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Luminous :: May 9-11 in Nashville

by Tim Schraeder on 12/01/2011 in Conferences with No comments

It’s December 1, which means annual budget planning is probably well underway for most of you. As you plot out your budget and make your “conference dream list” for next year, one I thing I wanted to get on your radar is a unique gathering happening May 9-11 in Nashville called Luminous.

My friend Chad Jarnagin shared the idea for this gathering with me late this summer and I’m stoked to see  it come together. Unlike your typical conference or even “un-conference” events that are happening, Luminous is going to be “an experience and movement designed to facilitate a sacred encounter with the Artist of the universe.”

I’m thrilled to attend the event and have the honor of being a presenter there, too.

If you are looking to gather with likeminded creatives, definitely add Luminous to your radar [along with other great conferences like STORY and the ECHO Church Media Conference!].

Here’s more info on Luminous:

Our vision is to see a resurrection of creativity in the lives of those who attend as well as the churches and organizations they serve. The keynote sessions & workshops will provide inspiration and revelation in a creative and encouraging environment for creative arts & communication leaders around the USA, UK, Canada, and other countries.

Anyone from a variety of creative arts, communications, and ministries are invited to attend to be inspired and encouraged at Luminous. There will be artists, communicators, filmmakers, writers, musicians, designers, and many others in attendance; the young, the seasoned, and the aspiring are all welcomed.

2012 Keynotes

  • Ian Morgan Cron - Episcopal priest and acclaimed author of “Chasing Francis” and “Jesus, My Father, the CIA, and Me”
  • Blaine Hogan - Artist, actor, writer, producer, Creative Director at Willow Creek Community Church.
  • More to be announced soon!

Musical Artists

  • All Sons & Daughters – David Leonard & Leslie Jordan: worship duo rooted in Journey Church in Franklin, TN.
  • Derek Webb – Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Remixer, Noisetrader, Agitator
  • Michael Pharez – Poet
  • One Sonic Society - led by Jason Ingram [vocals/guitar], Stu Garrard [guitar/vocals] and Paul Mabury [drums]; an international collective of respected artists, united in creating music to serve the Church.
  • Bellarive – Atmospheric post modern rock band.
  • More to be announced soon!

Workshop Environments

Workshops will be great times to dialog, and converse around various topics and ideas.

  • Stephen Proctor - curator of visual worship, illuminator, missionary of beauty, experience designer, VJ, projection artist, globe trotter, overgrown hobbit, co-owner of @gi_inc
  • Nate Ragan - Director of Product Development @MediaShout, VJ, artist, musician, all things creative
  • Dan Wilt - Dan Wilt is a writer, and is the Founder of WorshipTraining.com and Worship Development Nashville.
  • Stephen Brewster – Creative Director at Crosspoint Church.
  • Jeff Goins – Writer, idea guy, and difference-maker.
  • Tim Schraeder - Church Communications. Loves to spread ideas that lead to action. Co-director of @CMSucks. Church Relations at @CSGupdates. Creator of @OutspokenBook.
  • Jeff Simmons – Lead Pastor at Rolling Hills (@rhcc)
  • and more discussions TBD. 

There are many surprise possibilities in the works, so keep checking the Luminous website for updates.

Speaking of conferences… Which conferences are on your radar for 2012? 


 

Monday Mind Dump

by Tim Schraeder on 10/04/2010 in Just For Fun with 10 Comments
  • Fall has officially hit Chicago. LOVE the cooler days and leaves turning colors. Only downside is that it means winter is on its way soon!
  • I spent the weekend with both of my moms. No, it’s not like that. I’m adopted but know my biological family and this weekend both of my moms came to visit. It was an amazing time and one I’m so thankful for.
  • Tomorrow I’ll be doing a webinar with M2LIVE at 11:30 AM EST on texting! Be sure to come and join the conversation if you’re curious about how we use texting at Park and how you can figure out if it’s a good fit for your church. Learn more here.
  • I completed my home office space this week… LOVE having a place to work, read and reflect that’s my own.
  • I’m officially over STORY hangover. It was such a phenomenal event. If you missed it, be sure and check out my STORY Appendix that includes links to all of speakers, sessions and everything else STORY related.
  • Personal highlight for me at STORY was being able to interview Jason Fried from 37signals. I’ve had the chance to get to know him over the past couple of years and think so much of what he has to say can apply to our context in the church. It was a blast to get to welcome him to STORY and have the chance to interview him on some of the ideas that he has that apply to our world as church creatives. One of the statements he said that impacted me the most was: “It’s always more about the message you are communicating and less about the technology that’s wrapped around it.” Brilliant.
  • I’m headed to Catalyst on Wednesday this week. If your’e going to be there, definitely try to make it to the Bloggers Meetup. Brad Ruggles does an amazing job putting on this event and it’s a great way to meet some of your favorite online personalities offline!
  • I’ll be an official blogger for Catalyst this year, so stay tuned for notes and updates from what’s happening in ATL.
  • I’ll turn around from ATL and head to San Francisco next week. My sister is getting married and it’s going to be like “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” Assyrian style. Can’t wait to celebrate with her and the rest of my family.
  • I haven’t seen the The Social Network yet. I feel so behind.
  • I’m a little floored/stunned/humbled that Ken Shaffer added the +41 to his Top 100 Church Blogs list. That made room for yours truly at #140! Pretty crazy and scary all at the same time. Thanks to all of you who read and follow.
  • Last week we had our first planning session for Cultivate11. More details are coming soon!

