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Thu., Jan. 22, 2009, 11:52 pm
The resident expert on church staff burnout, Anne Jackson, started a conversation this week about church conferences. It started with a Twitter post (http://twitter.com/flowerdust/status/1097537304) and turned into a blog entry (http://www.flowerdust.net/2009/01/06/talk-less-listen-moreon-church-conferences/) that currently has 49 comments. The essence of Anne's post and the feedback she's receiving is questioning whether or not conferences are worth it. Do you come away with anything helpful or do you just feel inadequate?
Redefining the Conference
That's why I like the new breed of what I'll call "un-conferences." They're experimental events that are trying to redefine the typical conference. Two that come to mind are on opposite ends of the spectrum: Q (http://www.qideas.org/) and Idea Camp (http://theideacamp.ning.com/). I say opposite ends because Q is pricey and Idea Camp is free. But both events are about getting people together and talking about ideas. Both events banish the garish exhibit hall, so no booths or bozos with their hard sell. (Full disclosure: We'll be attending Q and hope to have a CMS meetup (http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/archives/2008/12/q_conference_me.html). And we have some connections with the man behind Idea Camp, Charles Lee (http://www.charlestlee.com/). He's cool.)
More... (http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/archives/2009/01/rethinking_chur.html)
Redefining the Conference
That's why I like the new breed of what I'll call "un-conferences." They're experimental events that are trying to redefine the typical conference. Two that come to mind are on opposite ends of the spectrum: Q (http://www.qideas.org/) and Idea Camp (http://theideacamp.ning.com/). I say opposite ends because Q is pricey and Idea Camp is free. But both events are about getting people together and talking about ideas. Both events banish the garish exhibit hall, so no booths or bozos with their hard sell. (Full disclosure: We'll be attending Q and hope to have a CMS meetup (http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/archives/2008/12/q_conference_me.html). And we have some connections with the man behind Idea Camp, Charles Lee (http://www.charlestlee.com/). He's cool.)
More... (http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/archives/2009/01/rethinking_chur.html)