Band of Bloggers

Once again, I am thrilled to announce to you that the 2011 Band of Bloggers gathering will take place in conjunction with The Gospel Coalition National Conference on Tuesday night, April 12, 2011.  This will be the fifth year we have hosted an event like this, and we are excited to bring a new format to this year’s meeting.

The theme for this year’s gathering is The Gospel Procession. A procession entails a concerted effort by a community to catalyze a movement, and in our case a gospel movement.  A lot of talk is talking place on the Internet regarding being “gospel-centered,”  and what this theme seeks to do is invoke the participation of all those who love the gospel and desire to leverage their lives for its advance in every sphere of their lives. Therefore, the purpose and theme transcends the gathering and endeavors to see a gospel procession take place through our blogging and influence on social media and other various online networks.

I have asked ten other men to join me in facilitating this meeting.  During our event, they will moderate round-table discussions as well as participate in panel discussions on related topics.  The men leading this event are:

Justin Taylor, Tim Challies, Joe Thorn, Steve McCoy,
Jared Wilson, Trevin Wax, Justin Buzzard, Collin Hansen,
John Starke, Owen Strachan, and Tim Brister

You will not want to miss this year’s gathering.  Of course, we plan to unload many goodies in your backpack as well.  Pre-registration is required and now available online closed.  Dinner will be provided as part of the event which will begin at 5:oo PM Tuesday night (April 12).  The registration cost for this year’s gathering is $25.

Stay tuned for more information, including the breakdown of this year’s format, book giveaways, and greater explanation of what we are calling a “gospel procession.”  For now, here’s a summary breakdown of this year’s Band of Bloggers gathering:

2011 Band of Bloggers » The Gospel Procession
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 || 5:00-6:30 PM
in conjunction with the Gospel Coalition National Conferenece
Speakers: Justin Taylor, Tim Challies, Joe Thorn, Steve McCoy, Jared Wilson,
Trevin Wax, Justin Buzzard, Collin Hansen, John Starke, Owen Strachan, and Tim Brister

We are less than one week way from the 2010 Band of Bloggers gathering(!), and I want to give you an update as well as answer questions that some of you might be asking.

The Band of Bloggers gathering will be taking place in the Combs-Chandler Room of The Galt House.  It is located on the second floor just above the lobby area.  While the gathering begins at 11:00, you are welcome to come early to hang out and also allow us to check off registration in a more efficient manner.

As previously mentioned, we are sold out for this gathering.  That means we cannot take any registrations at the door (as much as we would like to) and will not be able to provide giveaways to those who have not already registered.

For those who are registered, you do not have to provide proof of your registration/payment at the door, but we will ask you to verify via email address and those who may have registered under you as well.  We did not send out registration confirmation other than what you received from Paypal for payment confirmation (again, bringing it will not be necessary).

The Galt House is located just two blocks north of the Convention Center and can be accessed either by skywalk or on the street.  Walking time is less than five minutes.  We will have you out in time so as to not miss the first session of T4G.  Parking is available in the (2) parking desks of The Galt House, although they tend to fill up fast.

After our four presenters give their talks, there will be opportunity for you to participate in the discussion by asking questions from the floor.  The discussion will be moderated by Owen Strachan who will gladly welcome your contributions to the discussion around this year’s theme.

Anyone willing to volunteer for this year’s gathering can email me at timmybrister[at]gmail[dot]com.  Thanks for registering, and we look to see you this Tuesday!

As of April 1, registration for the 2010 Band of Bloggers gathering has closed due to being sold out.  We are looking forward to another gathering of several hundred gospel-centered bloggers in less than two weeks.  For those who missed registration this year, stay tuned for future Band of Blogger gatherings in the future.  We also are planning to post the audio for the presentations and panel discussion here on our website.