Lamppost Farm Conference on Alternative Ministry
Explore, Discover, and Understand ministry differently
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Aslan is on the move! Winter is turning to Spring. The Kingdom of God is being re-imagined and encountered in our daily lives. And, sightings of the King are being reported from every corner of the globe.
At Lamppost Farm, ministry happens at the junction of hunger and hope; the intersection of knowing and loving; and the crossroads of heads, hearts, and hands. We, along with other ministries in our area, would like to Explore, Discover, and Understand with you how God is revealing himself in our midst.
Ragan Sutterfield, author of Cultivating Reality and Farming as a Spiritual Discipline will be our keynote speaker. Hands-on workshops and break-out sessions led by other guest speakers serve in the formation of a meal and conversation for all to share throughout the evening and into the next morning.
At Lamppost Farm, ministry happens at the junction of hunger and hope; the intersection of knowing and loving; and the crossroads of heads, hearts, and hands. We, along with other ministries in our area, would like to Explore, Discover, and Understand with you how God is revealing himself in our midst.
Ragan Sutterfield, author of Cultivating Reality and Farming as a Spiritual Discipline will be our keynote speaker. Hands-on workshops and break-out sessions led by other guest speakers serve in the formation of a meal and conversation for all to share throughout the evening and into the next morning.
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Conference Schedule
Friday Evening: Registration / Tent Set-up - 4pm Understanding our Creational Mandate: Naming and Knowing - Steve Montgomery & Bret Mavrich - 6:30pm Farm Hayride Tours - 8:00pm Fireside Chats - 9pm Saturday: Chores [optional] - 7am Breakfast Together - 8am [Food as Ministry] Sessions - 9am Hands-on Work Session 1 - 10am Keynote Session 1 – Ragan Sutterfield - 11am Midi – Lunch Together - 12pm Hands-on Work Session 2 - 2pm [Business as Ministry] Sessions - 3pm Dinner Preparation - 4pm Dinner Together - 6pm Keynote Session 2: Ragan Sutterfield - 7:30pm Fireside Chats - 9pm Sunday Morning: Chores [optional] - 7am Breakfast Together - 8am Keynote Session 3: Ragan Sutterfield - 9:30am Expressions of Worship: Joe Montgomery - 10:30am 
DISCLAIMER: Lamppost Farm is a working farm that has just, like the rest of us, come through a harsh winter and is still in development around the farm. Please dress appropriately and bring shoes or boots to "get around" in. Our meeting spaces will be in a variety of indoor and outdoor locations...we think place is part of the "alternative".
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Conference Speakers
Keynote Speaker: Ragan Sutterfield - author of Cultivating Reality and Farming as a Spiritual Discipline 
Plenary Speakers:
Steven Montgomery - Executive Director of Lamppost Farm Joe Montgomery - husband, father, and will pilot anything that flies Bret Mavrich - husband, writer and lover of fine mustaches Conference Sessions
[Food as Ministry] Sessions Bud Chonko- Cheese-making Nancy Chonko – The Garden Salad Dave Stryffler – Fermenting: Beer and Bread Steve Montgomery – How (Not) to Kill a Chicken with Your Bare Hands Hands-on Work Session 1 Kyle Work (LF Intern) – The Science, Art, and Theology of Compost John Creasy (Garfield Community Farm) - Grafted: Fruit Trees Renewed Steve Montgomery – How (Not) to Kill a Chicken with Your Bare Hands (cont'd) Hands-on Work Session 2 Steve Montgomery – Chicken Parting Stephen Milliken (LF Intern)– Mushroom Inoculation Stray Cat Studio – Clay On the Potter’s Wheel [Business as Ministry] Sessions Stray Cat Studio Generations Coffee House Brown Horse Garments Lamppost Farm Intern Panel | ||
Join us for a weekend of shared ideas, shared meals, and shared experiences to retool how we participate in the Kingdom of God!