Do not miss the STORY conference!

Last year I had the opportunity to attend a brand new conference called Story. The focus was on effectively communicating the greatest story ever told. I was blown away at the creativity of the event. Everything thing from the website, promotion, atmosphere, hosts, music, drama and speakers was absolutely unique and inspiring.

I was so excited to hear that Story was coming back this year, this time I immediately signed up for two tickets, one for me and one for my wife. She’ll love the conference and we plan to stay a couple of extra days in Chicago as a weekend getaway. I’m also planning on sending another one or two people from my Marketing & Communications team.

If you a part of the communications, creative arts, web or video team in your church then do NOT miss this event. True to form, Ben Arment has re-worked this year’s conference to be completely different than last year – I can’t wait to see what he has in store for us all. Following are some exciting details regarding the event!

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STORY is a conference for the creative class in ministry on September 23-24, 2010 at Park Community Church in downtown Chicago. The purpose is to fuel the church’s artists, writers and producers in communicating the greatest story ever told. You’ll hear from some of the best creative practitioners in both ministry and the marketplace, from filmmakers and authors to actors and musicians. Presenters include:

• Dan Allender – best-selling author, professor at Mars Hill Graduate School
• Charlie Todd – creator of Improv Everywhere in New York City
• Princess Zulu – AIDS victim from infancy, advocate for the oppressed
• Jason Fried – founder of 37Signals, creator of Basecamp, author of Rework
• John Sowers – president of Donald Miller’s The Mentoring Project
• Shauna Niequist – former creative director at Mars Hill, author of Bittersweet
• David Hodges – formerly of the band Evanescence, award-winning songwriter
• Leonard Sweet – futurist, author of 40 books, professor at Drew University
• David McFadzean – creator of Home Improvement, producer of Roseanne
• Richard Walter – accomplished screenwriter and professor of film at UCLA
• Sean Gladding – member of Communality, a new monastic community
• Andrew Klavan – author of True Crime (Clint Eastwood) and numerous novels
• Gary Dorsey – founder of Pixel Peach Studio in Austin, TX
• Music by Vicky Beeching, Kari Jobe and Carlos Whittaker

Seating is limited to just 500 attendees, and the event is scheduled on a Thursday and Friday so you can enjoy the weekend in the city. Following its inaugural event in 2009, STORY is now a two-day, main-stage event with no breakouts or workshops; just an intimate audience with the top creative minds. You’ll be able to ask questions during the event and continue the conversation after it’s over. Visit www.storychicago.com.