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Category: ‘Conferences’

Posted on September 8, 2009

The DIRT Conference

The DIRT Conference

Ok, I know this is the second conference I’ve talked about this week but hear me out. If you’re a creative working or volunteering at a church you’ll want to know about a conference on November 10-11 called Dirt. Weird name for a conference? Yeah, I thought so too until I read this…

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Posted on September 8, 2009

Last Chance to Win Catalyst Tickets

Last Chance to Win Catalyst Tickets

The clock is ticking and precious minutes are slipping by on your opportunity to win a FREE Catalyst event & lab ticket (a $448 value!). So what are you waiting for?

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Posted on September 3, 2009

Win A FREE Catalyst Event & Lab Ticket!

Win A FREE Catalyst Event & Lab Ticket!

You already know how pumped I am about Catalyst next month. I know it’s going to be life-changing for me and everyone else who is there. That’s why I want to give you an opportunity to go…for FREE!

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Posted on August 27, 2009

Catalyst 2009 – On Your Mark

Catalyst 2009 – On Your Mark

That’s right boys and girls, it’s Catalyst time! October is an amazing month. First, because it’s my birthday, but second, and only slightly less well known, is that October 7-9 marks the convergence of thousands of leaders in Atlanta for the leadership event of the year…

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Posted on May 11, 2009

The Power of a Good Story

The Power of a Good Story

Stories are an integral part of the human experience. We pay good money to sit in a theater full of people and watch a story unfold on the big screen. We turn on our televisions at night to hear about the new stories happening around the world…

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Posted on October 10, 2008

Catalyst Live Blogging: Andy Stanley

Recent Random Thoughts on Leadership

“To reach people no one else is reaching, we must do things no one else is doing.” – Craig Groeschel
Take Away: Become Preoccupied with those you haven’t __ as opposed to those you are trying to
“The Next Generation product almost never comes from the previous generation” – Focus, Al Reis

Take Away: [...]

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Posted on October 10, 2008

Watch me Live on CatalystBackstage!

Be sure to head over to CatalystBackstage.com around 3:15. I’ll be heading backstage with Anne Jackson to share my thoughts about Catalyst 2008. Hopefully it will be streaming live but if not I’ll post the link where you can watch the video.
Once you go to CatalystBackstage scroll down to the bottom to see the live [...]

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Posted on October 10, 2008

Catalyst Live Blogging: Dave Ramsey

Unity is a spiritual happening. You have to be very intentional about creating unity. It doesn’t just occur.
Few churches or organizations experience real unity.
There are 5 Main Enemies of Unity:

Poor Communication
Gossip
Unresolved Disagreements
Lack of Shared Purpose
Sanctioned Incompetence

Poor Communication
Poor communication can take many forms, but when the right hand doesn’t know what the left hand is doing, [...]

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Posted on October 10, 2008

Catalyst Live Blog: Tim Sanders

Catalyst Live Blog: Tim Sanders
Good is the new great. Companies will now be judged by their culture of “good” in the company.
Tell your employees to take their values to work.
What you learn on Sunday will make you a rockstar on Monday.
Leaders guage reality and they give hope.
We used to ask “What would Jesus do?” but [...]

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Posted on October 9, 2008

Catalyst For Dummies: Meeting New People

Catalyst 2008 is finally here! We arrived on the scene bright and early this morning for the Red Carpet Experience (pics and more on that later).
While this may sound elementary I’d like to cover something very important:
Meeting People!

One of my favorite things to do at Catalyst is hook up with people I haven’t seen in [...]

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