Calgary Church – Join a movement….

The Renov8 Congress has come to a close for 2009 and I was very surprised with the quality of the event. Most of all, I was thrilled to be able to connect with other missional leaders from across our country. Another part of why I attended the Congress was capture some quick videos of anybody I could nail down.

The purpose is to extend the missional conversation in our country and hopefully spur action from dialogue. Over the course of the next few weeks I will be releasing snippets of the various conversations I had. To start off, here is the first of a few clips from a brief chat I had with Mike Frost who was one of the awesome plenary speakers at the event. Enjoy.

Mike Frost on 'Kingdom Language' from Ro N on Vimeo.

Mike Frost - Missional v. Attractional Church from Ro N on Vimeo.

We're taking in a church planting conference here in Calgary and so far so good. All the major speakers are squarely aligned with a missional theology which is great considering probably 3/4 of those in attendance are not in that frame of mind.

We're going to post all our blogging updates over at Pomotheo.com.

Just a reminder, Calgary Church is setting up a in person meet for those who aren't tied up Wednesday evening. Details here and through Twitter.

Calgary Church will be attending this years, Renov8 Congress that kicks off tonight at 7PM. The Renov8 Congress is headed by Church Planting Canada and features speakers like Michael Frost.

He will be speaking for free tonight at 7PM so everyone can come out and see him. Seating won't be a problem since it's in the biggest church in Calgary (a bit ironic).

We will be providing updates on the event via Twitter for those attending or not. You can follow the updates on Twitter here. Also, Calgary Church will head an after hours discussion for those not committed to community/denominational meetings after the daily events. We'd like to extend an invitation to join a missional discussion for all participants of the Renov8 Congress. Continue reading »

The Renov8 Church Planting Congress is coming to Calgary from the 17th to the 20th. We're gearing up for the arrival of some of the countries brightest missional / church planting thinkers and leaders.

It appears the congress has left evenings free, so if you're schedule is not booked up, Calgary Church plans on reserving space in downtown Calgary to continue the discussion. Mind as well make the most of your time here.

This event is open to anybody and everybody who wants to dialogue, share stories, muse, etc., with like minded missional thinkers.

Location has not yet been determined but will likely be in the Kensington area of town. Would anybody be interested?

To great videos to watch if you're starting to engage in the missional church dialogue. Include your comments at the bottom.

Ed Stetzer & David Fitch - a missional conversation from Missional Tribe .

Ed Stetzer & Dave Fitch - a missional conversation Part II from Bill Kinnon .

This was a message posted in the Missio Dei Alberta Network Facebook group and then reposted here.

I wanted to drop a quick note to inform you of the latest happenings in the world of missional church in our province. By no means is this an all inclusive list but it gives a nice overview of a few communities.

Here are some details: Continue reading »

The second missional leaders dialogue is c oming Saturday, May 23rd. This is a chance for church leaders in our city to come together and share ideas on how we can join God's plan to redeem this city. We'll also chat about how we're connecting with your communities and any other theological issues that may arise!

Details:

Host: Missio Dei - Missional Church in Alberta Network
Time: 1:30PM Saturday, May 23rd
Venue: Kensington Pub

Continue reading »

Spring is upon us and the snow is melting, albeit slowly. This quick note is to outline some changes and updates to the missio dei Missional church in Alberta network we've created on Facebook. Continue reading »

Part of our purpose at Calgary Church is to help like minded leaders/individuals/communities network with each other. We don't feel there is a fundamental need to be divided across denominational lines so we value other communities who hold similar beliefs to ours and are engaging in the same mission as us.

The 'Missio Dei - Missional Church in Alberta Network' is focused to present a forum for Christians in Alberta to discuss ideas and join networks engaging in God's mission to redeem humanity -- the missio dei.

We are the hub to connect people into communities and to network communities with each other.

These people and communities have some of these characteristics: Continue reading »

Today marked the first leaders dialogue on things missional. I didn't have an 'agenda' for the conversation, rather, I was open to let the discussion take its own course.

We had a great time chatting with some pints over a couple of hours essentially conspiring ways to be catalysts in our communities to join God in his redemption plan.

Those who joined the conversation included:

• Shawn from North Ridge Church and New Church Calgary
• Lee from Calgary Social Dikai (Facebook group on social justice.)
• Rob from Bridge Talk and Cross the Bridge
• Rohadi from Calgary Church and Missional Church in Alberta (Facebook group)

Some additional thoughts we covered: Continue reading »