Ben Arment is the creative mind behind STORY conference. He also has a big heart for helping pastors reach their communities, particularly church planters and urban pastors. In fact, he wants to be able to invite 400 urban pastors from Chicago’s hardest areas to STORY for free.

But he needs your help…

Will you help one inner city pastor go to STORY by giving a scholarship?

All you need to do is buy 1 ticket and write “urban scholarship” in the comments section at the end of the checkout process. Your gift will train, refresh, and inspire a Chicagoland pastor.

And while you are at it, you should buy a ticket for yourself, too. I will be at STORY, and I’d love to meet you there.

Ben Arment is putting together another fresh ministry conference called STORY (Chicago, IL) at the Paramount Theater on October 28, 2009. It has been a year since he debuted his first conference creation, The Whiteboard Sessions.

STORY conference is quite different though. It has a Q conference vibe with a focus on creatively telling the greatest story ever told - the gospel. Speakers include Nancy Beach, Mike Foster, Dave Gibbons, Donald Miller, Chris Seay, Stacy Spencer, and Ed Young. The following day, workshops led by artists, scholars, authors, and communications experts will be held at Orchard Valley Community Church (Aurora, IL).

And if you go to STORY, you should consider coming a day early to attend the Cultivate Conference.