Events

On November 22, 2010 the Virginia Region will be gathering for a day of equipping and dialogue. We are having 6 presentations, each within the themes of either the Holy Spirit or Mission. Each presenter will have 30 minutes to present, followed by 30 minutes of discussion within the group.

The following are the presenters and topics:

Holy Spirit

• Brian Hopper: HS in Missional Community life
• Phil Watkins: HS in the Early Church
• Doug Paul: Moving a community towards being naturally supernatural

Missional

• Matt Senger: Missional engagement in suburban neighborhoods
• Evan Hansen: Missional engagement with the ignored and marginalized
• Jim Pace: Missional Mistakes and Maintenance

Location: Eunoia Student Building on the UVA campus in Charlottesville
Times: 9:30am – 5:00pm

This is your invitation to LA 2010, where you will hear from 14 innovative speakers, from 14 different churches, take 14 minutes to share their best thoughts on discipleship.

DATE
Friday, November 5th – 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday, November 6th – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

PLACE
The Fountain Room

COST
Free

RSVP
Please RSVP for this event on facebook, since we have a capacity for seating. Those registered through facebook will have first priority. Feel free to invite your friends to this event.

NATURE OF EVENT
This gathering is about thinking imaginatively about the future of the church with others in an open-source gift economy kind of way. The next BIG idea is about people sharing innovatively on discipleship/mentoring. UNconference is about freely sharing creative ideas with one another without putting anyone on a pedestal. It is more participant oriented than personality driven. There is also no cost, because people share their gifts and knowledge freely.

LIST OF SPEAKERS – Coming Soon!

DATE
Friday, June 11 – 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 12 – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

PLACE
New Denver Church

HOST
The Ecclesia Network

COST
Free

RSVP
Please RSVP for this event on facebook, so we have a sense of who is coming. Invite your friends through facebook and other means, especially those living in the Denver area.

NATURE OF EVENT
We will be thinking imaginatively about the future of the church with others in an open-source gift economy way. The next BIG idea is about giving time to interact about innovative ways to partner with God in the renewal of all things. UNconference is about freely sharing creative ideas with one another without putting anyone on a pedestal. It is more participant oriented than personality driven. You will hear from practitioners who are on the front lines. There is also no cost, because people are sharing their gifts and knowledge freely.

TOPIC
During our short time together, there will be 14 innovative speakers from 14 different churches each sharing for 14-minutes on innovative ways to think and live missionally. More details on the speakers and topics to come!

Download the brochure here: αγγελος Brochure

αγγελος is church planting training  that presents a theological and practical trajectory for missional church planting.

αγγελος is unique in comparison to other church planters training opportunities available.

First, there will not be hundreds of people here. More than likely, there will be somewhere between 20-30. This means plenty of room for dialog, conversation, and questions amidst all of the planned training.

Second, everyone stays, eats, and prays together for the week. Most people leave with better friendships, some of which will be life-long, because they started the church planting journey – in this way – together.

Third, there will be a host of different equippers with unique planting stories. This gathering (as in all we try to do) isn’t dominated by just a few individuals or models of church planting. You’ll hear from a variety of planters, both seasoned and new, and learn from their experiences and approaches.

Finally, we hope to provide a good balance of theology, theory, and practicality. Each component is vital
We hope you’ll join us in May!

Topics Covered:

• Planting Missional Churches
• Planting Equipping Churches
• Staying Healthy While Planting
• Developing a Philosophy of Discipleship
• Incarnational Ecclessiology: Reading Your City
• Developing Models & Approaches
• Developing Your Team
• Navigating Team Dynamics
• Fundraising for Church Planting
• Administrative & Legal Issues
• Keeping Heart Till the End ….

General Information

Location
Richmond Hill Urban Retreat Center (www.richmondhillva.org).
Richmond Hillis a former monastery, located in the heart of the city of Richmond. Most people will be sharing a room with one other person throughout the week. All meals are all included as part of our stay and will take place on the grounds.

Registration
Email info@ecclesianet.org to confirm your spot followed by payment. A 20% deposit is required within two weeks of registration to qualify for rate and space. Full payment due May 1st, 2010.

Arrival/Departure
You should plan to arrive at the Richmond Hill Urban Retreat Center (www.richmondhillva.org) between 4.00 and 4.30 on Monday, May 17th. Please be prompt because we will start with an orientation to the week around 5.00 that evening. We plan to finish on Friday at approximately 4.00 pm.

What to Bring:
Richmond Hill provides sheets and towels for each guest. You will need to bring all other toiletries with you. In addition, please bring along any relevant documents and resources related to your particular church plant. This could include vision pieces, working budgets, drafts of values, demographic information, etc. Obviously, you should bring a copy of the scriptures with you.

Preparing to Come:
Spend some time in prayer, perhaps asking specific people to pray for you during this week. This will be a very “intense” week with a full schedule, but our hope is that it will launch God’s church planting efforts through you in an effective way.

Pricing

• Super Earlybird – before Feb 1, 2010 – $499
• Earlybird – before Mar 1, 2010 – $599
• Regular – before May 1, 2010 – $699
• Late – after May 1, 2010 – $799

A Word from a previous participant:

From the moment I arrived, I began to realize – this is a room of like-minded individuals intent on seeing the Gospel spread and healthy, missionally-minded communities planted. And in the lonely world of church planting, I can think of few things more valuable than having a handful of friends like that.

The boot camp itself was a great mix of the theoretical and the practical, the motivational and the devotional. Times of prayer, times of discussion, lots of learning and lots of dreaming. This was a healthy mix of seasoned practitioners and newer church planters all sharing what they’ve learned. And everyone was invited and expected to do the same.

The setting of the Richmond Hill community was wonderful with its rhythm of prayer and contemplative atmosphere. Hard to imagine a better setting for listening to God and seeing what it is He might be birthing through you.

–Bob Hyatt, Portland OR