2016 National Gathering Ignite: Farm Church

Ben Johnston-Krase and Allen Brimer, co-planters of Farm Church, share the story of how their new worshipping community came to be. Learn more about Farm Church on their website.

2016 National Gathering Ignite: Jeff Krehbiel and Don Meeks

Jeff Krehbiel and Don Meeks of National Capital Presbytery share about the “Can We Talk?” conversation they host during presbytery meetings to facilitate discussion among colleagues who may differ on various topics.

2016 National Gathering Ignite: Miriam Mauritzen

Miriam Mauritzen, associate pastor at First Presbyterian Kalispell, Montana, shares about Serious Ju Ju, a skateboard ministry the church has become involved with.

Learn more about Serious Ju Ju from their website.

2016 National Gathering Ignite: Michael Mair

Michael Mair, pastor in the Church of Scotland, shares his ideas on what makes sacred space at the 2016 National Gathering.

2016 National Gathering Ignite: George Anderson and Lori Raible

George Anderson and Lori Raible share their experiences with new pastor support at the 2016 National Gathering.

Our 2016 Ignite Presentations

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We received more than a dozen submissions for Ignite presentations – and we’re thrilled to share the five we’ve selected for the NEXT Church National Gathering in just a few weeks!

These Ignite presentations will occur at 1:45pm on Tuesday of the National Gathering. And without further ado, here are your previews of the presentations!

Farm Church (@revallenbrimer)

Robert Hay, Jr. (@HayJr)

Tim Hughes and Gwen Brown

Danita Nelson

Trinity Presbyterian and Herndon Elementary (@TrinityHerndon)

But that’s not all! There is a second block of Ignite presentations on Tuesday at 11:30 am. Here are the Ignite presenters we invited to share with us:

Miriam Mauritzen
Michael Mair (@MichaelMair)
Jeff Krehbiel and Don Meeks (@jeffkrehbiel)
Lori Raible and George Anderson (@lraible)

Finally, here are our participant-submitted runners up:

  1. Hunter Farrell – https://youtu.be/ocUwDrdRfpU
  2. John Vest – https://youtu.be/GvUyV8Vwn5Q
  3. Renee Roderer – https://youtu.be/Q9Dq6DVdxaw
  4. John Cleghorn – https://youtu.be/l2XMLacIGGw (congratulations also to John who won our drawing for a free registration!)
  5. Blake Collins – https://youtu.be/iwauTQ4_oJU
  6. Alice Tewell and Angela Williams – https://youtu.be/vT-83TbP1Jo
  7. Greg Allan-Pickett – https://youtu.be/lspMsQ0zBoI
  8. Laura Kelly – https://youtu.be/4-rZdQlaSvQ
  9. Leslie King – https://youtu.be/bb66yZzA8K4

2015 National Gathering Ignite: Erin Thomas & Paul Knopf

Erin Thomas and Paul Knopf share their Ignite presentation on the Tapestry Youth Collective at the 2015 National Gathering in Chicago.

2015 National Gathering Ignite: Tara Spuhler McCabe

Tara Spuhler McCabe’s Ignite presentation on concierge ministry at the 2015 National Gathering in Chicago.

2015 National Gathering Ignite: Lynette Sparks & John Wilkinson

Lynette Sparks and John Wilkinson share their Ignite presentation about Great Schools for All.

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