If you could not make it to Lead09, you can still benifit from the great speakers.

1) LiveStreaming Main Sessions – We are excited to have the ability to Livestream the main sessions over the next 2 days.  Starting this afternoon around 1pm (est) we will live stream all the main sessions by Tim Chester & Jonathan Dodson.  http://livestream.com/lead09 [we are using the free version of livestream.com so you will have to watch a short comerical before the live feed starts.]

2) Tweet #lead09 – If you use twitter, use the #lead09; you can track the conversation at http://twubs.com/lead09

3) Live Chat – During the conference we will have someone chatting on livestream.com/lead09 so you can ask questions of the speakers during the main sessions. Look for Lead09 and ask your question!

4) Captured Audio & Video – After the conference we will have Audio & Video of all the main sessions, as well as the breakout sessions on http://atmospherechurch.com.

Here are some things you can do in preparation for Lead09:

Prayer:
We are praying and asking you to join us in praying for; The speakers as they travel and finalize sessions. All the attendees as they travel from all over the northeast. Pray that God would work in the hearts of all who attend Lead09 and that the Gospel may be proclaimed.

Map:

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Twitter: If you use twitter use #Lead09 in your tweets. You can follow http://twubs.com/lead09 for the latest tweets about Lead09

Discount Price Extended!!

We are extending the $75 discount rate through until October 5th.  We are thankful for everyone who has registered and want to continue to make Lead09 easy to attend for everyone.  If money is an issue we also have a couple different options to help reduce your cost email info [@] atmospherechurch.com for details.

So spread the word to all your procrastinating friends that their sickness of procrastinating can be extended until the 5th of October.

In hopes to allow more people to attend we are now making day passes available.

Friday – $35
Saturday – $40

If you would like to attend for only one day please email info [at] atmospherechurch.com the desired day, name & email.  A paypal money request will be sent once email is received.

The Lead09 team is working hard at making this conference more then just a conference for pastors, and elders.  We want to make it accessible to everyone. No matter the size of the church, the budget, or distance from Auburn Maine.   Not only are the main sessions going to be amazing (follow link for full schedule), but here is the list of breakouts for Lead09.  We have also worked out some great deals on books for you to buy, discounted area hotels, and restaurants so as to help make this conference affordable to everyone.

Breakouts:

Friday:

1. Too Busy for Mission?: Tim Chester | “I’m getting really excited about community and mission. There’s so much I’d love to do. But where’s the time going to come from. After a day at work or looking after the kids I just want to slump in front of the TV. Help!”
2. Becoming a Missional Leader: Jonathan Dodson | This breakout will focus on how to practically cultivate missional leadership that contributes to a culture of mission. (this session will be limited to 35 people)
3. Gospel, Community, Mission & Orphan?: Bill Legere [Director of Foundation for Hope & Grace] | It is not good for man to be alone, uhhh unless you are an orphan: This session will look at the storyline of the Bible as evidence for God’s call to care for the vulnerable and oppressed of the world.  There is a special emphasis on our call to care for the orphans of the globe as a tangible responsibility of the body of Christ.  How will you express your words and deeds to reflect the good news of the gospel to a broken, desolate and lonely world?
4. The Shift: Our experience in re-churching the church: Mark Gedicks [Lead Pastor Windham Baptist Church] | This session will focus on how the gospel shapes who we are and how we live as the church that God loves, Christ died for, and the Spirit transforms.  We will share the concepts that have shaped us, some resources that have helped us, and what that has looked like in one rural Maine church.

Saturday:

1. Extended Q&A with Tim Chester: Tim Chester (moderated by Mark Gedicks) | Still got questions? Want to talk through what it might mean for you? A chance to dialogue further with you setting the agenda.  Join 35 other leaders for a time of Q&A with Tim Chester. (this session will be limited to 35 people)
2. Fight Club: Gospel-Centered Discipleship: Jonathan Dodson | This session will focus on how to form small, gospel-centered communities of 2-3 that promote peer-to-peer discipleship and repentance as a way of life.
3. Gathered Worship=Gospel Encouragement: Josh Otte [Worship Pastor Windam Baptist Church] | This will explore both the why God’s people must worship him together and how the gospel must be central to everything we read, say, sing, pray, preach, and celebrate.

