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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 [...]

In case you don’t believe what I wrote or you think I may have missed some of the details (which I did), here’s the official Catalyst blog.

Andy Stanley came back for the last session of the Catalyst Conference. I feel sorry for the poor schleps that left early, because they missed the best session of the conference. (Why do people leave conferences early?)
I’m not going to give you a lot of details about Andy’s last session, because you need to order [...]

My apologies to Malcolm Gladwell and those trying to catch the summaries of what’s happening at Catalyst. I didn’t hear portions of Gladwell’s session, so I’m not in a position to recap what he shared. My peeps tell me he held his own. Again, someone mentioned this was an example of a book writer that [...]

Every time I hear Bill Hybels speak, I wonder… Do you think Bill recognizes the impact he’s had on the church? You can agree or disagree with the approach Willow uses to help people who are far from God become fully-devoted followers of Christ. (I happen to think their strategy really works.) But whether you [...]

Erwin McManus opened the morning by challenging us with this message: We all must go to that place where we are sent by God. Sometimes God is calling us to go to a place called “sent.” Part of the danger is that we’re doing all that we can to become better and better leaders, but [...]

I took lots of pictures from the day, but I’m dog tired and need to get to sleep so I can enjoy day two of Catalyst tomorrow. Jason has saved the day, though. He’s already uploaded several pictures and video clips.
By the way, I’m rooming with Jason. There are certainly advantages to rooming with the [...]

John Maxwell concluded day one by offering these stages of his leadership journey:
Stage 1: I want to make a difference.
Stage 2: With people who want to make a difference.
Stage 3: Doing something that makes a difference. We need to be doing something that is eternal. Something beyond ourselves.
Stage 4: At a time when it makes [...]

Donald Miller, author of Blue Like Jazz, was part of the session that most exceeded expectations today. I guess I was just projecting my perceived shortcomings (he may be a writer, but don’t let him speak) on Mr. Jazz. And, yet, he came through with a great message today filled with the types of stories [...]

Louie Giglio, founder of the Passion Movement, presented some challenging thoughts on leadership and worship. He suggested that question is not are you going to lead, and how are you going to lead? Instead, he said the question we need to be asking is are you going to live, and how are you going to [...]