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July 22, 2009
I have spent the last few days in Dallas, TX. at the Ideation Conference hosted by Leadership Network. Sixty of the top church dreamers and innovators were invited to come and be a part of this conference. Several of those present were from across the pond. (England, Germany, Denmark, Australia). It was an awesome experience hanging around with people who have a passion for, and love the church.
On the opening day each of us were asked to present our idea in one minute or less. (It’s harder than you think. Give it a try sometime!) Afterwards John Handy, Matel toy designer and Founder & President of Red Stilts, shared with us the 3i’s of innovation. (Inspiration, Ideation, Implementation.) John helped the group learn how to focus their ideas and create a compelling one minute “Elevator Pitch” that would attract attention.
On Tuesday night everyone was asked to video tape their presentation, which would be viewed and voted on by the group. The following list is the top 12 innovations recognized by the group.
In alphabetical order:
1% More – Jenni Catron – Crosspointe Church
2 X 2 Church Planting – Troy McMahon – Restore Community Church
Story Suite – Bryan Gaffney – Brooklyn, NY
City Serve – Reggie McNeal – Leadership Network
Commentary – Steve Lutz – State College, PA
Connection Engine – Boyd Pelley – Arlington, TX.
Externally Focused Church Planting – David Mills – Compassion By Design
Gospel Church Plants (Europe) – Peter Dyhr – Leadership Network
Legacy Churches – Stephen Gray – National Missions
Network Micro Churches – Andrew Conrad – Church of the Resurrection
On-line Leadership Training – Mac Lake – Seacoast Church
Re-Start Churches – Warren Bird – Leadership Network
You will be able to view videos of these ideas at the Leadership Network website.
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