Ecclesia is a relational network of churches, leaders and movements that seek to equip, partner and multiply missional churches and movements.
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- Check out our new website! http://www.ecclesianet.org 2 weeks ago
- Whoops. That's the problem with multiple Twitter accounts. Sorry about that! 2 weeks ago
- My new MacBook Pro is on the vehicle for delivery. And I'm four hours away from home. So sad. 2 weeks ago
- We have a new website up... still working out the kinks but we're making some progress! http://www.ecclesianet.org 2 weeks ago
- More updates...
Churches
- All Souls Church Charlottesville, VA
- Austin Mustard Seed Austin, TX
- Cornerstone Community Church Columbia, MD
- Crossroads Church Odenton, MD
- East End Ecclesia Pittsburgh, PA
- Eikon Richmond, VA
- Horizon Church Owings Mills, MD
- Kairos Hollywood Hollywood, PA
- Kairos West LA West Los Angeles
- NLCF Blacksburg, VA
- Renew Community Lansdale, PA
- The Well Feasterville, PA
Ecclesia Pastor Blogs
Friends of Ecclesia
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Reflections on the Ecclesia Bootcamp
By Bob Hyatt
This was the second time I’ve participated in a Church Planters Boot Camp and the first time I got to present at one.
And in comparing my two experiences, I think I can say, like all things Ecclesia-related, this one was just “better.”
Part of the value of Ecclesia is that when they say “relational [...] -
The Good News Blog Series
JR Woodward, one of the pastors Kairos, an Ecclesia church in LA, recently concluded a fantastic series of blog posts on the Good News.
Contributors to this series included authors, bloggers, professors, and practitioners. It contained perspectives from different ethnicities and different genders, as well as from Asia, South America, Europe and North America. [...] -
Aggelos Church Planters Training – What is it?
JR Woodward tells more about the Aggelos Training event we are hosting from May 18-22, 2009.
It is not difficult to realize that church planting is something more people are doing and seeking to do, because there are many opportunities for church planters to get training, coaching and resources. As a person who has [...] -
Update from Crossroads Church in Odenton, MD
Preaching and teaching at Crossroads Church in Odenton, Maryland is a big part of the process of us helping our people understand God’s grace to us and how living on mission is a natural response to that grace. Almost all of the teaching times at Crossroads end with the exhortation to go out and [...]
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Church Updates – Oct. 08
We’re excited to pride some updates, news on some of the newer churches in Ecclesia…
All Souls Community
All Souls is very much in its infant stage. We are taking things slow, hoping to ask good questions and begin good friendships that will allow us to form an indigenous community that takes pleasure in God by enjoying [...]
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Aggelos Church Planters Training Audio
The audio from our 2009 Aggelos Church Planters training is now available here.
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Planting Missional Churches – Chris Backert (MP3)
Chris Backert, the Organizational Architect of Ecclesia, speaks during our 2009 Aggelos church planters training in Richmond, VA. For more info on Aggelos, click here.
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Why Plant Churches by Bob Hyatt
Bob Hyatt leads a session during the 2009 Aggelos church planting conference in Richmond, VA.
Bob is the pastor at Evergreen Community Church in Portland, OR and blogs here. -
Ecclesia National Gathering Audio (Sessions #6 and #7)
Collective Session #6 - Eddie Gibbs: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Collective Session #6 - Jon Tyson: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Collective Session #7 - Darrell Guder: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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Ecclesia National Gathering Audio (Sessions #3, #4, #5)
Audio for Collective Sessions 3-5.
Collective Session #4 - Darrell Guder, Mike Breen, Jon Tyson: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Collective Session #5 - Mike Breen: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Collective Session #5 - Darrell Guder [29:44m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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Ecclesia National Gathering Audio (Sessions #1 & #2)
Below is the audio for Mike Breen and Eddie Gibbs, sessions #1 and #2.
Collective Session #1 - Mike Breen [38:36m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Collective Session #1 - Eddie Gibbs [30:52m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Collective Session #2 - Mike Breen: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Collective Session #2 - Eddie Gibbs [40:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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Scripture & Culture Seminar
How do we read and interact with scripture as communities of faith?
How do we read and interact culture as communities of faith?These two questions will be giving shape to our time together during this day.
We are excited to have two exceptional conversation partners for this event:
Dr. Darrell Guder
Dr. Guder is the Dean of Academic Affairs [...] -
2009 National Gathering Schedule
Below you will find the tentative schedule for the national gathering. All times, speakers and topics are subject to change. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Location:
National 4-H Youth Conference Ctr.
(www.4Hcenter.org)
7100 Connecticut Avenue
Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
Schedule
Wednesday March 4th
1.00 – 2.00 – Arrival & Registration
2.00 – 3.45 – “Engaging: Missionary Strategies [...] -
Baltimore Area Ecclesia Gathering – Feb. 19, 2009
This is a gathering before the National gathering. The goal is relationship building so that the National Gathering is of even greater value.
Wether you are going to the national conference or not, if you live in the Baltimore area, we would like to invite you to a localized gathering at Cornerstone [...] -
2009 Annual Conference – Crafting Missional Expressions of Church
Date: March 4-6, 2009
Crafting fresh expressions of church that arise from incarnational mission is the overall emphasis for our third annual national gathering in Washington, DC. We all believe in it—and we are all wrestling with how to do it—so let’s wrestle together.
We will be joined by: theologian, Dr. Darrell Guder from Princeton Seminary, missiologist [...] -
West Coast Regional Gathering: Oct 23-24
Mark Your Calendars!
Thursday October 23, 5:00 pm – Friday October 24, 9:00pm
More information will be coming soon, yet we wanted to give you a foretaste of this exciting event so you would make room on your calendars!
Theme
The Integrated Journey: the upward, inward and outward spiritual journey.
Scheduled Facilitators
Wil Hernandez
Will regularly teaches on the spirituality [...] -
Missional in Suburbia Seminar
On August 8-9, 2008, The Well, in partnership with the Ecclesia Network and C4ML at Biblical Seminary, will be hosting a one-day conference with Al Hsu, author of The Suburban Christian around the topic of Suburbia and the mission of the Church.
Event Summary
“God always shows up in the most God-forsaken places.” – Alan Roxburgh
In some [...]
