Missio Dei

I’m going to the New Conspirators conference in Seattle this week.  The conference is focusing on the four streams that are emerging: monastic, mosaic, missional and emerging.  I really like the breadth of this conference.  If you are going, let me know and we’ll hook up at some point so I can see your smiling faces.

I’ll be blogging about it as much as I can. Look here Feb 28 - Mar 1 for posts and updates. Some great people are going to be there including the list below.
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Come imagine new ways to give expression to God’s kingdom in a changing world:

• Experience the creativity of Shane Claiborne, author of The Irresistible Revolution and co-author of Jesus for President, and his companions at The Simple Way as they help their Philadelphia community rebuild after a destructive fire

• Join Karen Ward and her friends as they celebrate their faith at the Church of the Apostles in Seattle and the Fremont Abbey Arts Center

• Learn how Sanctuary Covenant Church, a multicultural congregation led by Efrem Smith, co-author of The Hip Hop Church, is making a difference in Minneapolis

• Join Mark Scandrette, author of Soul Graffiti, in re-imagining what it means to be a disciple of Jesus in San Francisco

• Discover with Julie Clawson how God is raising up emerging women to re-invent the church (I know

• Celebrate with Tomas Yaccino what God is doing through a new generation of missional leaders in Latin America

• Learn how to create more missional churches with Tim Morey from Life Covenant in Torrance, CA

• Imagine with Mark Pierson, co-author of The Prodigal Project, how to create ancient/future forms of celebrations and worship for both traditional churches and new expressions

• Imagine new forms of social entrepreneurship with Devin Erhardt of Pura Vida Coffee

• Meet those who are fashioning emerging expressions of church with Dwight Friesen of Mars Hill Graduate School

• Travel with Romanita Hairston, from World Vision, to visit urban churches that are finding a way to make a difference in tough places

• Join Mark Van Steenwyk in creating a monastic community of Jesus Radicals in Minneapolis

• Learn with pastor Eugene Cho about the flourishing of Quest here in Seattle

• Discover with Andrew McLeod how to create economic coops in uncertain times

• Explore with Lisa Domke how to make choices as we race into the 2008 US presidential election

• Learn with Eileen Hansen how to grow new mustard expressions in a traditional Church

• Learn how to find resources to fund creative new ventures with Tom Balke

• Imagine how to be friars in the 21^st century with Mike Morris from Britain

• Create spiritual practices for those in emerging and traditional churches with Bruce Bishop

• Imagine with Melanie and Jonathan Neufeld innovative ways churches can provide leadership in urban transformation

• Join Ricci Kilmer and Eliacin Rosario-Cruz in beginning the revolution at home

• Discover with Christine Sine, author of Godspace and co-author of Living On Purpose, how to create a liturgy of life

• Imagine with Tom Sine, author of The New Conspirators: Creating the Future One Mustard Seed at a Time, how to create missional whole-life faith and whole-life communities for uncertain times