Category: conference

  • Church Conference Season starting up Fall 2013

    When I connect with church leaders in person or online, one of the most frequently asked question is what conference should they go to. That’s not an easy question. And in the coming months, I’ll be at these 5 church conferences as a speaker in some way shape or form. I’m making time for these,…

  • How Urbana 12 Changed My Life Too

    I count it a great privilege to be invited to serve as an Urbana 12 steward (their fancy word for volunteer) and it was so much fun! Urbana is a large-scale missions conference that just finished out on this last week of 2012, concluding with communion to ring in the New Year 2013 together. What…

  • Urbana vs. Passion – which will you choose?

    2 gigantic Christian conferences are scheduled this Winter break 2012-2013, ramping up for tens of thousands of college students converging from everywhere. 1 is called Urbana 12. 1 is called Passion 2013. Here’s the data on these 2 Christian mega-conferences, a side-by-side comparison to sort things out (or scroll down for the #infographic) :: Urbana…

  • Pastors get the world at Urbana 12, both Big and Small

    Are you a pastor or do you know pastors and church leaders? You know we all need to enlarge our hearts for the next generation and for the world, and the best place to do that is at Urbana 12, December 26-31, in St. Louis! Get the best of both worlds: the inspiring energy of…

  • Listen to leading voices from the global church

    The world is much bigger than America, and according to what’s reported in books like The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity, people are responding to the Christian Gospel message in far larger numbers in Africa and Asia than America. While the marketing platforms aren’t being used as actively in the non-Western world to…

  • NWLC California 2012 Slides

    Here in Escondido, a suburban city I think you can call it, North of San Diego, California, for this regional rendition of National Worship Leader Conference October 9-11. 3 full days of conferencing to equip the every member of the church leadership & volunteers, those who make the weekend service happen. I’m honored to be…

  • Listening and being inefficient in a results-oriented society

    Attended the Mosaix Global Network members retreat in Chicago this week for the first time. So sweet to be with a wide variety of multiethnic church and ministry leaders who took the time and energy to invest in relationships that will no doubt bear long-term fruit and impact, though it may not quite look like…

  • Worlds colliding with church leader conferences

    Conferences are kinda of a big deal, even in the 21st century where the internet can deliver content nearly instantly globally and hundreds of digital platforms for online meetings are available, but not yet the norm in most circles. And, it’s big business: RCMA (Religious Conference Management Association) member meetings drew more than 5.3 million…

  • Workshop Slides from NWLC 2012 KS

    Facilitated 2 social media workshops at National Worship Leader Conference this week in Kansas City (Leawood), KS. Here are the slide decks. Download slides for Social Media Basics (PDF) Download slides for Advanced Social Media (PDF) Stay connected with me on Twitter @djchuang and Facebook facebook.com/djchuang and 949-243-7260. Listen to the Social Media Church podcast…

  • 8 easy to use group video chat web apps

    Here’s 8 web apps I’ve found to quickly and easily connect over a group video chat. You’d think with the internet maturing that there’d be more options for web-based no-download no-frills multi-user video conferencing. Granted, multi-point more-than-two livestreamed-duplex video feeds does raise the degree of technical difficulty exponentially. Of these free web apps, some are…

  • what being missional is about

    Being missional is the topic du jour in the mainstream American church, and there’s no sign of the momentum slowing down. Last week in Austin, Texas, I participated at the Verge Conference 2012 with ~ 2,500+ others in attendance to get invigorated about missional communities + missional churches + being missional, and even getting our…

  • Live from Austin Music Hall = Verge Conference

    Join in and watch the free livestream video for the Verge Conference 2012 today (Wed) and tomorrow (Thurs) at  http://live.mediasocial.tv/verge – amazing lineup of speakers speaking about being missional in the city and around the world as disciples of Christ. Join with over 500+ simulcast (livestream) locations in over 40+ countries around the world! [update: scroll below…