You should know about …

If you’re interested in seeing the emergent conversation expand, you should know about these two friends of mine, Tim and Alex … and you could help kickstart their project, here:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1353636484/anything-less-would-be-uncivilized
If you’re a Mainline Protestant (or whatever), you should know how to drive young people away from the church once and for all – courtesy of this sagely piece by Ben Boruff…

… And if you want to reverse the trend, check out this conference … coming up in May.
If you would like to spend a few minutes with a beautiful person … and learn about what really matters in the process, check this out:
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/18/tending-the-garden-one-person-at-a-time/

If you’re a SxSW fan, or interested in faith and tech, you should know about …

MOBILE.FAITH @ SxSW – March 8 1 pm – 6 pm, St. David’s Church
http://www.patheos.com/Events/mobilefaith-SXSW.html
Just before SXSW, mobile.faith provides an opportunity for individuals involved in faith communities and in technology from Austin and around the globe to share how they are forging ahead in this rapidly emerging space. This gathering addresses one of the great challenges of our age: to live connected to one another through technology, and to do so in ways that are beneficial to our soulwork, connected in our communities, and useful to the world.
Speakers include: Leo Brunnick, founder and the CEO of Patheos.com; Dr. Maria A. Dixon, assistant professor of corporate communication and public affairs at Southern Methodist University; Jason Illian, CEO/Founder at Rethink Books, former CEO of GodTube; Jonny Baker, founder of Proost, an online worship & ministry media collective
Sponsored by Patheos and Cadabra Media, this event is free – you can register at: http://mobilefaith.eventbrite.com/