Apr 25 2008
Exponential Conference
This week Hugh and I attended the Exponential – National New Church Conference and had some great conversations with leaders from a wide variety of ministries. This year, the missional track had significantly more stage presence than in previous years. Alan Hirsch and Neil Cole represented the missional track and spoke during main and breakout sessions with standing room only in each of their breakouts. Alan gave us the opportunity to share our story during one of his sessions, which created a flood of interest towards The Tangible Kingdom and the MCAP. We spent a majority of our time hanging out at the Leadership Network table – selling our books and connecting with church planters and denominational leaders. Here’s a list of the various conversations that stood out to me:
- Should missional churches avoid being attractive?
- What, if any, are the distinctions between house church, missional church, attractional church, and organic church?
- How do we define incarnational community?
- Are there examples out there of people starting movements of incarnational communities?
- What are some of the alternative funding strategies available for church planters?
- Most rewarding of all, listening to church planter’s describe their journey.
Perhaps we’ll see you there next year!
