Main Sessions: Exponential 2011 was structured into a series of sessions… 5 main sessions and 5 workshop sessions. My travel plans didn’t allow me to take in the first session, but I did make sessions 2-5. Here is a bit of an overview of the main sessions…
- Session 2: Imagine
- Theme Scripture: Isaiah 42:18-20
- Theme: Imagination is to key for the church and it’s people to see the mission as Jesus sees it. The goal in this move is for each individual and church to “see it.” Once a follower or church is able to “see it” then a missional movement is possible.
- Speakers: Neil Cole Darrin Patrick Rob Wegner
- Tweetables: "shift from addition strategies to multiplication strategies.... don't plant churches, plant Jesus" - Neil Cole; "Missions has become something of a cuss word in our nation." – Rob Wegner
- Session 3: Shift
- Theme Scripture: Matthew 9:16-18
- Theme: A shift is necessary in the lives of Christ followers and the church in order to gain the right understanding and passion for the mission of Jesus. The goal in this move is for each individual and the church to “get it.” This shift will require a change in beliefs, practices and culture if a missional movement is to occur.
- Speakers: Michael Frost Reggie McNeal
- Tweetables: "incarnational mission is like a stone covered in moss... not a rolling (transient) stone" Michael Frost; ".... listen... help.... care.... and be loyal to your local community" - Michael Frost; "Loyal intimate presence is one of the most powerful faces of the Gospel." - Michael Frost; "Kingdom Metrics: crime rates going down, grad. rates going up, gang violence going down" - Reggie McNeal
- Session 4: Shift
- Theme Scripture: John 20:19-23
- Theme: Innovation is the implementation of missional imagination and to do mission as Jesus does it. The goal in this move is for each individual and church to “do it.” The outcome of every Christ follower and church living sent lives on mission is a missional movement.
- Speakers: Ed Stetzer Matt Carter
- Panel of Future Travelers including: Mark Beeson Greg Nettle Darrin Patrick
- Tweetables: A new land speed record by Ed Stetzer who went from Genesis 1 to 'the cross' in less than 7 minutes; "Spouse and family first before ministry" – Mark Beeson; "We R lowering the bar on institutional control & raising the bar on relational ministry"-Mark Beeson; "3,000 people come 2 The Austin Stone & very little changes... 3,000 go out & Austin gets transformed" - Matt Carter; "when we aimed 4 'community' we got neither mission or community, when we aimed 4 mission we got both miss. & comm." - Matt Carter
- Session 5: Missional Movement
- Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20
- For the mission of Jesus to be accomplished it will require a movement of Christ followers who are willing to go wherever Jesus says to go and do whatever Jesus says to do. We are challenging you to join what Jesus is already doing and be a part of missional movement to accomplish His mission.
- Speakers: Jo Saxton Matt Chandler
- Tweetables: ".... you are in this room because somebody dreamed the dream before you..." – Matt Chandler; ".... this stuff isn't new.... it's just our turn" – Matt Chandler; “We don't have a leadership problem or a missional problem, we have a discipleship problem.” - Jo Saxon
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