Frontier Commons x ReachConf Innovation Summit
Sixty leaders. Six hours. One question: what does faithful innovation look like when the church actually needs it to work?
The most creative work happening in churches and mission agencies right now is being carried by isolated people with no one to compare notes with. REACH Innovation Summit puts sixty of them in one room for a day: worship, honest stories, two plenaries, fifteen lightning talks, two panels. Then keeps six orgs walking together for 90 days after.
Invite only. Every seat is vouched for by a convening org (REACHCONF, Frontier Commons, and Cherith).
Morning
9:00 — Doors open
9:30 — Opening & worship
10:00 — Plenary I — Ted Esler, Innovation Crisis
10:30 — Lightning I · Local — 5 speakers + Q&A
11:00 — Panel I — Encouraging church and ministry innovation, 4 panelists
11:30 — Break
Midday
12:00 — Lunch
13:00 — Plenary II — Andrew Feng: Mega Trends
13:30 — Lightning II · Global — 5 speakers + Q&A
Afternoon
14:00 — Lightning III · Digital — 5 speakers + Q&A
14:30 — Panel II — What's next for missions innovation
15:00 — Closing
15:30 — Breakout groups (optional) — drop-in consultation
17:00 — Group dinner (optional)
Innovation Summit is held the day before ReachConf (reachconf.org), Orlando's convention for gamers, and streamers. Thousands online gather online everyday hungry for community and meaning, worth seeing firsthand as we think about how the church can faithfully reach them.