Innovation3 Day One

I've let the thoughts simmer all night on Innovation3. With a conference like this so much is thrown at you so fast. I'm going to change up my format here a little. I'm going to leave some of my thoughts and also some thoughts from other attendees.

Here are some thoughts from Day One:

• Loved the format of the main session. Each speaker had 20 minutes and when their clock ended they were done.
• So much information happened so fast. I was twittering as much as possible as fast as possible. Sometimes I would get half way through typing and a new thought would come out.
• It was pretty much been a twitter-fest. The awesome thing is that I felt I knew so many people. You walk in and already have people who you have talked to or follow what you write.
• Mad because I forgot my camera...I never forget it. Thankfully DJ Chuang loaned me one...you're da man DJ.
• Two videos I already have up from #I3 are here and here.
  
• First main session really made me think. I love the thought of failing forward.
• Most overheard comment in lobby, "I follow you on twitter."
• Two favorite speakers of the day were John Jenkins and Stacy Spencer.
• Funny - Stacy Spencer saying they were the hoochie momma church.
• Great to meet Troy Gramling of Flamingo...been following them for a long time.
• Hung with my new buddy Josh Chapman for most of the day.
• Loved that they streamed it live even though we came. Still glad I was there but my wife got to watch a whole lot.
  
• This day really taught me that we should push forward...not fearing but embracing failure.
• Innovation is awesome but no matter what it still should all be about the Kingdom.
• This world has and is constantly changing and the church is not keeping up.
• It starts with us as leaders.
• My nagging thought was that many pastors may be going back home to a bunch of people who really don't want change.
  

Here are some thoughts from others that attended:

1. brettaljets I felt as though I was drinking from a firehose @ #I3. The caliber of speakers & relevance unlike anything I've experienced.
2. dawnnicole #i3 Day 1 = Fast-paced/energizing, filled w/great conversatns & teaching. Bummed I never met @lindastanley
3. cameyg Spirit was alive & visual just as much where I was at than if I had been sitting beside you... or across the room! #i3
4. Rick_Smith that u are just as good looking in person as you are in your twitter picture! #i3

Innovation3 First Night

I'm going to be posting thoughts, notes and hopefully everything else from The Innovation3 Gathering.

First Night Thoughts:

• Pastor John, Dave Cothem and I made the trip up from Dallas today. We watched the temp drop all the way up from Corpus.
• We picked up Cathy Harwick in Belton and ate some good bar-b-que.
• This being the first night we had a blast with some of the staff from Bent Tree Bible Church where the conference is being held. The church was simply first class. I'm so depressed that I forgot my camera to catalog all of this.
  
• We got the back stage tour from Greg Atkinson who took us into the video control room where we met some very cool twitter-ers.
• Got to meet Camron Ware the genius behind www.visualworshiper.com who has some simply stunning stage designs using images with projectors. Check out the picture galleries on his blog.
• After the tour we went over to a Mexican restraraunt called Mena's and ate and hung out with some conference attendees and the guys from Bent Tree. If you ever eat there I would highly recommend the Chipotle Brisket Taco's.
  
• We had a lot of fun and spontaneously dubbed ourselves the "BackTweet Boys" for the first unofficial Tweet Up at the conference. Check out the pic.
• I'm Blue Steel the drummer of the band by the way.
• Looking forward to the first official Tweet Up with DJ Chuang tomorrow.
• Have to say though that I'm missing the wife and kiddo's.