Mark Scandrette

Here’s an event I will be speaking at in late February.  I think it will be an important gathering space for people pursuing emerging, missional, monastic and mosaic streams of renewal.  God is conspiring through a new generation to re-imagine and create new expressions of discipleship, community, church and mission and to make a difference in our rapidly changing world. At this festi-val of imagination, we will bring together leaders from the emerging, missional, mosaic and monastic streams of renewal to explore new models, discuss tough questions and create ways to be a difference and make a difference in our churches, communities and God’s world. As far as we know, this is the first time that such a broad range of new conspirators have come together to communicate, connect and create with one another.
Join Shane Claiborne, author of The Irresistible Revolution, Karen Ward of Church of the Apostles, Efrem Smith, co-author of The Hip Hop Church, Dwight Friesen from Mars Hill Graduate School, Julie Clawson, an emerging church planter, Mark Scandrette, author of Soul Graffiti, Christine Sine, author of Godspace, Tom Sine, author of The New Conspirators, and others for this festival of imagination.
We are racing into an increasingly uncertain global future in which the middle class, our poorest neighbors and our planet will face daunting new challenges. In this festival of imagination, we will in-vite you to create innovative ways to engage these challenges in a way that reflects something of God’s new order.
We have three very clear goals for this festival of imagination:
1.    to communicate creative models of what new conspirators are doing to address these challenges;
2.    to connect leaders from all four streams in order to share lives, stories and concerns;
3.    to create new ways to advance God’s new order in our world, in our lives and in our churches, in response to the growing challenges facing the poor and the planet.

This event is sponsored by Mustard Seed Associates. Our partners include: Emergent Village, Mars Hill Graduate School, Northwest Hot House and Trinity Lutheran Church. Course credit is available from George Fox Evangelical Seminary and Northwest University.

The New Conspirators: What in the world is God doing?
Join us at Bethany Community Church in Seattle, WA,
on February 28, 29 and March 1, 2008 and find out.
For more information visit: thenewconspirators.wordpress.com
REGISTER online at: thenewconspirators.eventbrite.com

Join new friends at this festival of imagination to communicate, create
and connect to what God is doing through this quiet conspiracy.