by Darren Ethier (@nerrad)
I had the privilege of being able to attend Catalyst 2009 in Atlanta. With over 12,000 in attendance, Catalyst is the largest convergence of next generation leaders in the country. This year is the 10th anniversary of Catalyst. This series covers some of the speakers and things that happen at Catalyst as I saw it.
Well today was the first day of Catalyst. Since this is my first year there everything is new to me. And everything was WOW for me. They really dont spare any change in making this an unforgettable event. At least I know now why the tickets are so much Anyway, today was a day full […]
Thanks to a wonderful church family who believe in supporting their pastors in growing as leaders I was able to attend Catalyst 2009 (link takes you to Catalyst Backstage – a great way to follow what’s happening) this year. I am so grateful – thanks friends! Today was the day for the “Labs” sessions here at […]
Malcolm Gladwell is the author of The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers, talked about the danger of overconfidence at his catalyst session. I found it hard to hear most of his session but there were a few things that stood out for me: Incompetence irritates me, but overconfidence scares me. Incompetent people rarely have the […]
Rob Bell was the first catalyst speaker to begin his session by opening in prayer. I’m not saying that is necessarily a fault of all the other speakers but it WAS something that stood out for me. It was an invitation for the Holy Spirit to be at work in and through him as he […]
If you do a cursory check through the various blog posts on Catalyst you will find very little said about Francis Chan‘s session that wrapped up day one of Catalyst. I find that odd because I found his session to be one of the most powerful of the day. Although Francis Chan has become a […]
Catalyst – Day Two got off to another incredible start. I had decided I’d get up early and get to the doors about one and a half hours before the official start (wanted to make sure I got a good seat again) and was incredibly surprised to find that about 1000 other people got up […]
At Catalyst, Chuck Swindoll received the lifetime achievement award and was well recognized by the nearly 13,000 people in attendance. It was a treat to get to hear what this Godly man had to share. First up, he shared the TOP TEN LEADERSHIP LESSONS IN 50 YEARS OF MINISTRY. The 10 lessons are from […]
The last speaker I want to share about from my Catalyst experience was Andy Stanley. He was the first speaker for Catalyst and the one that wrapped things up. Andy talked about cultivating a healthy staff culture. Why? Because, Your church and your church culture should be the healthiest organizational culture in your city. Here’s […]
One of the cool things of my Catalyst Experience was all the “fringe” stuff that went on during the two days of the main event. Everything from a helicopter dropping parachute men, to a live band at the doors, giveaways, some llamas (did I really see llamas?), a chalk artist outside, break-dancers, kids doing some […]