflection of a church planter 7 years into it. Business for the kingdom by Tim Chester How do you grow and run a company as a believer? Conferences to promote: San Diego Bootcamp London Bootcamp Catalyst West...

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