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Acts 29 Boot Camp | February 2-4 in Orlando: Daniel Montgomery, Tyler Jones, Ed Marcelle and Matt Carter

This February 2-4, abandon the cold and head to sunny Orlando to join us for the two-part event -- Acts 29 Boot Camp and Resurgence Conference: Our Fathers and Our Future. For those who register for the conference plus boot camp (no additional charge), we are bringing in four Acts 29 church planters to teach -- these pastors' workshops are available only to boot camp registrants. For those who want to be assessed or credited for boot camp, these are required sessions. Here's the list of topics and who our speakers are: REGISTRATION AND MORE INFORMATION  Acts 29 Boot Camp Workshop Schedule:  February 2, 2011: 1:00 pm - "Why the Gospel Matters" Daniel Montgomery2:00pm - "Finding Rhythm and Balance in Your Work as Church Planter" Tyler Jones February 3, ...

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A Brief Overview of Acts 29: Part 1

By Scott Thomas, Acts 29 Director   1. How and when did Acts 29 begin? Acts 29 was founded in 2000 with Mark Driscoll, pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle when it was about 200 in attendance and David Nicholas, a Presbyterian pastor (now retired) of a large church in Boca Raton, Florida. They formed the network to plant qualified, entrepreneurial men who held to a reformed soteriology (salvation) and were willing to engage urban cities with the gospel.   2. Why does Acts 29 exist? What are its chief goals and key emphases? Acts 29 exists to make gospel-transformed disciples by planting church-planting churches.   Gospel Message: The major emphasis of Acts 29 is the gospel. The gospel is the power of God for salvation and sadly many churches are ashamed of ...

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Why Should I Attend an Acts 29 Boot Camp?

Acts 29 has been conducting Boot Camps since its inception in 2000. The goal of these introductory church-planting conferences is to introduce Biblical church planting concepts as understood through the gospel and a missional ecclesiology. I attended my first Boot Camp in Seattle in 2003 with 40 other people. I still have the notebook provided because it was so impactful in my life.   Our next boot camp is upcoming in Louisville, KY on November 10-11 hosted by the great Sojourn Church led by the dynamic duo of Daniel Montgomery (teaching and vision) and Mike Cosper (worship and arts).   You can register here.   So, if one can get the audio files within a week or two of a Boot Camp, why should one attend one? If it is content-driven, as Stetzer describes it in an ...

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