Comments on: Hey Where’s My Conference?!?! http://churchm.ag/hey-wheres-my-conference/ Exploring the Intersection of Church and Technology Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:40:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ReThinking How We Do Conferences http://churchm.ag/hey-wheres-my-conference/#comment-45190 ReThinking How We Do Conferences Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:21:01 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3410#comment-45190 [...] Church Crunch had a recent post, Hey Where’s My Conference?!?! [...] [...] Church Crunch had a recent post, Hey Where’s My Conference?!?! [...]

]]> By: jonese http://churchm.ag/hey-wheres-my-conference/#comment-45189 jonese Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:51:02 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3410#comment-45189 wow. i hope others are taking the time to think about these questions. If i ever DO create a conference i'll be bringing up this and the other ideas raised.. Awesome thoughts and ideas and questions!!! wow. i hope others are taking the time to think about these questions. If i ever DO create a conference i'll be bringing up this and the other ideas raised..

Awesome thoughts and ideas and questions!!!

]]> By: jonese http://churchm.ag/hey-wheres-my-conference/#comment-45188 jonese Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:48:32 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3410#comment-45188 interaction is key.... interaction is key….

]]> By: jonese http://churchm.ag/hey-wheres-my-conference/#comment-45187 jonese Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:48:11 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3410#comment-45187 NICE! or as John would say EPIC! Great thoughts and a focus i hadn't even thought about....dang now i have to go ponder.... Quick thought though i don't see the conf as a way to bring more in, but to strengthen those we have and those who desire to be stronger... NICE! or as John would say EPIC!

Great thoughts and a focus i hadn't even thought about….dang now i have to go ponder….

Quick thought though i don't see the conf as a way to bring more in, but to strengthen those we have and those who desire to be stronger…

]]> By: jonese http://churchm.ag/hey-wheres-my-conference/#comment-45186 jonese Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:46:48 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3410#comment-45186 I think we can all use the training and ministry and yes most send a select few to a conf with hopes they will return back and share the knowledge etc. But the same could hold true for the church goers. not everyone would go for various reasons but it's possible someone you know might have gone and will share with you... There's only so much you can learn and get out of a sunday sermon, and a bible study once a week. Not everyone can "feed themselves" as i like to say :-) Excellent points BTW! I think we can all use the training and ministry and yes most send a select few to a conf with hopes they will return back and share the knowledge etc. But the same could hold true for the church goers. not everyone would go for various reasons but it's possible someone you know might have gone and will share with you…

There's only so much you can learn and get out of a sunday sermon, and a bible study once a week. Not everyone can "feed themselves" as i like to say :-)

Excellent points BTW!

]]> By: jonese http://churchm.ag/hey-wheres-my-conference/#comment-45185 jonese Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:44:20 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3410#comment-45185 probably is something my church could be doing, or at least a church in my area. Me personally i'd love to see more worship time, and more "events" which talk to my generation and generational needs. Too many pastors, for obvious reasons, have to use a large umbrella when speaking. Too much focus and they will loose people. I see conferences or unconferences or events etc as a way to really focus on a specific topic, idea, or audience. probably is something my church could be doing, or at least a church in my area. Me personally i'd love to see more worship time, and more "events" which talk to my generation and generational needs. Too many pastors, for obvious reasons, have to use a large umbrella when speaking. Too much focus and they will loose people. I see conferences or unconferences or events etc as a way to really focus on a specific topic, idea, or audience.

]]> By: jonese http://churchm.ag/hey-wheres-my-conference/#comment-45184 jonese Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:42:23 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3410#comment-45184 Yea i think John's thoughts before my post about unconferences etc will be the draw for the "flock". I know we've had a few here in the ATL which I didn't get to make but they were organized more around ideas and less an audience.. Yea i think John's thoughts before my post about unconferences etc will be the draw for the "flock". I know we've had a few here in the ATL which I didn't get to make but they were organized more around ideas and less an audience..

