April 29/30, 2014
What is it?
CraftLab with Rob Bell is a 2Day event designed to help you create and craft compelling content for talks, speeches, sermons, scripts, songs and messages.
When is it?
April 29/30, 2014-9am to 9pm each day, with a few breaks for food and surfing.
Where is it?
Hotel Seven4one
741 South Coast Highway
Laguna Beach, CA
How does it work?
You bring whatever ideas, outlines, notes, series, hunches, topics, and stories you’re working on, along with some way for you to take lots of notes very quickly.
Will we work on your specific talks/outlines/ideas?
There are no guarantees that we will get to whatever it is you’re working on specifically, but there is the guarantee that the communicating principles, insights, and truths that will be flying around the room will be applicable to your content.
Will Rob be teaching about communicating?
Yes, with lots of new content.
What’s the goal here?
One, that you leave at the end of the second day loaded to the gills with significant content, outlines, structures, notes, ideas, and specific directions and questions to work on to more fully flesh out your work.
Two, this isn’t just about the series/talks/messages that you have coming up, it’s about the art and craft of communicating. It’s about developing muscles and routines and practices to consistently generate compelling messages that first move you deep in your bones so that you then have something worth telling others about. The intended result, then, is that you leave with your bucket full for months and months and months to come so that six months after participating in this event people who listen to you on a regular basis will be asking you “What happened? You’ve been on fire for a while now!”
Which leads to a third goal: That you never, ever, ever again have that dreadful, clammy, panicked feeling the night before you are going to be speaking because you don’t have anything to say.
So this is just for pastors?
The bulk of the work we will be doing will be geared to pastors giving talks in local churches, but the principles, insights, and truths about communicating will quickly take us into universal lessons about spirituality and the creative process that will be applicable to all kinds of people who create all sorts of different content in all kinds of settings.
Is there anything we should do to prepare?
Yes, it’s highly recommended that you watch Rob’s Poets, Prophets, and Preachers film series, which you can get here.
How much is it?
$500. You can register now at robbell.com/events
Where do I stay?
We recommend the Pacific Edge Hotel which is a two minute walk from the venue, although almost everything hotel related in Laguna is within walking distance. Irvine is 20 minutes away, so is Dana Point. (There won’t be any rooms available at the Hotel Seven4one)
What’s the closest airport?
Orange County Santa Ana John Wayne airport is about 20 minutes away. LAX, Long Beach, and San Diego airports are a little less than an hour with no traffic, half a day if traffic is bad. Best bet is to take a shuttle/taxi/car service to your hotel, eliminating the need for a rental car.
Where do I eat?
There are countless restaurants in either direction within easy walking distance, from the pricey to Taco Bell to Wahoo’s, which you have to eat at if you haven’t before. There’s also a Whole Foods a few blocks away and a Ralph’s grocery store directly across the street.
Hold on, did you say breaks for surfing?
Yes. On the second day we’ll take a long lunch and go surfing. We’ll bring in some pro surfers to give lessons for those who are up for it-bring $50 for instruction and board/wetsuit rental. If you already surf, there are lots of shops that will rent you a board so you can join us. And yes, it will be as great as it sounds.
If I can’t make this one or it fills up before I register, will there be another one?
Give us your email here and when future dates are set, you’ll get a heads up.
What if I purchase a spot but then can’t make it?
You can get a refund up until 10 days before the event at which point it becomes a credit for a future event.
This sounds like it will be a blast.
Yep.
Register now at robbell.com/events