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January 2014

January 20, 2014

Top 10 Reasons to Make TransFORM 2014 Your Spring Conference Experience

I'm excited to be part of the organizing team for the annual TransFORM Network conference,...

September 2013

September 26, 2013

Fresh Expressions U.S. Has a New Facebook Page and National Gathering in March 2014

Fresh Expressions U.S. is, quite simply, the U.S. expression of the Fresh Expressions movement, which...

April 2013

April 01, 2013

April Is Officially Missional Church Conference Month

This is no April Fool's joke: Just about wherever you live in the U.S., there's...

March 2013

March 07, 2013

TransFORM Southwest Is Happening April 5-6 in Fort Worth, Texas

I'm grateful to Brian McLaren for putting out the invitation on his blog yesterday to...

December 2012

December 26, 2012

Get Out The Front Door!

The Urbana (traditional) missions conference starts tomorrow in St. Louis, but several months ago, Dave...

November 2012

November 10, 2012

Watch the Missional Church Consultation Live Online

This weekend, Luther Seminary in St. Paul is hosting its eighth annual consultation on the...

October 2012

October 30, 2012

Three Ways to Be Missional This Halloween

Jeff Mangum has written a short and simple article for Verge Network, outlining three ways...

October 24, 2012

Missional in Phyllis Tickle’s New Book “Emergence Christianity”

I recently finished reading Phyllis Tickle's new book Emergence Christianity: What It Is, Where It...

October 24, 2012

Missional Learning Commons This Weekend in Chicago

According to David Fitch, this weekend is either the fifth or sixth year of hosting...

October 08, 2012

Missional Monday: Sentralized September, Lance Ford Books, The Feast Feeds Missional Imagination

Here’s a recap of the last few weeks in the missional conversation:Sentralized Conference took place...

September 2012

September 10, 2012

Missional Monday: Wild Goose West Recap, New Brian McLaren Book Bows, Parish Collective Rocks

Here’s a recap of last week’s major highlights from the missional conversation:Wild Goose Festival West...

August 2012

August 28, 2012

Missional Monday: Wild Goose Goes West

Sorry, I don't have a real Missional Monday post today. I'm getting ready to fly...

August 24, 2012

SynergyIGNITE Event for Megachurch Leaders Announced

The folks at RiverTree Christian Church have announced a two-day SynergyIGNITE conference for anyone interested...

August 01, 2012

Follow This Synchroblog Throughout the Month of August

The good folks over at Provoketive Magazine are curating a synchroblog during the month of...

July 2012

July 26, 2012

Missional Worship Convocation Kicks Off in Chicago

The Center for Parish Development kicks off its annual conference today in Chicago, and the...

July 20, 2012

How to Be a Missional Christian During Ramadan

Our Muslim neighbors and friends have just entered into the month of Ramadan, where they...

July 12, 2012

A Kickstarter Project Alan Hirsch and I Can Both Get Behind [VIDEO]

It's called Theophony: The Mighty Interactive Theremin, and it's being organized by Phil Wyman and...

July 09, 2012

Missional Monday: Sentralized Sessions Announced, Higher Ed Linked, Patriotic Pacifism

Here’s a recap of last week's major highlights from the missional conversation:The Sentralized conference announced...

July 06, 2012

Making the Missional Shift in Worship? [VIDEO]

There are a number of conferences out there called "Shift" (or that have "Shift" in...

July 06, 2012

Sentralized Main Sessions and Workshops Announced

The Sentralized conference, coming up September 27-29 in Kansas City, has announced their slate of...

July 05, 2012

What Missional Churches Can Learn from Non-Profits

Fellow Progressive Christian blogger Carl Gregg finally decided to post his notes from the Funding...

July 02, 2012

Missional Monday: Wild Goose Reverberates, Deep Theology Discussion, The $135 Missional Book In My Hands!

Here’s a recap of last week's major highlights from the missional conversation:Wild Goose Festival 2012...

June 2012

June 26, 2012

Missional Monday [Late Edition]: The Goose Has Flown, Streaming Conference, Remembering Francis DuBose

Here’s a late Monday night recap of last week's major highlights from the missional conversation:The...

June 21, 2012

Gone Wild Goose Festivaling

I'm hitting the road this morning to head to Shakori Hills campground, near Pittsboro, North...

June 18, 2012

Missional Monday: Missio Alliance Launches, Forge America Announcement, Young Adult Demands, Wild Goose Chases

Here’s a quick recap of last week's major highlights from the missional conversation:The new Missio...

June 16, 2012

What If We Let the Children Lead Us?

David Csinos and Brian McLaren recently collaborated on the landmark Children, Youth, and a New...

June 13, 2012

David Fitch on Missional – Livestream Today at 4pm ET

The new Missio Alliance network is holding its first regional event at Northeastern Seminary in...

June 09, 2012

Ed Stetzer’s Advice to the Anglican Church in North America

The Anglican Church in North America held its "Assembly 2012" this past week at the...

June 03, 2012

Does Canceling One Sunday Service Count as Missional?

This may be a step in the right direction, or it might just be an...

May 2012

May 29, 2012

Missio Alliance Announces First Regional and National Events

The new Missio Alliance network — a collaboration between Northern Seminary, Ecclesia Network, Virginia Baptist...