Events
Lead The City
NewThing Chicagoland is proud to be partnering with The Chicago Partnership for their upcoming Lead The City Conference, June 6, 10 AM - 9 PM at Progressive Baptist (3658 Wentworth Ave).
This year's theme Table Over Tribe focuses on leading through divisive times with unity and faith and we're excited to be partnering with our friends from And Campaign, GLOO, BARNA, and Exponential for this timely and important discussion.
Keynote Speakers:
Justin Giboney: an ordained minister, attorney, and political strategist in Atlanta. He is also the president of the AND Campaign, a Christian civic organization. Giboney has managed successful campaigns for elected officials in Georgia and referendums relating to Atlanta’s transportation and water infrastructure. In 2012 and 2016, Georgia’s 5th congressional district elected him as a delegate for the Democratic National Convention. A former Vanderbilt University football player and law student, Justin served on the Urban League of Greater Atlanta Board of Directors. He’s the coauthor of Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign’s Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement and author of the forthcoming book Don’t Let Nobody Turn You Around: How the Black Church’s Public Witness Leads Us out of the Culture War.
Carey Nieuwhof: Carey Nieuwhof is a best-selling leadership author, speaker, podcaster, former attorney, and church planter. His online content is accessed by leaders over 1.5 million times a month, and he is the founder of The Art of Leadership Academy. Carey’s mission is to reduce the decline in the church. He has extensive experience helping organizations lead through change, develop high-capacity teams, and deepen their personal growth along with their health. He speaks to leaders worldwide about leadership, change, and personal growth. His best-selling book, At Your Best: How to Get Time, Energy, and Priorities Working in Your Favor, is designed to help every leader escape stress and begin living at a sustainable pace and has been profiled by Forbes, Fast Company, and Business Insider. Carey and his wife, Toni, live north of Toronto, Canada and have two grown sons.
Reunión de Líderes y Pastores de Chicagoland
Queridos pastores y líderes del área de Chicagoland,
Con mucho gozo y gratitud, quiero extenderles una invitación especial a un almuerzo diseñado para bendecir y fortalecer su llamado. Acompáñenos el sábado 7 de junio, de 10:00 a. m. a 12:30 p. m., en Nueva Vida La Villita (2657 S Lawndale Ave, Chicago, IL 60623.
Será un tiempo de conexión, renovación y visión junto a dos invitados muy especiales: Michael Carrion, director de City to City New York, y Naki Theo, exdirector de grupos pequeños en Lakewood Español y actual director de Juntos Acá.
Creemos que este encuentro será una oportunidad única para compartir, crecer juntos y soñar en unidad por el avance del Reino en nuestra ciudad. ¡Su presencia hará la diferencia!
¡Esperamos contar con usted! Aquí el link de registración.
NewThing + The Chicago Partnership = Chicagoland Movement Gathering
Join us IN-PERSON for a special Feb 20 Chicagoland Movement Gathering, 10 AM - 1 PM, in partnership with The Chicago Partnership! In fact, we are being hosted by Renewal Church of Chicago, Lead Pastor Derrick Puckett and President of The Chicago Partnership! We will also hear from Jon Ferguson, Derrick Puckett, Brian Dye, Rodrigo Cano and our special Guest Speaker: Michael Carrion.
Rev. Carrion serves as Vice President of Church Planting and Leadership Development at Redeemer City to City in New York City and is the regional coach for church planting and development for the Evangelical Covenant Church. Rev. Michael Carrion, is the founding pastor, and now Bishop of The Promised Land Covenant Churches in the North and South Bronx, and the founding chairman and superintendent of the Bronx Academy of Promise K-8 Charter School. He also serves on the board of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition and is currently on the Mayor’s Faith Sector Advisory Council.
Thanks to our Chicagoland Strategic Partner, Thrivent Financial, everyone who attends recieves a FREE lunch and the first 100 people get a FREE copy of Drey Hyun’s new book: Beautful, Disappointing, Hopeful.
NewThing Chicagoland Movement Gathering
Join us IN-PERSON October 17, 10 AM - 1 PM at Park Community Church (1001 N. Crosby St.) for our Chicagoland Movement Gathering! We will hear from Jon Ferguson, Network Leaders and our Guest Speaker: Will Plitt, Excutive Director, Christ Together.
As the Executive Director of Christ Together, Will and his team serve over 100 cities across North America. They help churches work together to reach every man, woman and child in any given city. We’ll get the opportunity to Will’s conviction of how we are better together, how there’s a path for us to work together and next steps we can take together. As someone who cares about the lostness of our city, you will not want to miss this important Chicagoland Gathering.
