Chicago this October

I’ve spent roughly two hours in Chicago and both of those hours were in the airport. That’s going to change this October though because I’m participating in Cultivate on October 27 at Park Community Church. I’ll be sharing a conversation idea, instead of a presentation and the theme of the conference is culture, innovation and communication. The organic flow of the whole thing was really appealing to me as was the promise that I could swear. A lot. I’m kidding. My contract says “Jon needs to swear a little and prefers the carmel of Twix candy bars. Not the whole Twix, just the extracted carmel.” For more on Cultivate, check out cultivateconference.com. (I think it’s going to be a ridiculous good time.)

The day after Cultivate is STORY, an experience in the Paramount Theater in Aurora, Illinois that the wildly talented Ben Arment is putting together. Folks like Donald Miller, Dave Gibbons and Mike Foster will be there. This two day event will feature presentations and workshops and a fresh perspective on what it means to tell a story. For more on STORY, check out www.storychicago.com.

So come to Chicago. I’ll be starting a conversation on the 27th with Cultivate and hope you can make it out there.