October 26th, 2010 
alandanielson At last year’s Right Now ’09 conference I had the great honor of meeting Tim Ross, the young adult pastor at the Potter’s House in Dallas. I’m really excited that he’ll be speaking again at this year’s Right Now Conference in a few weeks. Last year, Tim’s talk reminded me of what I think is [...]
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No Comments » May 26th, 2010 alandanielson Originally posted November 9, 2009—reposted May 26, 2010 I had the honor of meeting Francis Chan before he spoke at the RightNow’09 Conference and was amazed by his immediate genuineness and authenticity. In his conference session he spoke about the honor of sharing in Christ’s suffering and read the following verse from Philippians. “I want [...]
Posted in Special Tags: chan, conference, crucifixion, Fe, francis, Mexico, new, now, right, rightnow, rightnow09, Santa, suffering 8 Comments » May 4th, 2010 alandanielson I’m convinced that small groups are the best way to carry out the mission of the church in America today! But in order for that belief to truly become a reality the outcome of small groups must change. For most churches the outcome of groups is an inward and anemic focus, but the RightNow ’10 Small [...]
February 9th, 2010 alandanielson I’m continually humbled that God chooses to use me and give me opportunities to help the mission of His Church move forward. Every time God blesses me with these opportunities I think four things: “What were you thinking, Lord?” “I don’t deserve this.” “Thank You for the privilege of serving You, Jesus.” “Help me to [...]
Posted in Leadership, Special Tags: conference, leadership development, Preaching, rightnow, rightnow conference, rightnow.org, rightnow09, rightnow10 No Comments » January 27th, 2010 alandanielson This week Rick Howerton, National Director of Events and Training for Serendipity by LifeWay made me aware of The Summit: A Convergence of Small Group Experts. In case you’re wondering, this 90 minute event is absolutely worth your time! The panel is made up of a “who’s who of small group ministry” (listed below). I’m [...]
Posted in Small Groups Tags: conference, discussion, experts, group, groups, ministry, online, panel, small, summit, web-based No Comments » November 8th, 2009 alandanielson LeadNow Changes It’s Name! I had the great honor of speaking at the LeadNow conference and one of the first things we all learned at the conference is that the conference name has been changed to the RightNow conference. The basic idea is that we want to make a difference in our world and we [...]
Posted in Leadership, Special Tags: #rn09, american, conference, dream, lead, leadnow, leadnow09, now, right, rightnow, rightnow09, trader No Comments » November 3rd, 2009 alandanielson This Thursday I’ll be speaking at the LeadNow ’09 conference and I’ve been working a lot on my talk. A number of months ago I wrote the following post on my old blog and it inspired my talk for this Thursday. I’m posting it again to give you a sneak preview of what’s to come [...]
Posted in Small Groups Tags: 09, 2009, Alan, conference, Danielson, ecosystems, group, groups, lead, leadnow, neighborhood, now, small, Speaking 3 Comments » October 28th, 2009 alandanielson Next week, November 5-7 I’m honored to be speaking at the Lead Now ’09 Conference and I want to give a way some tickets! The conference will take place in Irving (DFW), Texas and in 40 plus satellite locations in the US and Canada. Keep reading to find out how you can win. I can [...]
October 26th, 2009 alandanielson I had the privilege of being a part of the Willow Creek Group Life Conference a couple of days ago and I had a fantastic time! Every time I attend a conference I feel like my head is going to explode. I leave with so many new and fresh ideas that I want to utilize [...]
Posted in Leadership Tags: addition, conference, Conferences, evaluating, Leadership, ministry, momentum, questions, subtraction 2 Comments » September 28th, 2009 alandanielson This year’s Willow Creek Group Life Conference has one major difference from preceding years: no breakout workshops. Many pastors and leaders think this is a real bummer, so to prevent a Breakout Freakout, Dave Treat of ThinkingSmall.net has arranged for a day of breakouts in Chicago the day before the conference, Friday October 23rd. A [...]
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