Books:

ESV Study Bible – Retail $49.99 | Lead09 $31.00

Total Church – Retail $15.99 | Lead09 $12.00

Fight Club – Lulu $8.95 | Lead09 $ 4.50

Adopted for Life – Retail $15.99 | Lead09 $12.00

Other titles at a reduced rate include: Living the Cross-Centered Life | Humility: True Greatness | Vintage Jesus: Timeless Answers to Timely Questions | Vintage Church: Timeless Truths and Timely Methods | Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God | Finally Alive: What Happens When We Are Born Again | God is the Gospel: Meditations on God’s Love as the Gift of Himself | Let the Nations Be Glad! The Supremacy of God in Missions | The Gospel & Personal Evangelism | The Message of the Old Testament: Promises Made | The Message of the New Testament: Promises Kept | Through the Looking Glass: Reflections on Christ That Change Us | Outrageous Mercy: Rediscovering the Radical Nature of the Cross | Through the Looking Glass: Reflections on Christ That Change Us

Buys:

Marriott – Regular rate: $139.00 | Lead09 $119.00 (includes breakfast) EMAIL or call (207.777.3400) for rate discount.

Fireside – Regular rate: $110.00-120.00 | Lead09 $100.00 Click HERE and mention “EABC Conference” for discount.

We have also arranged discounted rates at area restaurants. Coupons & maps will be available at conference.

All of this with a hope of furthering the Gospel in New England.

Lead09 is designed to promote the gospel, community and mission of the Church—to answer the questions many of us have been asking about what the Church is, how we fit into the Church and the mission of the Church. The best way this is done is through attending in a group.  We are excited for your Church to attend and want to extend a group discount to make is easier on your pocket.

For all groups of 5 or more your registration will only be $60 a person. If you have a group please email our group registration services at info[AT]atmospherechurch.com.  We look forward to seeing you this October.

Thanks to our friends at Crossway Books, everyone who registers for Lead09 this week will receive a free copy of Tim Chesters book Total Church. Every person will also be entered to win 1 of 2 free ESV Study Bibles (a $50 value).

To register CLICK HERE

What people are saying about Total Church.

“In an age of ambiguity and apathy for the church, Total Church accurately and insightfully identifies the local church as a gospel community on mission with Jesus.”
Mark Driscoll, Founding Pastor, Mars Hill Church, Seattle

“Challenging, passionate and insightful. Here is a vision of a whole-life, whole-mission ‘Total Church’ that embraces both gospel and community.”
Chris Stoddart, Director, Reaching The Unchurched Network

“Here is radical, punchy teaching that provokes, stimulates, challenges, and inspires.”
Vaughan Roberts, Rector, St Ebbe’s Church, Oxford

“Total Church digs deep and provides a solid biblical foundation for what it advocates. The argument of the book is very compelling and at the same time very practical.”
David Jones, Senior Minister, Cornerstone Church, Hobart, Tasmania

“Written not by armchair experts but by hands-on practitioners, Total Church explores what it means in practice to be both gospel-centered and community-centered. This would be an excellent book to give to your leaders, and to the wider church membership, to provoke discussion and prompt change.”
Peter J. Grainger, Senior Minister, Charlotte Chapel, Edinburgh

“Reformed theology and new ways of being church are often regarded as incompatible notions. In this book Tim Chester and Steve Timmis aim to bring the two together in a way that they believe will help church leaders identify ways of relating a conservative theology to the culture, without compromising dearly held principles.”
John Drane, freelance consultant to churches in the UK; Professor of Practical Theology, Fuller Seminary, CaliforniaFree

What is Lead09?
LEAD09 is designed to challenge your beliefs about what the church is and what it means to be called as a follower of Jesus.  The modern church needs a moment to examine itself.  It is time to ask pertinent questions about our ways.  Are you ready to engage yourself in understanding the role of the church in your life, your culture and your world?  Are you willing to take the challenge to live sacrificially for the sake of Jesus and his Kingdom?

When is Lead09?
October 9 & 10 2009

Where is Lead09?
East Auburn Baptist Church, Auburn Maine [map]

Who is invited to Lead09?
Lead09 is a unique conference.  With the main theme of “gospel | community | mission” Lead09 is open to people of all ages.  We are excited to see the Church come together for Lead09, with people from high school to retired pastors; college students to pastors; lay leaders to paid staff.  Lead09 strives to not only talk about community, but display it.

Speakers: Tim Chester & Jonathan Dodson

Tim Chester –
is a writer, Bible teacher and church planter in Sheffield, UK. He has 15 years experience in church planting and is currently a leader in The Crowded House, a network of missionary congregations, as well as the Porterbrook Network, which trains and mentors church planters. Tim co-authored the book Total Church:…more

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Jonathan Dodson -
is the lead pastor of Austin City Life in Austin, Texas and a member of the Acts 29 network. Jonathan holds a B.A. in Anthropology, M.Div and Th.M degrees in Theology from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary…more