Cultivate Gathering

Cultivate?

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Cultivate is a learning party which takes place twice a year. The next Cultivate will be happening on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 from 10:00am - 5:00pm.

Cultivate is for anyone who is interested in creating and developing missional churches, and is happening because of numerous conversations between different people, organizations, networks and churches in Canada that long to see new forms of church thrive and relational networking happen. We are tired of the same old, same old conferences and just simply want to be friends, inspire each other, and swap stories, ideas, and encouragement.

Cultivate has taken place twice a year (in the Spring and in the Fall) since 2006.

What exactly is a learning party? (Click here)

For more information, drop our director a line any time at: pgoodyear@gmail.com

Accommodations:

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There are several hotels in walking (or short driving) distance of the Cultivate venue which you can stay at. Here are a few links to get you started:

We highly recommend the brand new Days Inn (it's practically right across the street).
The Admiral Inn
Staybridge Suites
The Sheraton Hotel

But even better than that, we are offering accommodations in the homes of local folks in Hamilton (some of the fine folks from The Freeway) for anyone that doesn't want to stay in a hotel. If you are interested, please drop us a line at: pgoodyear@gmail.com

Registration:

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Registration for Cultivate is a measly $50 (which includes a delicious lunch) or $80 per couple. Because we limit our numbers, you should register early to avoid disappointment.

You can register by sending us a cheque made payable to "The Freeway", along with the names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of those you are registering (contact information here). Or if you want to ensure your spot immediately, send us an e-mail with all your contact information and let us know "the cheque's in the mail" and we'll hold your spot.

Contact:

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Cultivate is happening at The Freeway in downtown Hamilton, Ontario. The Freeway is an innovative, non-profit coffee house (and church community) which is committed to re-investing in the local and global community.

Address:
333 King Street East
Hamilton, ON
L8N 1C1
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E-mail: pgoodyear@gmail.com

Telephone: 905-906-1299

About:

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What is a learning party? Well, basically it's designed to be everything good about a conference without all the rigamarole... and much more fun and interactive.

Instead of charging in the hundreds of dollars for one ticket, it's only $50... and that includes a delicious lunch.
Instead of maxing out our capacity, we limit our numbers to give everyone there the best possible environment for conversations and networking.
Instead of you listening to message after message and being filled with information, we want you to be part of a conversation with people in similar shoes and learn and grow within that relationship.
Instead of some fancy shmancy hotel, convention centre or mega-church building, Cultivate is taking place at a local coffee house in Hamilton, Ontario called The Freeway.

How Does It Work?

We have divided the day's festivities into 3 segments (Listening, Forming, Innovating). In each of these segments:

The first 45 minutes or so will involve a "round table" discussion in order to hear from some of the practitioners who have been chosen to share their stories during that particular segment.
The next 15 minutes or so will be an "open mic" time where anyone can come up and share their story or ask a question about the specific segment.
The rest of the time in each segment (an hour or so) is set up for discussion in what we call "party pods". The room will have 6 or so pods and each pod will be dedicated to a certain part of the segment (which will be revealed when you arrive) and everyone is free to merge in and out of the pods as they wish... be involved in discussion that is of interest to you.

Meals & Snacks:

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Coffee, tea, snacks, etc. throughout the day is your responsibility... good thing Cultivate is taking place in a coffee house that has been touted as having the best cup of fair trade coffee or tea in Hamilton.

Lunch will be provided at the coffee house and it will include:

a delicious sandwich
a side salad
a beverage of your choice
two cookies

Supper following the gathering is up to you. But we strongly encourage you to go out to one of our local ethnic restaurants, with people from the gathering and get to know them more and continue learning about their experiences in creating new and evolving forms of church. We will provide you with a map of local restaurants you can check out.