There is NO WAY for me to wrap my mind around all that took place at the Catalyst Conference last week. I loved reconnecting with friends and having conversations in the hallways. I didn’t blog every session…but I wanted to share a few comments/quotes that really stood out to me.
Andy Stanley’s talk to begin to conference was “vintage Stanley!” Some of the things that stood out…
- Moral authority is what we have when people people perceive that our creeds are our deeds—that we are living what we say we believe.
- Moral authority takes a long time to gain and can be lost in an instant.
- (To church leaders) Our message is forgiveness—we should be the first to forgive.
Brenda Salter McNeal
- If we are looking at God then there is no way we can stay the way we are. (I LOVED that quote!)
- God came to shake things up, in Acts He shook things up, God always wants to shake things up!
- The disciples didn’t realize how much God was going to have to shake them up.
Steven Furtick
- LOVED his talk…PASSION was ALL over him!
- “There is a process between the promise & the payoff!”
Seth Godin
- People ask two questions when invitied to something, “Who is going to be there & Who is going to lead us?”
- You have to be willing to do something other people will criticize—people are not looking for a safe leader.
Craig Groeschel
- Please do not insult the work of God by saying careless things about it.
- There is a big difference in building “His” church and building “my” church.
- Three prayers he is praying is, “God stretch me—God heal me—God ruin me!”
- We need to let God break our hearts with the things that break His heart
I could go on & on…but I just wanted to share a few of the things that will have me thinking for quite a while!