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JetSet: Turner & Grimes (video)

Almost — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:43:34 +0000

Johnny Grimes is the church planter and lead pastor of Branch Life Church in Birmingham. Joseph Turner is the planter and pastor at Sojourn Community Church in Houston. Both of these guys are committed to incorporating mission both locally and internationally into the DNA of their church from the beginning.

JetSet: Steve Timmis (video)

Almost — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:37:41 +0000

Steve Timmis, leading Acts 29 in Western Europe, shares with Ed Stetzer about the need for the gospel to move forward in what many have called the future of the U.S. in terms of a secular, post-Christian culture through church planting.

Jet Set London Debrief #1

bradhamilton — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:49:12 +0000

JetSet: Harrison on church in France

Almost — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:39:03 +0000

Paul Harris is a French pastor and church planter–at two different churches simultaneously. In addition to sharing about this, he gives some perspective on the challenges of working in the advanced post-Christian culture known as Paris.

Montgomery & Howard on the Great Commission

Almost — Mon, 31 May 2010 14:52:12 +0000

It was the Upstream Collective’s privilege to welcome several U.S. church planters from the Acts 29 network in our most recent JetSet trip in two key global cities—London and Paris. In addition to contributing to and helping shape the conversation, these men were looking for ways to connect with existing church planters and identify effective ways to take the gospel to the nations.

As the planter of Sojourn Community Church in Louisville, Kentucky and a catalyst for the Sojourn network, Daniel Montgomery is an innovator and contemplative voice on all things church. During a video interview in Paris, France, Montgomery shares some of his passion for seeing all of the Great Commission obeyed and proclaimed throughout the world.

Having planted several churches personally, been a part of assisting in other plants, and having coached a number of influential pastors, Brian Howard has consistently lived out his commitment to see disciples of Christ made in unreached, secular societies. Now leading Sojourn Community Church’s global church planting efforts, Howard continues to be a leader and learner in taking the gospel to the peoples of the world. In this piece, Howard encourages churches to be involved in international church planting.

Jet Set Paris: Charles Cross

Caleb — Fri, 28 May 2010 00:27:52 +0000

Jet Set London: Michael Lukaszewski

Caleb — Fri, 28 May 2010 00:05:30 +0000

Michael Lukaszewski is the founder and lead pastor of Oak Leaf Church in Cartersville, GA. He blogs at heretolead.com, and we encourage you to follow him on Twitter.

Upstream Photostream: Westminster Chapel

Caleb — Tue, 25 May 2010 23:32:40 +0000

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Be sure to follow the reports of our Jet Set adventure here, on Ed Stetzer’s blog, and on Twitter (hashtag: #upstreamc).

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DWELL London

Caleb — Sun, 23 May 2010 22:43:52 +0000

We are fans of the Acts 29 Network. So we jumped at the chance to work together to host a conference for 200 church planters and potential planters in London. DWELL London/Paris is the fruit of that partnership. Coinciding with our Jet Set vision trip, the conference allowed church planters in the UK to connect with the pastors, leaders, and church planters on the vision trip. Together, we explored ways for us to work together to participate in what God is doing on both sides of the Atlantic.

DWELL London was a great success. The keynote speakers were terrific. Steve Timmis challenged us to go where Christ is not proclaimed. Terry Virgo reminded us of the importance and power of prayer, and Ed Stetzer warned us not to be distracted from our mission. Daniel Montgomery led a workshop on art in the ministry of the local church, and Caleb Crider spoke about the missiological concept of “tribes.”

Audio of the sessions below!

Dwell London – Ed Stetzer Interviews Terry Virgo from Ed Stetzer on Vimeo.

Ed Stetzer on “Methods and Models of Ministry”

Daniel Montgomery on “Arts in Local Church Ministry”

Terry Virgo on the “Power and Importance of Prayer”

Steve Timmis on “Frontiers of the Gospel”

Caleb Crider on “Tribes” (intro).

Be sure to follow the reports of our Jet Set adventure here, on Ed Stetzer’s blog, and on Twitter (hashtag: #upstreamc)

London Photostream: 12 Blocks, 12 People Groups

Caleb — Sun, 23 May 2010 07:00:45 +0000

For more photos of the Jet Set Vision Trip to London and Paris, check out our Flickr stream.