It’s no surprise to anyone living in Austin that our city is growing. As of July 1, 2012, USA Today reports Austin as the 11th largest city in the country and the highest growth rate since the 2010 Census at 6.6%. That same month City Planners released an updated schedule for Neighborhood Planning Areas, which channel funding and chart infrastructure to make Austin truly a city of neighborhoods. This, of course, is how many larger cities function. San Francisco and New York both spring to mind. What does this growth mean for church planters in Central Texas? How should this growth shape how we plant new churches?
On February 6th, we will hear about this kind of church planting from the future. Jon Tyson, Pastor at Trinity Grace, New York, has established a thriving and multiplying a parish model of church planting in the largest city in the country, New York. Over three sessions, Jon Tyson will make the case for a parish model of church planting as the future of church planting in growing cities. He will share his story of multiplying parishes at Trinity Grace and how to disciple and grow leaders within your church. All of this, Tyson says, requires an understanding of how to move beyond relevance to discerning contextualization.
Join us for what promises to be one of our best and most relevant MicroConferences yet.