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Aha! – A Free Online Ministry Conference

// March 2nd, 2010 // No Comments » // conferences, leadership, technology

Ministry is hard.  It just is… there are challenges we face in ministry that invigorate us and challenges that discourage us.  However, there is something that I find extremely helpful to pull me through the discouraging challenges… OTHER LEADERS.  Connecting with others in ministry is vital to the life of a pastor, and we’ve got to realize that we are not alone. There are others have face the challenges and conquered the issues we’re staring down today.

Once again Leadership Network is pulling together some new voices around the country to encourage Christian leaders everywhere through this FREE online conference. The Leadership Network puts it this way, “Ideas come from everywhere. On March 3rd, you will be confronted with some of the best thoughts and ideas about the church that you have never thought of, from people you may have never heard of… yet.”

Here are some reasons you should participate in Aha!

  • IT’S FREE – no cost to you or your church
  • IT’S EASY – just login from any computer and enjoy
  • IT’S REFRESHING – I get tired of hearing the same stories from the same leaders
  • IT’S EXCITING – new leaders have new ideas
  • IT’S COOL – any time you can win an i-pad, well that’s just cool…
  • IT”S FREE – oh wait, did I already say it’s free???

To register – click here

To see the list of speakers – click here

Free Training With Small Group Experts!

// February 10th, 2010 // No Comments » // conferences, small groups

If you can be near a PC on February 18th you wont want to miss this event.  It is not often that you can participate in something like this with group leaders around the country and the best part is that its FREE.

Greg Bowman (co-author of Coaching Life-Changing Small Group Leaders), Lyman Coleman (the father of the small group movement as we know it today and founder of Serendipity House Resources), Bill Donahue (small groups pastor at Willow Creek Community Church and author of multiple small group books including Leading Life Changing Small Groups and Building a Church of Small Groups), Carl George (church consultant and author of Prepare Your Church for the Future and The Coming Church Revolution), Eddie Mosley(church consultant and small group pastor at Lifepoint Church, Smyrna, TN), Randall Neighbour (President of TOUCH Ministries and author of multiple small group books including The Naked Truth About Small Groups), Bill Search (Small Group Pastor at Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, KY and author of Simple Small Groups), Reid Smith (Community Pastor at Christ Fellowship, Palm Beach, Florida and Founder of 2orMore), and Rick Howerton (Author of Destination Community:  Small Group Ministry Manual, and LifeWay Small Group Specialist), will make up  the panel.

You will be able to interact with other church leaders as the event is taking place as well as presenting questions to the panel for consideration.

Join three generations of small group minds for an unprecedented experience. To find out more and to register for this free event, just CLICK HERE.

The Idea Camp

// August 28th, 2009 // No Comments » // conferences, leadership

The Idea Camp is a collaborative movement of idea-makers who facilitate free hybrid conferences and develop resources for people who desire to move ideas toward implementation. Facilitated by a growing collective of innovative thinkers and practitioners from numerous disciplines, participants gather around topics of interest to encourage and inspire one another, share practical wisdom from the field, and develop intentional networks for idea-making.

Some of the speakers include: Mark Batterson (National Community Church), Blair Burns (IJM), Holly Burkhalter (IJM), Dave Ferguson (New Thing Network), Marta Urquilla (Corporation for National & Community Service)

If you missed the live feed, Newsong Church has an On Demand Library for you to view some of the sessions.  I’ve embedded the player below but I do not know how long they will keep the sessions available, enjoy!

If You Are In Ministry – Don’t Miss “The Nines”

// August 17th, 2009 // No Comments » // conferences, leadership

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If you are in ministry, you can’t miss out on “The Nines.”

Here is the scoop:

THE NINES is a free one-day event that will take place totally on-line. It is designed for all church staff members who want to be motivated and stretched in their leadership. Leadership Network asked some of the church’s greatest communicators: “If you had nine minutes to talk one-on-one with thousands of church leaders, what is the one thing that you would tell them?”

Starting at 9am Central Time they will be having speakers all day long, each speaking for only 9 minutes.  So they have to get right to the good stuff because there is no time to waste!

You can watch “The Nines” right online for free but you have to register in order to participate. 

Here are a few of the speakers lined up:

  • Mark Driscoll
  • Ed Stetzer
  • Perry Noble
  • John Ortberg
  • Nancy Beach
  • Leonard Sweet
  • Mark Batterson
  • Dave Ferguson
  • Mike Breaux
  • Rick Rusaw
  • And many, many others

Click here to register for “The Nines”

Group Life Conference 2009

// July 25th, 2009 // No Comments » // conferences, small groups

What if you could give every small group leader in your church laser focused small group training from some best experts in Group Life?  The Willow Creek Association is handling the Group Life Conference in a brand new – one day format.  Plus you can host it in your own church. As we prepare to kick off our next season of small groups at CCV, I look forward to our leaders hearing from some great group experts like Bill Donahue, Russ Robinson, and Heather Zempel.

If you are interested in hosting the event at your church you can click here to get more info.

If you are interested in leading a group at CCV click here and contact Terri Stone.

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