Story 10 :: David Wenzel

by Tim Schraeder on 09/24/2010 in Story 10 with 11 Comments
  • We are all storytellers.
  • The beginning of Dot and Cross was September 11, 2001.
  • They were shooting Rob Bell’s “Rain” NOOMA DVD in the woods that day while quite literally, the world was changing.
  • It’s amazing how significantly media has evolved and changed our culture since then.
  • They were creating a new type of media people could understand that didn’t involve preaching but storytelling through video.
  • People thought they were crazy for creating DVD teaching.
  • People asked, “who would want to watch images and listen to some guy on video for a half hour?”
  • They wanted to create a DVD series where people could watch teaching in their homes, with small groups, etc and create an experience outside of the Church.
  • No one gave them money to invest in their idea.
  • This idea was before online video, iPods, etc were even in existence.
  • The idea was there before the technology was there to work for it.
  • NOOMA was their first project… they’ve also worked with Marcus Buckingham, Tim Keller, Francis Chan, Matthew Sleeth.
  • They work with experts in video, film, conferences, etc.
  • He went to attend an
  • To be an expert you’ve got to know a lot of information.
  • Speak with authority.
  • Present a contrarian viewpoint. Change the way people thing.
  • Jason Fried proves he’s an expert by giving contrarian viewpoints.
  • Tony Robbins: “Don’t be an expert… become an authority.”
  • Experts are a dime a dozen; being an authority is where it’s at.
  • Forget about being an expert, be an authority.
  • An authority is someone who has experience, who has witnessed something.
  • In order to be an authority you have to have a story.
  • We all reach an inciting incident… a time when we need to do something different.
  • For David, it was discovering he had a massive brain tumor, which turned out to be inoperable brain cancer.
  • They believed God was telling them to not do medical treatment but to trust Him to bring healing.
  • Hebrews 11 teaches all about faith.
  • There is one common thread in all of the stories in Hebrew 11: they are all crazy.
  • They are crazy stories but we celebrate them.
  • None of these people were experts… they are murderers, sheep herders, etc.
  • The one thing they had in common: they chose to have faith in God.
  • God didn’t choose experts to proclaim His message… He chose people who were obedient.
  • God uses obedient people, not experts.
  • We can keep telling our story, or we can tell God’s story.
  • We’ve got to learn what it means to trust in God even when people think you are crazy.
  • We really like stories that have good endings.
  • We don’t like to talk about the ones that don’t have good ones.
  • Real life isn’t like that.
  • We have to make decisions every day about the obedience we are called to.
  • We don’t the end of our lives, we just know one day at a time.
  • We are experts. There is nothing wrong with being an expert.
  • We all love the Gospel and we are all telling stories.
  • We have hearts, minds, and hands and we get to choose what we do with them.
  • God says we are to look like His Son Jesus and Jesus says, “I will only do what my Father tells me to do.”
  • There is a line of authority created when you are in obedience.
  • None of the apostles were experts but they had the authority given to them… and look at what they accomplished.
  • We have everything… but if you don’t have the authority by Jesus Christ to do His Will, you are just playing your own game and writing your own story.
  • Luke 6:46 – “why do you call me Lord, Lord… Master, Master… and not do what I tell you?”
  • Why waste your time calling Him, “Lord, Lord or Master, Master,” if you’re not doing what He tells you to do?
  • We are a group of  experts who are so dedicated to following our hearts to the point that we don’t even want to obey anymore.
  • Our goal is to bring the Kingdom of God to earth.
  • Paul said the Kingdom of God doesn’t come through talk, but through power.
  • Power comes from authority, authority comes through obedience.
  • We are experts and are good at what we do, but so many times we forget that it’s all about the cross of Christ.
  • You can be an expert but if your goal is to bring the Kingdom of God to earth it’s all about your obedience.
  • Don’t let your desire to be an expert overcome the authority that comes to you through the cross of Christ and obedience to Him.
  • If all you do is focus on yourself you’ll do a lot of talking but you won’t be doing anything with true authority from Christ.
  • We live in a day that so values our expertise and what we can accomplish ourselves that we’ve said no to the authority that’s offered to us.
  • The fruit we produce is evidence of what’s in our heart.
  • Bad fruit can’t come from a bad tree.
  • Our business, church, organization, etc is secondary to our life.
  • Put aside your own story; put on a new one that’s not about you, but about obediently following God.
  • We need God’s gospel, not “my” gospel.
  • As many are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God.
  • If you aren’t being led by the Spirit, what are you being led by?

Hey Story Peeps, What Do YOU Want to Ask Jason Fried?

by Tim Schraeder on 09/21/2010 in Just For Fun with 13 Comments

Story is just a couple of days away! Unbelievable. We are so excited to welcome nearly 700 people to Park Community Church for a conference geared towards the creative class in ministry. Ben Arment and his team of volunteers have some amazing things in store and I’m so excited for what the next few days will bring.

On Thursday afternoon I’ll be interviewing Jason Fried as part of the conference. Jason is the co-founder of 37signals and author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-seller  REWORK.

I’ve had the opportunity to get to know Jason over the past year or so and am thrilled to welcome him to STORY. I know he will have some great things to share with us. I’m working on a final list of questions to ask him but thought I’d give you the opportunity to let me know what questions you have for  Jason.

So comment below and let me know what you’d like to ask Jason… I’ll pick a few questions to ask him onstage at STORY!

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