Missional in Suburbia Seminar in the Philly Suburbs - Time to Register
A few months ago I made an early announcement of a seminar we are hosting at The Well on the topic of the missional church in suburbia. We are honored to be able to bring in Al Hsu. Al is the author of the book, The Suburban Christian. I read this book last year and found it really, really helpful. Al not only gets the missional church stuff but also really gets the under the surface issues around the development of suburbia and the calleges that the church faces in this context.
So, get off your over busy, suburban, individualized, consumer-driven butts and sign up for this seminar!
The seminar is August 9, 2008 from 9am - 4pm.
On Friday night the 8th we’ll be having an open house at The Well for those who want to hang out and get to know some people. This time will be free and will also be an event for the Philly Emergent Cohort.
You can see the schedule for Saturday and more details here.
The cost is a mere $25 for the day and that includes lunch.
Just for the record, there will be lots of coffee for the event from One Village Coffee, a local roaster in our area. And yes, its 100% fair trade and organic. I like to call it super tasty and super good for the farmer.
The event will be in partnership with the Ecclesia Network and C4ML of Biblical Seminary.
Oh, REGISTER HERE.
There is room for about 80 spots so sign up quickly…
Tim Etherington said...
105/9/08 9:53 AM | Comment Link |
I’m going to pray about attending this. I’m not currently a pastor but I am ministering in my church and this is an area of interest for me. Still, Chicago to Philly is a pretty good drive for a one day conference. Need some wisdom. But it does have me thinking… Hummm….
Todd said...
205/9/08 9:56 AM | Comment Link |
Tim, you don’t need to be a pastor at all. In fact, I’m hoping we have a great mix of the two. I am honestly kind of sick of conferences that have all pastors in them. :)
as a side note, I think i’ll be back in chicago in July to see my family. my two brothers are having kids then. not together, they aren’t having kids “together.” They are just having kids at the same time with their two different wives… :)
Tim Etherington said...
305/9/08 10:47 AM | Comment Link |
Thanks for clarifying that whole “together” thing. :)
Maybe when you get here (depending on where you are) you and I and Steve McCoy could catch some coffee or something?
Todd said...
405/12/08 5:09 AM | Comment Link |
Tim, Totally a great idea. I’ve been wanting to connect with Steve sometime when I am in town. I’ll be in touch as I get some firm dates…
tghali said...
505/13/08 5:23 PM | Comment Link |
I think I told you but I wanted to comment on this post.
I read this book twice. Once personally bc I am a good suburban Christian and another with our young adult small group bc I am a really, really good suburban Christian.
If I wasn’t going to be in New Olreans (on a mission trip with our students bc, as you may have heard, I’m a really, really great suburban Christian) …
Truth be told, I do wish I could attend. I hope you get a great turn-out and people connect to Al.
Tim Etherington said...
605/18/08 5:13 PM | Comment Link |
Cool Todd, I’ll let Steve know that you’re interested and I’ll see if we can meet and hang out. Shoot me an email when you get more information.