]]> By: jonese http://churchm.ag/hey-wheres-my-conference/#comment-45183 jonese Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:41:18 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3410#comment-45183 Good questions let me pray on it :-) I agree with your thoughts and it's kinda of where i was coming from. Love how you picked up on my last line about the flock.... Sometimes it's not about looking around at "who" to blame but looking around and "who" to involve! Good questions let me pray on it :-) I agree with your thoughts and it's kinda of where i was coming from. Love how you picked up on my last line about the flock….

Sometimes it's not about looking around at "who" to blame but looking around and "who" to involve!

]]> By: Kevin Ring http://churchm.ag/hey-wheres-my-conference/#comment-45182 Kevin Ring Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:15:35 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3410#comment-45182 A few thoughts... Conferences can be a great way to provide learning, relationship building, and professional/personal advancement opportunities by connecting people around a common interest or topic. Flock Christianity needs more of that. However, conferences should never replace the value of membership in and service to a local church. They could augment in areas where a local church might be constrained by lack of resources. Most people don't view themselves as professional Christians and lack the Kingdom-mindedness that creates a hunger for the training and equipping in specialized ministry areas that such conferences could provide. How do people move past the belief that their local Church is the only resource for meeting their spiritual needs? How do people move past an efficiency mentality that constrains the attention they're willing to give to spiritual growth to one hour on Sunday? How can a conference be cost effective and attract a large enough attendance to be profitable, without being dumbing down the content to speaking to the lowest common denominator of their Christian- or personal-interests? Before creating another subset of Christian conferences, perhaps we can find ways to spread the value of the thousands of existing conferences even deeper throughout the Body. For one, let cities other than Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Grand Rapids, San Diego and Urbana share the wealth. Sure it may not be as cost effective, but what a blessing it could be to other cities and the surrounding churches. Two, invite the flock to pastor conferences. Offer discounts to pastors that bring members from their church. Or let the church members attend part of the conference for free. Imagine the benefit of exposing a member of your church to deeper spiritual issues, who knows what kind of growth could happen! And imagine how much easier it would be to justify and raise financial support for pastors to attend conferences if someone from their church had experienced first hand the benefits of attending. It's a win, win, win. A few thoughts…

Conferences can be a great way to provide learning, relationship building, and professional/personal advancement opportunities by connecting people around a common interest or topic. Flock Christianity needs more of that. However, conferences should never replace the value of membership in and service to a local church. They could augment in areas where a local church might be constrained by lack of resources.

Most people don't view themselves as professional Christians and lack the Kingdom-mindedness that creates a hunger for the training and equipping in specialized ministry areas that such conferences could provide. How do people move past the belief that their local Church is the only resource for meeting their spiritual needs? How do people move past an efficiency mentality that constrains the attention they're willing to give to spiritual growth to one hour on Sunday?

How can a conference be cost effective and attract a large enough attendance to be profitable, without being dumbing down the content to speaking to the lowest common denominator of their Christian- or personal-interests?

Before creating another subset of Christian conferences, perhaps we can find ways to spread the value of the thousands of existing conferences even deeper throughout the Body.

For one, let cities other than Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Grand Rapids, San Diego and Urbana share the wealth. Sure it may not be as cost effective, but what a blessing it could be to other cities and the surrounding churches.

Two, invite the flock to pastor conferences. Offer discounts to pastors that bring members from their church. Or let the church members attend part of the conference for free. Imagine the benefit of exposing a member of your church to deeper spiritual issues, who knows what kind of growth could happen! And imagine how much easier it would be to justify and raise financial support for pastors to attend conferences if someone from their church had experienced first hand the benefits of attending. It's a win, win, win.

]]> By: National Church Goer Conference ‘09 | Kingdom Strategist http://churchm.ag/hey-wheres-my-conference/#comment-45181 National Church Goer Conference ‘09 | Kingdom Strategist Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:52:01 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3410#comment-45181 [...] by Kevin on Mar.11, 2009, under Church, Conferences, Education, Ministry Hey Where’s My Conference?!?! [...] [...] by Kevin on Mar.11, 2009, under Church, Conferences, Education, Ministry Hey Where’s My Conference?!?! [...]

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