NewThing Chicagoland Movement REGIONAL Gatherings
Join us IN-PERSON May 22 - May 23 for our Chicagoland Movement REGIONAL Gatherings powered by Exponential!* We will hear from Jon Ferguson, Network Leaders and our Guest Speaker: Léonce Crump.
Léonce is an author, international speaker, and co-founder—along with his wife Breanna—of Renovation Church, author of Renovate: Changing Who You Are by Loving Where You Are and before committing his life to pastoral ministry, and civil rights activism, Léonce was a collegiate All American in wrestling and a professional football player.
We regionalized our May 2024 Movement Gatherings to make them more convenient for you, your staff and the churches you invite. Please take advantage of this REGIONAL Gathering and invite your friends on mission!
May 22, 9:30 AM-11 AM, Western Suburbs, Christ Church Oakbrook (501 Oakbrook Road) — FREE Breakfast! — REGISTER HERE.
May 22, 12:30 PM-2 PM, Northwest Suburbs, Vineyard Evanston (2495 Howard St) — FREE Lunch! — REGISTER HERE.
May 23, 9:30 AM-11 AM, Southside of The City, Moraine Valley Church (6300 W 127th St) — FREE Breakfast! — REGISTER HERE.
May 23, 12:30 PM-2 PM, Northside of The City, Moody Church (1635 N LaSalle) — FREE Lunch! — REGISTER HERE.
And for the first time ever, we will be holding an ALL SPANISH Regional Movement Gathering on May 18, 10AM-1PM:
REGISTER HERE: Reunión de NewThing Español en Chicago — FREE Lunch!
*We're thrilled to be partnering with EXPONENTIAL in 2024 as we prepare for our time together at EXPONENTIAL Central 2024.
NewThing Chicagoland Movement Gathering
Join us IN-PERSON February, 10 AM - 1 PM, for our Chicagoland Movement Gathering! We will hear from Dave & Jon Ferguson, Network Leaders and our Guest Speaker: Daniel Yang.
NewThing Chicagoland Movement Gathering
Join us IN-PERSON October 26, 10 AM - 1 PM, for our Chicagoland Movement Gathering! We will hear from Dave & Jon Ferguson, Network Leaders and our Guest Speaker: Hugh Halter.
Hugh Halter and Cheryl, as well as their children and truckload of grandchildren, all live in Alton Illinois. They have been missionaries in North America for more than thirty years. They’ve planted two churches and in 2016 founded Lantern Network in Alton, Illinois.
Lantern Network is a kingdom ecosystem committed to incubating good works and benevolent businesses to bless the city. Hugh speaks extensively across the globe, encouraging innovative forms of church, and when home loves to help Cheryl run Rí Beag Refuge, an equine therapy farm.
Hugh is a leading missional voice, authoring such books as The Tangible Kingdom, AND: The Gathered and Scattered Church, Flesh, and, most recently, the Life as Mission Series, which seeks to equip Christians to live the missionary life of Jesus in their everyday context.
Register you and your team today!
NewThing Chicagoland Movement Gathering
Join us IN-PERSON, at The Moody Church (1635 N La Salle Dr), for our May 18 Chicagoland Movement Gathering! We will hear from Dave & Jon Ferguson, have time for our Networks and hear from Dr. Ed Stetzer.
Ed Stetzer, Ph.D., is a professor and dean at Wheaton College where he also serves as Executive Director of the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center. He has planted, revitalized, and pastored churches, trained pastors and church planters on six continents, has earned two master’s degrees and two doctorates, and has written hundreds of articles and a dozen books. He is Regional Director of Lausanne North America, is the editor-in-chief of Outreach Magazine, and is frequently cited in, interviewed by, and writes for news outlets such as USAToday and CNN. He is Founding Editor of The Gospel Project, a curriculum used by more than 1.7 million individuals each week for bible story. He serves as interim teaching pastor of Calvary Church in New York City and serves as teaching pastor at Highpoint Church.
NewThing + The Chicago Partnership: Chicagoland Movement Gathering
Join us IN-PERSON for a special Feb 23 Chicagoland Movement Gathering, 10 AM - 1 PM, in partnership with The Chicago Partnership! We will hear from Dave & Jon Ferguson, Derrick Puckett, Brian Dye, Network Leaders and our special Guest Speaker: Rob Wegner!
Rob Wegner leads NewThing North America, KC Underground and recently co-authored The Starfish and The Spirit with Lance Ford and Alan Hirsch.
Register you and your team here to receive a FREE lunch and book!