John Burke and his wife, Kathy, founded Gateway Church in Austin, Texas, in 1998. Since then, Gateway has grown to over 3,000 people, 70 percent of whom are in their twenties and thirties, and consists mostly of unchurched people who began actively following Christ at Gateway. Burke is also the author of No Perfect People Allowed: Creating a Come-as-You-Are Culture in the Church .
Engaging Culture in a Postmodern World Panel Discussion
Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 1:30pm-3:00pm, Garden Salon 1
Including Andy Crouch, Cathleen Falsani, and Gabe Lyons
Soul Revolution: How Imperfect People Become All God Intended
Thursday, February 12, 2009, 8:30am-10:00am, Pacific Salon 2
We’ve heard it all before. The promises for a better life get tiresome after awhile, because we know they don’t deliver. However, they do touch on a profound and inescapable truth: We were created to live our life out of a rewarding, richly textured relationship with God and others. Just like you, the members of your church have a deep longing to experience that kind of life. But how? In this seminar John Burke will explain how you can lead your congregation to live this out - practical ways for everyone to stay connected to God and to impact those around them.