One of the highlights of Catalyst for me last week was listening to Chuck Swindoll preach. I’ve listened to his sermons since I was in college. He shared with us the leadership lessons he’s learned over the decades of his ministry. One of his points which really stuck out with me was his thoughts about [...]
One of my favorite things about going to Catalyst is meeting new friends who are doing cool things for God. I think it was Craig Groeschel who once said, “If you want to reach people nobody is reaching you’ve got to do things nobody is doing.” Well, Catalyst is full of people doing things nobody [...]
Having a blast and learning so much down here in Atlanta at Catalyst. It’s so great just to get around other leaders and sharpen one another. I heard so many incredible things yesterday and it will take me a while to process it all. However, one question from Rob Bell just absolutely floored me. He [...]
I’m down in Atlanta the next few days with most of the Cross Point staff for Catalyst. Apparently some things got jacked up with our hotel room reservations so we had to improvise late last night and I was forced into the ever so uncomfortable situation of sleeping with another dude. But no worries, we [...]
A couple weeks ago I had the privilege of participating in the Nines Conference, which was an online leadership conference for church leaders around the world. Over 10,000 people logged on to watch the live event. We were given nine minutes to talk about the one thing we would want to share with other pastors [...]
I read an interesting article last night in Time. Apparently some “French legislators want to take consumer protection to an unprecedented level, requiring that advertisements, product labels and even campaign posters carry a warning when they feature a photograph that’s been digitally enhanced.” The article stated… The drive against airbrushed photos is being headed by [...]
A lot gets written about Christian community these days. How we build it and maintain seems to be quite the popular topic. I don’t want to over simplify it, but look at Romans 12:15. It simply says… ” Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.” This statement may be simple but it’s [...]
While many of you were watching your favorite college or NFL team over the weekend I was on the sidelines watching the Vikings win their first game of the season 26-6. I’m keenly interested in the Vikings since the team features my 8 year old son who absolutely LOVES football. I’m so proud of him. [...]
