Missional Gathering at SBC

Posted by Joe Thorn - 14/05/07

If you are going to the SBC in San Antonio, TX this year be sure to show up for the missional gathering. Ed Stetzer, Bob Roberts, and Todd fields will be speaking. It sounds great.

Ok, it’s at 9:30 pm so as not to be in conflict with the pastors conference. Personally, I think it would be a better idea to offer something like alternative tracks throughout the pastors conference to allow for something like this to go down during “prime time.” But I’ll take what I can get. Here’s the rundown:

9:30 PM after the Pastor’s Conference
Room 217
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
San Antonio, Texas

A Missional Network event where you’ll…

CONNECT, SHARE, GROW

* Connect with other missional leaders
* Discuss issues of church and culture
* Learn innovative ways to reach people

Featuring…

Bob Roberts - founder of Glocalnet and senior pastor of NorthWood Church in Keller, TX.
Ed Stetzer - Missiologist and Senior Director of the Center for Missional Research at NAMB, Alpharetta, GA
Todd Fields - worship leader, singer, and songwriter from Alpharetta, GA.

Also you’re invited to a limited-seating 4:45pm Dinner with a discussion panel of Missional Leaders including Bob Roberts, Ed Stetzer, JD Greear, and Matt Carter

Register online for a seat at Aldacos Mexican Restaurant on Monday, June 11th, at 4:45pm, Meet new friends, discuss issues of church and culture and ask questions from a panel of nationally known church leaders.

Complementary Trolley Car will be running to and from the Convention Center and Aldacos.

For Registration information for both the Missional Network Gathering and the optional Dinner, click below.

Register NOW! The dinner is limited to 140 people and has a nominal fee, the evening ‘Gathering’ is limited to 500 people and there is no charge.
San Antonio, TX - June 11, 2007

Information Here | Register Here

This is the first year in 7 when I am not sure if I will be at the SBC. I hope to know by the end of this week.

Developing Elders

Posted by Joe Thorn - 14/05/07


Steve McCoy and I have been talking a lot about elders in the church, their development and ministry. Along the way we have been asking others for their thoughts. We had a chance to chat with Daniel Montgomery of Sojourn and he recommended 3 books: Being Leaders, Building Leaders and Leading Leaders all by Aubrey Malphurs. I thought I would throw this out there to further our thinking.

If you are a pastor/elder, church planter, etc. I would like to hear your approach to developing leadership - specifically elders - and the work elders engage in. Do you have a structure/organization chart? Do you use some kind of assessment tools? How often do you meet? What church(es) do you believe models this well? This is an open discussion, but keep in mind I am not looking for the biblical support for elders, and am not interested in that debate on this post. We have elders at Grace and believe the biblical model is to have an elder led, congregational church.

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