The Un-conference as un-church

I recently ran across a thought-provoking essay from Tim Bednar titled, "BloggerCon: The Unconference As An Example of the Participatory Church And Glimpse The Future Pastor." In it he compares the changing role of moderators, panelists, and audiences in conferences to the changing role of pastors and congregations in churches. I found intriguing his thoughts about the participatory church and pastors as discussion leaders.