It’s over. Two full days of the Catalyst experience are behind us. I still have a lot to process, but here are my highlights from the last couple of days:

  • I got to experience the event and the non-event hang out time with eight of the coolest people on the planet. I love the “together” part of our mission at Granger. Thanks for a fun time Jason, Jami, Kem, Mark, Tim, Butch, Corey and Debbie.
  • “Brainstorming” the next series at Granger after two days without sleep.
  • The stage and video set up just gets better and better every year at Catalyst. Loved the wide, wide-screen! I think it’s time to tell Emily we need a bigger TV.
  • Lanny and Reggie. I wish those guys could just hangout in my office and keep me laughing. Of course, Corey is still funnier. Maybe he would hangout in my office?
  • Donald Miller is the real deal. I could listen to him share stories for a long, long time.
  • Enjoyed the meal at Stoney River restaurant with friends from Church Marketing Sucks, Outreach, Willow and AspireOne. I’m glad churches are finally making strides to improve the quality and effectiveness of their communications. These organizations are helping to lead the way for all of us.
  • It has rained the entire time we’ve been in Atlanta. We’ve been very soggy the last couple of days. The rain led to a fun walk across the conference center campus wearing garbage bags purchased at Walgreens. Twelve people in garbage bags must have been a funny sight. (Jason has a picture.)
  • Rainy trips like this really make me look forward to my return to sunny Northern Indiana.
  • Music from U2, Coldplay, Switchfoot.
  • I met two of my favorite bloggers face-to-face for the first time. It was good to finally shake hands with Perry Noble and Mark Batterson. These are two of the most gifted young leaders in the church today. You would be wise to watch and learn from them both.
  • A new world record for the most people simultaneously sitting on a whoopee cushion. This moment really blew me away.
  • Hearing Andy Stanley talk about the need for “new” to trigger momentum. It was better than any backyard barbecue.

Wish you could have been here.

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