2010 Direction: The DNA of a Leader

We're really excited about where we're going this year for Ignite. We've got some great sessions and breakouts planned this year. And we're confident that they'll challenge and stretch your heart and the way that you think as a leader.

The DNA of a Leader: during our sessions we'll be exporing the key areas that make up a leader. The heart, head, hands, heel, and home of the leader. We believe these core areas will either spring board a leader to Kingdom impact or ground a leader and those who follow from experiencing the impact that God desires.

The Leader's Heart: led by Chris Spradlin, Lead Pastor @ Euzoa Bible Church in Steamboat Springs, CO

The Leader's Head: led by Jay Risner, Teaching Pastor @ Faith Bible Church in Edmond, OK

The Leader's (achilles) Heel: led by Lee Coate, Creative Arts Pastor @ The Crossing Church in Las Vegas, NV

The Leader's Hands: led by Mike Hickerson, High School Pastor @ Heartland Community Church in Rockford, IL

The Leader's Home: led by Casey Cariker, Teaching Pastor @ Rejoice Church in Owasso, OK

We're also very excited about one of the new pieces of our format. In the past we've randomly placed people in groups for conversation and community, but this year each participant will get to choose a breakout that they are interested in and would like to dialogue about. These breakouts for the weekend are called Ignition Points.

Ignition Points

Missional Communities: transforming broken areas thru grace, renewal, and an active presence--led by Jake Phelps

The Arts and the Local Church: empowering and releasing the poets, philosophers, and prophets to transform culture--led by T.D. Oakes, Worship Pastor @ Heartland Community Church in Rockford, IL

New and Improved: creating, leading, and launching innovative ideas, new ministries, and Kingdom projects--led by Scott Cornelius, Campus Pastor @ Lifechurch.tv in Yukon, OK

Shared Leadership: learning to lead leveraging conversation, collaboration, and a Christ-centered cause--led by Jeff Henson, Family Ministries Pastor @ The Crossing Church in Las Vegas, NV

Tipping Points: navigating thru strategic decisions that affect the health, direction, and impact of ministries and churches--led by Kent Sparks, Lead Pastor for Ministries @ CrossTimbers Community Church in Argyle, TX

Also, we're super stoked about having a weekend pastor available for all who attend Ignite. Kent Sparks, Lead Pastor for Ministries at CrossTimbers Community Church in Argyle, TX, will be leading this out. Our goal is to be able to provide someone with wisdom and ministry experience for the entire weekend that you can share with, ask questions too, and download situations and potential next steps with. We'll be unpacking this opportunity more fully as the time draws near.

Jeff Henson

Ignite Got Plastic Surgery

It’s that time of the year again when Ignite begins to send you emails concerning its yearly leadership gathering.

We’re very excited this year because it’s going to be a weekend of “new”. Although we’ve loved who we’ve been in the past and what we’ve brought forth to conversation, we’ve felt it was time for an Ignite face lift and with any cosmetic surgery—a new look will come forth.

Here is what’s new this year at Ignite:

New Location: we’ll be hosting our gathering this year at the Sullivant Retreat Center in Norman, OK—you can check out the retreat center at www.sullivantretreat.com Lodging, gatherings, and food are all centralized in one building—housing will be 4-5 per room with bathrooms, showers, bedding, and linens in each room.

New Format: our new format will consist of breakout groups that are separated by individual interest i.e. creative arts, church planting, youth ministry, etc… You will meet with these breakouts three times over the weekend. Also, the new format will have two focused times of worship and individual reflection. And an additional piece to the new format is having some organized activities planned for Friday after lunch for those who want to participate (golf, paintball, fishing, etc…).

New Opportunity: We are very excited about this opportunity that will be available to everyone that wants it and that time allows. We’ve felt over the past few years that each individual comes to Ignite carrying with him or her stresses, situations, or ministry restlessness that would greatly benefit from an impartial listening ear and a voice of wisdom. This year we will have an experienced ministry leader who will be with us the whole weekend solely there to listen, counsel, and pray for those who would love someone to talk to. I think we all could benefit from this opportunity.

New Cost: I saved this one for last. :) One of our financial objectives is to keep the price as low as possible so that all that want to attend can afford it and for the last 4 years we haven’t raised our price. But what we’ve created is an unrealistic revenue flow to match our expenses. In lieu of that tension, we’ve raised the price to $135.00 for the weekend. This price includes: lodging for 2 nights, 5 meals, free resources (new to this year), scholarships for attendees, and basic registration costs to cover weekend expenses. If money is an obstacle for you to attend we will do our best to remove it, so please let us know.

The dates for Ignite 2010 are May 6th-8th (Thursday night thru Saturday @ 12:00 pm)and you can register at www.igniteleadership.org

In our next email, we’ll be letting you know what the weekend will look like and who will be leading out each conversation. We expect a special and impactful weekend this year. Please be in prayer now for the direction, speakers, and those who might attend. We definitely want God’s movement and inspiration in everything that we do.

Ignite's Leadership Team