This Event Aired Friday, September 30th, 2011 @ 7:30pm CDT

Thinking Out Loud is taking place Friday, September 30th at 7:30 PM in Houston, Texas, and via Internet, will be broadcast live to a worldwide audience. Seating is available to all who wish to attend and be part of the "live" audience on campus at the Church of Champions. The doors open at 6:30 PM.

Thinking Out Loud will feature candid conversation between six influential leaders who all share a common love for the Gospel and a strong desire to see the Kingdom of God expand. While all the leaders originate from a common heritage, each has taken different approaches to ministry - from evangelism to preaching, from missions to planting churches, from fellowship to discipleship. At Thinking Out Loud, there will be no "conference" messages or "canned" answers. The answers to questions you hear will be provocative and heart-soothing. You will hear answers to questions you thought no one would ask"!

As Proverbs 27:17 instructs us that iron sharpens iron, so we want to sharpen each other for effective ministry. You'll be stretched and challenged in your thought-processes while gaining practical insights from a variety of pastoral perspectives. The purpose of Thinking Out Loud is to model a gracious but frank conversation between pastors and leaders who aren't afraid to mix it up. It's a conversation that honors relationship and individuality while celebrating diversity and gifts. Simply put, it's leaders talking shop!

Participants

Dr. Phil Brassfield - Director of Destiny Ministries

Destiny Ministries has grown into a globally recognized apostolic ministry committed to church planting, developing Christian leaders and ministry efforts internationally. It also includes Destiny Leadership Institute, the division of the ministry that focuses on equipping emerging leaders through formal training and internships. As a seminar and conference speaker, Dr. Brassfield addresses relevant issues confronting leaders in both the religious and secular arenas. His message of grace, hope, and love, coupled with keen insight into life's fundamental issues, has offered a light of God's direction to many on their voyage of life.

Bishop Jabo Green

Bishop Green has served as Pastor, Church Planter and Spiritual Father to many Christian leaders around the world. He currently serves as Founding Pastor of Champion Life Centre, Formerly Spring Tabernacle in Spring, Texas. It is a growing fellowship he and his wife Polly planted almost thirty years ago. The church, which ministers to well over a thousand each Sunday, is poised to explode with growth in the suburban Houston area.

Pastor Scott Jones

Pastor Scott is the Senior Pastor of Grace Church in Humble, Texas, a multi-campus church in the Houston-Metro area. His ministry has taken him around the globe, speaking to thousands of people every year. In addition to his pastorate, Scott serves as the Chairman of the Global Network of Christian Ministries - a ministers' network with more than 500 member ministers.

Pastor Jonathan Suber

Jonathan Suber currently serves as the Senior Pastor of Faith Tabernacle New Testament Church in Shreveport, Louisiana. Pastor Suber is chairman of Suber Ministry Group. He resides in Shreveport, Louisiana with his wife Stephanie and his three children: Alex, Alayna and Allister.

Pastor Jeremy Foster (Moderator)

Jeremy is an innovative speaker and trainer who is noted for his unique approach to communication. Jeremy now serves as Young Adult Pastor for Grace Church in the Houston-Metro area, where he leads a growing gathering of 20 and 30 somethings called The 429.

Pastor Wendell Hutchins

Pastor Hutchins is the founding pastor of the Church of Champions. Pastor Hutchins is a gifted communicator, teacher, preacher and leader. He is also serves as a coach and mentor to leaders and pastors who are navigating transitional paradigms and seeking insight into such areas as: church fellowship, church government, team leadership as well as future visualizations of the times to come.