EXCLUSIVE LAB TRACK FOR CHURCH PLANTERS

Register early to receive the exclusive partnership rate of $219 (normally $438). This includes admission to the main event, as well as participation in a special Lab track reserved for Church Planters.

This special Lab Track will feature Ed Stetzer, Dave Ferguson, and Darrin Patrick discussing topics specifically focused for Church Planters. A limited number of seats are available for this track, and this offer will only be available with your Catalyst Concierge by calling 888.334.6569. Register early to reserve your spot!

You'll hear from innovative thought leaders on the components of Church Planting: The Person, The Passion, and The Purpose. Featuring:

	Dave Ferguson Lead Pastor, Community Christian Church, Author, The Big Idea www.communitychristian.org Dave Ferguson is the Lead Pastor of Community Christian Church, an innovative multi-site missional community that is passionate about "helping people find their way back to God". CCC has grown from Dave, his wife and four friends to over 5000 every weekend meeting at eight locations. CCC empowers over 600 volunteer leaders to oversee difference-making ministry throughout Chicago and was recently recognized as one of the most influential churches in America. Dave provides visionary leadership for the NewThing Network (www.newthing.org) whose dream is to be "a catalyst for a movement of reproducing churches NewThing is a network of reproducing churches internationally and a resource to churches looking to reproduce multiple sites or new churches. Dave is also the co-founder and serves on the board of directors for the Institute for Community (www.instituteforcommunity.org), who partner with real estate developers to accomplish their mission of "helping people build quality relationships where you live and work through the power of genuine community." Dave is the author of the newly released, The Big Idea - Focus the Message, Maximize the Impact along with Jon Ferguson and Eric Bramlett. Next to Jesus, Dave loves his wife Sue the most and then his three terrific kids Amy - 16, Joshua - 14 and Caleb - 9. Dave and his family live in Naperville, IL. Dave enjoys hanging out with his family, reading, running and playing any sport with a ball. If you want to keep up with Dave's adventures check out his blog at www.daveferguson.org.
	Darrin Patrick Founding Pastor, The Journey www.journeyon.net Darrin Patrick is the founding Pastor of The Journey in St. Louis, Missouri. Darrin serves as Vice-President for Acts 29, an inter-denominational church-planting network that exists to start churches that engage emerging generations in cities across the world. He is also is the executive director for another church planting movement called Vision 360-St Louis, a network which joins the church and the business community in planting gospel-centered churches. Darrin's passion is to equip the church to live the gospel in the world.
	Ed Stetzer Director, Lifeway Research www.lifeway.com Ed Stetzer has planted churches in New York, Pennsylvania, and Georgia and has transitioned declining churches in Indiana and Georgia. He has trained pastors and church planters on five continents, holds two masters degrees and two doctorates, and has written dozens of articles and books. Ed served for three years as a seminary professor at the Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky and has taught at fifteen other seminaries. He is currently the Director of Lifeway Research and Lifeway's Ministry Missiologist in Residence. Ed has written numerous books including Planting New Churches in a Postmodern Age, Perimeters of Light: Biblical Boundaries for the Emerging Church (w/ Elmer Towns), Strategic Outreach (with Eric Ramsey), Breaking the Missional Code (w/ David Putman), Planting Missional Churches, Comeback Churches (with Mike Dodson), and 11 Innovations in the Local Church (with Elmer Towns and Warren Bird). He has also contributed a chapter in The Mission of Today's Church (2007).

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