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Speaking Schedule

May 8 - The Calling Conference for Youth and Youth Workers. Auburn, ME, hosted by Atmosphere Church. (Jared is keynote speaker and will also be leading a breakout session.)

June 10 - Champlain Valley Christian School, 7 p.m. Middlebury, VT. (Jared will be delivering the commencement address.)

August 1 - Mountain Grove Memorial Church. Hulett's Landing, NY. 10 a.m. (Jared is guest speaker in Sunday worship service.)

October 8-9 - Lead2010 Conference for Pastors. Auburn, ME. (Bob Thune and Bill Streger keynotes. Jared will be teaching two breakout sessions: "What is Gospel Wakefulness?" and "Preaching for Gospel Wakefulness.")

October 24 - Valley View Bible Church, Missions Sunday. White River Junction, VT. (Jared will be preaching on the missional church, with local missions and church planting emphasis.)

April 1-2, 2011 - Gospel-Centered Missional Church event. Conroe Church of Christ. Conroe, TX. (Jared is keynote. More details coming soon.)

Items of Note

May 2010 - Jared signs two-book deal with Crossway. The first book, Gospel Wakefulness: Treasuring Christ and Savoring His Power, is scheduled for release in 2011.

February 11, 2010 - Abide: Practicing Kingdom Rhythms in a Consumer Culture releases from Threads Media on April 1, 2010.

December 27, 2009 - Jared will be speaking to the college and young adults group at Houston Northwest Church. 10:45 a.m.

December 2009 - Jared will be one of the panel speakers for the Band of Bloggers luncheon at The 2010 Together 4 the Gospel Conference (April 13-15 in Louisville, KY). Register for the conference here.

December 2009 - Jared in Nashville to record audio/video material for Abide Leader Guide.

November 2009 - Your Jesus is Too Safe makes ReThink Mission's reader-voted list of The Best Books Right Now.

October 2009 - It's official! Jared has signed contract with LifeWay's Threads Media to produce a new Bible study and multimedia small group resource tentatively titled Abide: Practicing the Rhythms of the Kingdom in a Consumer Culture. Release target is Spring 2010.

October 2009 - Jared joins team launching new evangelical weblog sponsored by the renowned First Things magazine. Check out Evangel.

August 18, 2009 - Jared will be speaking at the Acts 29 Quarterly in St. Louis, MO.

July 12, 2009 - Jared will be preaching at Kaleo Church in Houston, TX on Sunday, July 12. 10 a.m. (Directions, etc.)

July 11, 2009 - Jared will be signing copies of his book Your Jesus is Too Safe at the LifeWay Christian Store in The Woodlands, TX on Saturday, July 11. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

July 5, 2009 - Jared will be preaching again at Middletown Springs Community Church in Middletown Springs, VT on Sunday, July 5.

February 2009 - Selections from Jared's writing on church ministry get their own chapter in Exponential's 2009 Leadership Learnings eBook (link opens pdf), alongside chapters from the likes of Ed Stetzer, Jud Wilhite, Craig Groeschel, Tony Morgan, Perry Noble, Gary Lamb, Mark Batterson, and others.

February 2009 - Jared will be preaching at Middletown Springs Community Church in Middletown Springs, VT on Sunday, March 1

February 2009 - Ed Stetzer agrees to write the Foreword for Your Jesus is Too Safe!

January 2009 - Update: Your Jesus is Too Safe releases July 2009!

January 2009 - New Facebook page for Your Jesus is Too Safe. Check it out and become a fan!

January 2009 - Jared's Gospel-Driven Church makes #3 in uberblogger Bill Kinnon's list of top blogs of 2008

December 2008 - Jared's views of "self-feeding" in evangelicalism discussed on The Internet Monk Radio Podcast #121.

November 2008 - Jared and Element's "Bold as Love" Initiative mentioned on The Drew Marshall Radio Show. Details here.

November 2008 - Jared's got an article on the affect of preaching on a church's community health in the Nov./Dec. issue of Rev! magazine.

October 2008 - SteveLaube.com highlights Kregel's contracting of Your Jesus is Too Safe for publication.

December 2007 - Michael Spencer names Jared's Gospel-Driven Church one of The Internet Monk's Top Ten Blogs of 2007