The next Acts 29 Bootcamp is going down November 10-11, 2009 in Louisville, KY at my second favorite church in North America, Sojourn Community Church. If you haven’t been to a bootcamp before, you need to go. If you have been to a bootcamp, you need to go. Thinking of planting a church? Go. Pastoring? Go. Do you serve in a church? Then you need to be there.

The main speakers are Matt Chandler, Darrin Patrick, Ed Stetzer, Kevin Cawley, Bob Thune, Dave Harvey and Steve Timmis. The conference is also offering six separate tracks with several breakout sessions, and a diverse group of worship leaders. Note that the days early enough to allow for good fellowship and networking.

Tuesday, November 10th

General Session

8:00am Registration
9:00am Welcome: Scott Thomas
9:10am Worship
9:30am Session #1: “The Gospel & Ambition” – Dave Harvey
10:30am Session #2: “Church Planting & Ambition” – Ed Stetzer, Testimony: Kevin Jamison
11:30am Lunch (provided)
12:30pm Workshops Begin

Choose a Track (12:30-1:20)

- Church Planting from the Ground Up track: Kevin Jamison (Core Development)
- Total Church track: Steve Timmis (Total Church)
- Wives track: Jani Ortlund, Mandy Montgomery, and others
- Worship track: Tim Smith (Worship that is Missional, Contextual, and Gospel-Centered)
- Executive Pastor track: Jamie Munson (Mars Hill Church) , Phil Taylor (Terra Nova Church), Bryce Butler (Sojourn Community Church), and Nate Williams (Vintage21)
- Pastor as Resident Theologian track: Ray Ortlund (Revival-When God comes to Church)

Choose a Track (1:30-2:20)

- Church Planting from the Ground Up track: Keith Watson (Vision & Values: Great Church or Great City?)
- Total Church track: Steve Timmis (Total Church)
- Wives track: Jani Ortlund, Mandy Montgomery, and others
- Worship track: Panel Discussion on Worship Ministry featuring Tim Smith, Kevin Twit, Marc Heinrich, Mike Cosper, and Chip Stam.
- Executive Pastor track: Jamie Munson (Mars Hill Church) , Phil Taylor (Terra Nova Church), Bryce Butler (Sojourn Community Church), and Nate Williams (Vintage21)
- Pastor as Resident Theologian track: Joe Thorn (How Theology Can Kill Your Church)

General Session

2:30pm Session #3: “The Church & Ambition” – Steve Timmis,  Testimony: Matt Adair
3:30pm GCM Presentation, Logos Presentation
4:00pm Break
4:15pm Session #4:  “Leadership & Ambition” – Darrin Patrick, Testimony: Nick Nye
5:15pm End of day 1

Wednesday, November 11th

General Session

10:00am Welcome: Scott Thomas
10:10am Worship
10:30am Session #5: ”Decoding your City & Ambition” – Kevin Cawley, Testimony: Keith Watson
11:30am Session #6: “Discipleship & Ambition” – Bob Thune, Testimony: Rick Long
12:30pm Lunch (provided) – Q&A with Scott Thomas about A29

Choose a Track (1:30pm-2:20pm)

- Church Planting from the Ground Up track: Rick Long (Calling to Commitment: establishing elders, deacons, and members)
- Total Church track: Steve Timmis (Total Church)
- Wives track: Jani Ortlund, Mandy Montgomery, and others
- Worship track: Kevin Twit (Singing Theology)
- Executive Pastor track: Jamie Munson (Mars Hill Church) , Phil Taylor (Terra Nova Church), Bryce Butler (Sojourn Community Church), and Nate Williams (Vintage21)
- Pastor as Resident Theologian track: Greg Allison and Reid Monaghan (Church History)

Choose a Track (2:30pm-3:20pm)

- Church Planting from the Ground Up track: Matt Adair (Forming strategic partnerships)
- Total Church track: Steve Timmis (Total Church)
- Wives track: Jani Ortlund, Mandy Montgomery, and others
- Worship track: Panel Discussion on Songs and Songwriting featuring Sandra McCracken, Kevin Twit, Neil Robins, and Tim Smith
- Executive Pastor track: Jamie Munson (Mars Hill Church) , Phil Taylor (Terra Nova Church), Bryce Butler (Sojourn Community Church), and Nate Williams (Vintage21)
- Pastor as Resident Theologian track: “Mystery Theologian”

General Session

3:30pm Session #7: “Preaching & Ambition” – Daniel Montgomery, Testimony: Dustin Neeley
4:30pm Break
5:00pm Session #8: “Ministry for the Long Haul & Ambition” – Matt Chandler
6:00 pm End of day 2

I’m honored to be invited to speak at one of the breakout sessions in the Pastor as Resident Theologian track.

It’s going to be a great conference and I hope to see you there.

Acts 29 Website
Conference Website

Most of the audio from the A29 Bootcamp in Chicago is now online at the Acts 29 website.

Church Planting Evangelism by Mark Dever
Kingdom-Focused Church Planting by Ed Stetzer
Leading the Mission in Church Planting by Darrin Patrick
Preaching the Mission by Mark Driscoll
Missional and Biblical Church Planting by Ed Stetzer