In partnership with the Junky Car Club , JustOne , Catalyst , Ethur , Generate , ROOV , Plain Joe Studios , and the Camp , will be hosting the First Annual Junky Car Club Rally to address mobile homelessness on December 6th. (Click here for more info.) Mobile homelessness is a reference to our street friends who live in vehicles because they are not able to ge......
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One of the more enjoyable parts of going to the Catalyst Conference in October was getting a chance to meet Kary Oberbrunner. Speaking from a more personal level, Kary’s just a great guy. In between two main sessions, we escaped the conference center (and all its noise—man, Catalyst is loud), sat down on a curb, and had a meaningful conversation about life and ministry and everyt......
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JustOne , in partnership with the Junky Car Club , Catalyst , Ethur , Generate , ROOV , Plain Joe Studios , and the Camp , will be hosting the First Annual Junky Car Club Rally. This event will help support and bring awareness to families who are facing mobile homelessness. Enjoy a weenie roast, beater car competitions, prizes, a festival of the clunkers, Junky makeovers, a......
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This isn’t about me - it’s about them (the 27 millions slaves around the world). God has been stirring in my heart since August and I’ve simply had enough. I’m stirred, moved, angered, disturbed, determined and trying my best to be obedient to my Maker’s call: I am an abolitionist. This isn’t just a fad or phase - for me, I can’t return to the wa......
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Here are a couple funny videos from Lanny Donahoe that were shown at Catalyst : Science of Together Happy Together with Jeff Foxworthy......
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Been reading a great book by international best-seller and marketing guru Seth Godin .  I saw him at the last Catalyst Conference in Atlanta and well, cause he’s a marketing guru, he gave every one of the 12, 000 plus attendees a free book.  Smart move. I’ve always said “settling for ok” isn’t ok for a child of the King.  Life on this earth is too short to be ......
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Anyone who happened to catch some of the Catalyst Conference online, you may remember the Planting Channel which hosted the video feed along with an interactive chat.  This week, the same Planting Channel will be providing live-streaming for the main conference sessions .  I encourage you to check out the sessions and join in the discussion of being “ In the Church, for the City .......
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...sits down with the podcast crew from the Catalyst conference. This is the largest gathering of young leaders in the country, with more than 12,000 people attending this year’s event. Learn more at catalystco nference.c om . Click to listen to Dr. Hunter’s interview .......
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...ured workshop speaker at the recent Catalyst Conference. This is the largest gathering of young leaders in the country, with more than 12,000 people attending this year’s event. Learn more at  catalystco nference.c om . Watch Dr. Hunter’s opening remarks by clicking on the play button above.......
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When I pray, “ God stretch me ,” as Craig Groeschel challenged us to do at Catalyst last week, His first answer is almost always the same. This week, it has been a loud reverb in my heart and soul. Focus . I have a very hard time gaining and maintaining focus. Call it ADD, call it personality, call it whatever you want. I stink at it! Honestly, for the last several months,......
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So posting all about Catalyst just didn’t really happen this week. I managed to give you the unique aspects of Catalyst as well as the big ideas from the first day (the most challenging one for me). Here’s the thing though. I just can’t capture Catalyst and put it into words. It is an experience unlike any other. Sure, I could tell what some guys said, what the music was sung......
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I didn’t have the privilege to attend Catalyst this year like I did the past two years.  I really missed being there but just couldn’t get away this year.  I have kept up with Catalyst through blogs and was blown away by this post from Tim Stevens on Andy Stanley’s talk. Take the time to check it out…. I particularly was challenged by this comment…good thing I......
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...tion. Because of the growth of Catalyst they have decided to go to the West coast in April, 2009.  For more information on the West coast conference or the Atlanta 2009 conference, check out www.cataly stconferen ce.com . God is raising up a new and bold group of leaders to share the love of Christ with the world.  We need to support them in the essentials of the faith and let them serve as they have been called.......
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tithing has been a popular topic on this here ol’ blog a few times in the past . one night after catalyst last week, my hotel roomie and i were discussing tithing and different ways churches track (or don’t track) individual giving. most churches keep a tally for contribution statements to be mailed out for charitable giving. and to me, that makes sense. where......
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I am officially out of a computer for the next few weeks. My laptop had a hinge snap off and decided to not display anything on the screen. I had to send it in for repair and they said it will take atleast 2 1/2 weeks to get back to me. Not good. So my blogs will be very few over the next few weeks but here are some big things going on: 1. FreedomGeneration has its second worship service for......
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You might have noticed a ton of posts last Thursday and Friday.  I probably should have posted beforehand to let you know what that was all about.  I was at the Catalyst conference in Atlanta and took notes here on my blog.  I missed the beginning of Andy Crouch’s talk, so those might be a bit anemic, and we had to skip out on the last session of the conference (plane to catch and a......
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Hola!  I hope you’re having an amazing Columbus Day.  You can read why we celebrate this explorer/adventurer here. I have recently returned from the Catalyst Conference in Atlanta and here was my schedule for the weekend: Friday, 5:30 pm - Catalyst Conference ends.  Begin drive home of 1100 miles. Saturday, 12:00 pm - Arrive home from long drive with Steve , Al , Billy , and S......
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Back from Catalyst in Atlanta.  I feel like taking on Hell with a water pistol! Stanley , Furtick , and Chandler really brought it! It’s good to be home I will never give up!  Not until they bury me! Digging Anberlin’s new CD, New Surrender. Registrat ions are flying in for the Great Anne Arundel Candy Drop !  It’s going to be an awesome event! My fantasy Football tea......
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While I was at the Catlayst Conference last week Justin Dillon shared about his new project that hit selected theaters last week called CALL + RESPONSE . CALL+RESPONSE is a first of its kind feature documentary film that reveals the world’s 27 million dirtiest secrets: there are more slaves today than ever before in human history . CALL+RESPONSE goes deep undercover where slavery is ......
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Here are the big ideas from the main sessions of day one at Catalyst : Andy Stanley Moral authority is the alignment between what you say and what you do. When you lose moral authority, you lose influence. William Paul Young , author of The Shack The shack is the place in the human soul where people hide their pain. We find out that God is in the middle of the shack. God pursues us and......
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Most of you know I was at the Catalyst conference last week. I experienced so many incredible things while there that I can’t even begin to blog about all of them. One of my favorite experiences was a backstage interview I got to be a part of. It was supposed to be a simple interview which included myself and John Acuff (Stuff Christian Like) when all of the sudden, seconds befor......
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sometimes, i think i’m really smart. i did well in school, i use polysyllabic words, (i can spell polysyllabic), and know not to put metal things in the microwave. sometimes though, i’m not smart. these moments usually involve two things. 1) choice of shoes (i.e., wearing high heels to run around large arenas for conferences) 2) directions, maps, road......
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