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What does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. – Micah 6:8
I’ve been in Chicago for about three years now.
Moving here was a huge adjustment and while it’s been an amazing experience, one of the tougher parts of the transitioning to city life [...]

On  Tuesday, January 19, Cabrini Green Legal Aid and  Renew Chicago hosted a conversation with Dr. Tony Campolo entitled “Do Justice. Love Mercy.” Here’s a few notes.

Jesus came into the world with Good News for the poor.
Moses called the Jewish people to observe Sabbath …The Sabbath was three things: 1) the 7th day; 2) [...]

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We are living in a world people dreamed of.
There used to only be a computer at work… then it went home… then to your lap… now to your hand.
Mobile ubiquity, where everyone has a phone, presents challenges and opportunities for the church.
There’s an embedded value system in [...]

Kevin is the Creative Lead for Catalyst Conferences and Founder of Bradpoet, a design, branding, and storytelling agency.

This stage is too big for me but it’s not too big for my God.
The devil does everything to push us towards anonymity and indifference.
We serve a creative God.

God’s story is being told in letters too big for [...]

This conference is really about communication.
We are telling stories.
On Sunday morning when we step into the pulpit, we have a choice.
We can choose to help people make it through life better.
Or, you can help them see another world.
You can help them recognize a parellel reality.
You can illuminate a Kingdom they say the believe but rarely [...]

Donald Miller left home at the age of 21, traveling across the country until he ran out of money in Portland, where he lives today. He wrote the New York Times Bestseller Blue Like Jazz and started The Belmont Foundation, which is recruiting 10,000 mentors from 1,000 churches as a response to fatherlessness in America. [...]

Stacy Spencer is the pastor of New Direction Christian Church in Memphis, which has grown to over 14,000 members in eight years. Stacy leads numerous efforts to revitalize the Memphis community, including a charter school, restaurant, beauty salon, and car wash, where young people can learn relevant skills and trades. Stacy is the author of [...]

Nancy Beach is executive vice-president of the Arts for the Willow Creek Association and a teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church. A champion for the arts and artists in the church, she is the author of An Hour on Sunday: Creating Moments of Transformation and Wonder and Gifted to Lead: The Art of Leading [...]

Chris Seay founded Ecclesia in 1999 with his wife Lisa and brother Robbie Seay in Houston, TX. This missional community houses a fair trade coffee shop, bookstore, organic food market, recording studio, art gallery, music venue, and a number of community events. Chris is the author of several books including The Gospel According to Tony [...]

Dave Gibbons leads the Newsong Global Alliance, which catalyzes new churches all over the world. He serves on the Board of World Vision and is the Chief Vision Officer of Xealot, an organization that develops leaders of movements. Dave is the author of The Monkey and the Fish: Liquid Leadership for Third Culture Leaders. He [...]

Ed Young is the founding pastor of Fellowship Church, which has four campuses in the Greater Dallas area and on in Miami. Ed has written numerous books and provides resources for church leaders through Creative Pastors.com and the Creative Church Conference (C3). Ed Young Television can be seen on major networks throughout the US, Europe [...]

I want to clear away the clutter of Christianity so people can see the beauty of Christ.
“I’ll pray for you” can become a version of “I’ll call you.”
Booty God Booty… love it.
We hit walls when we try to tell God’s Story.
We don’t talk about the Devil much.
If hell has a branding deparment, kudos for them [...]