Rowland Smith serves as National Director for Forge America Mission Training Network. He also is founder and director for The Pando Collective, a micro-church network that is part of Pulpit Rock Church in Colorado Springs, CO. A missional trainer, practitioner, and author, Rowland is the creator/curator of Red Skies: 10 Essential Conversations For Our Future as The Church and the author of Life Out Loud: Joining Jesus Outside the Walls of the Church.

Rowland lives in Colorado Springs with his wife Kitty, four adult children, and one grandchild. They are a home for three dogs and countless stories of the intersection of God’s kingdom and life.

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PRE-CONFERENCE: Empowering the Church for Missional Movement – Hosted by Forge
Today we find increasing complexities in mobilizing church movement. The past few years have presented challenges that are unprecedented in our lifetime, causing many existing churches to scramble, looking for innovation in ministry and discipleship. As well, planters are challenged in following past models of launching a new community of faith. So how do pastors and pioneers find momentum and movement within such a challenging time? What are the innovations that are taking place, the experiments finding success, that allow churches, new and old, to continue participating in the mission of God? What are the practical steps leaders can take to adapt their current paradigms to meet our new and future reality? More details for this pre-con here.
Day / Time: Monday 1:00pm — 5:00pm and Tuesday 8:00am — 11:30am
Location: Language Ministry Center – Room 140

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