Yesterday and today, I'm at the Acts 1:8 SENT Conference in Houston, TX. This is a conference exploring the changing shape of mission and missions. Jerry Rankin and I are the keynote speakers and there are a number of amazing breakouts. Tiffany Smith is the brains behind the operation and, if you are on Twitter, you can follow at our #SENThou hastag. (And, I am quite pleased that I was able to "set" my first hashtag on Twitter.)

Then on Monday through Wednesday I'll be at the 2009 Exponential National New Churches Conference in Orlando, FL.

Exponential is an important conference that features a very diverse group of speakers. I have blogged on the whole conference before, including giving some important details about a church planting leadership network we are forming. Also, I earlier told about a dinner where Alan Hirsch and I will dialogue about church planting.

This year the focus is on "The Art of Movements."

While there, we're having a lunch event. The conference organizers just sent out an email with more detail, explaining:

What Will Lead to Movements in the West?

With David Garrison and Ed Stetzer | Faith Hall - Stageside

David Garrison, author of Church Planting Movements and the world's leading authority on global church planting movements, and Ed Stetzer, author of Planting Missional Churches and an expert on North American church planting, will present research and discuss how the church in the West (North America in particular) can see church planting movements as we have seen around the world.

Barriers that hinder will be discussed, but solutions and suggestions will be presented.

I'm looking forward to seeing many of you at these upcoming events, and if you can grab lunch with us at Exponential!