REACH INNOVATION SUMMIT — ORLANDO REQUEST ACCESS

VOL. 01

ORLANDO, FL

11 / 04 / 26

REACH
Innovation Summit.

Sixty leaders. Seven hours. One question: what does faithful innovation look like when the church actually needs it to work?

Isolated builders, no one to compare notes with. Frontier Commons built one curated room to change that.

02 plenary · 15 min

15 lightning · 7 min

02 panels

DAYS

000

HOURS

00

MINUTES

00

SECONDS

00

A small group working together around a table, laptops open
PLATE I SIXTY PEOPLE. ONE ROOM. REAL WORK.
00 / WHY NOW

The tools are
here. The church
needs them used
well.

THE PROBLEM

Isolated leaders keep reinventing the same wheel. Most of it dies with the person who built it.

THE BET

Sixty right people, seven hours, then 90 days of shared work after.

I / WHO THIS IS FOR

This room is
for people who
do things.

→ COME

  • The church has something the world needs right now
  • You're building something real and want it to land
  • You carry real responsibility — a budget, a team, people counting on you
  • You're tired of conferences that end when the day does
  • You want peers who pray, push back, and build — not business cards

→ GOOD TO KNOW

  • 60 seats. No general admission, no brand stands — just two working plenaries and real discussion
  • Everyone in the room was put there by someone who vouched for them
  • The posture is service, not consumption
  • The best conversations will be around things that aren't finished yet
  • Bring your real questions. Leave the polished deck at home
WHAT YOU LEAVE WITH

01

One thing you'll actually do.

Not a list of takeaways — one concrete commitment.

02

Peers matched to what you're building.

Lunch is a table of 6, grouped by problem area.

II / SCHEDULE

Seven hours,
built for action.

MORNING

0009:00

Doors & coffee

30m
0109:30

Opening & worship

20m
0209:50

Plenary I — Ted Esler

Missio Nexus · the state of mission innovation

15m
0310:05

Lightning I · Local

5 speakers · 7 min each + Q&A

40m
0410:45

Panel I — Encouraging church and ministry innovation

Moderated · 4 panelists

25m
0511:10

Break

30m

MIDDAY

0611:40

Plenary II — Alex Shih

Mega Trends

15m
0711:55

Lightning II · Global

5 speakers · 7 min each + Q&A

40m
0812:35

Lunch & matched intros

Pre-assigned table of 6 by problem area

50m

AFTERNOON

0913:25

Lightning III · Digital

5 speakers · 7 min each + Q&A

40m
1014:05

Panel II — What's next for ministry innovation

Jared · Sam Kim · + 1 TBD

25m
1114:30

Break

30m
1215:00

Closing

5m
1315:05

Breakout groups (optional)

Drop-in consultation & collaboration by problem area

55m
Close crop of hands and notebooks during a real conversation at a table
PLATE II THE BEST CONVERSATIONS AREN'T FINISHED YET.
III / CONVENED BY

Convened by
individuals already
in the work.

Not sponsors. Conveners — people putting their credibility in the room.

REACHCONF
Frontier Commons
Cru
WeAreChurch
Pioneers
BAM Portals
Cherith
+ CONVENE
WITH US
IV / ACCESS

Invite only.

60 seats. Everyone here was vouched for by someone who knows them. That's the filter.

IF YOU WERE INVITED

Check your email. A confirmation link from a convenor org is already on its way.

IF YOU WEREN'T

Ask a convening org to put your name forward, or write to us directly.