up coming stuff

our bud steve k, the co-organizer for the charlotte emerging cohort, sent out this very impressive list of this happening in and around our area - some of these might be worth attending.


date: Saturday, September 9
what: 9/11 Memorial Service As the promotional flyer for the event states, ?Come be with the Gaston community as we remember the tragedy of 9/11/01, and pray for a better and peaceful world. The hope for a brighter future begins with us?please join us, and help us make it happen!?
where: New Hope Baptist Church, 2024 Redbud Drive, Gastonia, NC, starting at 10 a.m.


date: Tuesday, September 12
what: Emerging Church Discussion Group Meetup for September I think we're going to have a new conversation partner with us (Rev. Sean LaBat from St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Columbia, SC) so don't miss it!
get info: [click]


date: Sunday-Tuesday, October 1-3
what: Emerging Women's East Coast Gathering: "A Seat at the Table" Becky and I are tentatively planning to attend (with our kids), so if you're interested in going, ladies (and gentlemen), give us a shout!
where: Sandcastle Oceanfront Resort, Virginia Beach, VA ($49/night conference rate)
cost: $50 ($25 for students)
get info: [click]


date: Tuesday, October 10
what: Emerging Church Discussion Group Meetup for October Come out and talk about what you've been reading/thinking/feeling, ask questions, engage in this dialogue and develop friendships!
get info: [click]


date: Saturday, October 14
what: ConvergeSouth Blog Conference FREE conference on blogging in Greensboro. I wish I could go this year (I missed it last year), but I'll be out of town. Somebody please go and rub shoulders with the glitterati of the blogosphere and bring back lots of cool ideas for blogging and communication, OK?? Please!?
get info: [click]


date: Tuesday, October 24
what: "Emerging Church Conference" with Brian McLaren This day-long conference will be a fantastic opportunity to hear "the Godfather of the emerging church" speak on "the historical, philosophical, and theological background to the concepts of paradigm shift and postmodern transition." If you haven't heard McLaren speak on this before, I highly encourage you to take the day off and drive up there with me to attend this! I've heard it before, but I'm looking forward to a refresher course. Even if you can't go for the whole day, Brian is speaking in a FREE session in the evening as well (starting at 7 p.m.).
where: Wake Forest Divinity School, Winston-Salem, NC
cost: Registration for Full Conference: $50 (includes lunch)
get info: [click]of for the ["FREE" Evening Session"]


date: Tuesday-Thursday, January 30-February 1, 2007
what: Mainline Emergent/s: Conversations in Theology, Hope, and Practice Diana Butler Bass, Brian McLaren, Doug Pagitt, Nanette Sawyer, Karen Ward, Tony Jones, and Troy Bronsink will team with Columbia Seminary and the Atlanta Emergent Cohort to provide three days of stimulating conversation and dreaming about the nexus of emerging church life and the mainline Protestant church in America.
where: Columbia Theological Seminary, Atlanta, Georgia
cost: $275 (online registration begins mid-September)
get info: [click]


also, steve added this: FYI -- I'm talking to Tim Conder about coming down to Charlotte (from Durham) to meet with us again sometime (possibly in November/December) and talk about his new book "The Church in Transition"!