Thoughts from Catalyst

Christianity is fundamentally a communication event- Shane Hipps

Words engage debate and argument, where pictures by pass the left side of the brain and creates a experience (feeling) in the right side of the brain- Shane Hipps

It is time to put the adventure in the venture of church- Alan Hirsch

Life is that which exist far from equilibrium. We will not accept the status quo. We are the pilgrim people of God. We need to push away equilibrium in order to live- Alan Hirsch

When God does his greatest work through you, you won’t know it- Andy Stanley

Wanting to leave your make is not ego, it is the finger print of God on your life- Andy Stanley

The American cultural story is about getting more with comfort- Darren Whitehead and Jon Tyson

The story of culture will always shape people and the message of Jesus will only be an interruption if we do not think through how we (spiritually) form people and how we see the future- Darren Whitehead and Jon Tyson

Incarnation over relevance. Relevance is pointless, but contextualization is crucial- Darren Whitehead and Jon Tyson

Things are not going to change, they have already changed. The shift is not happening, it happened- David Gibbons

Remember, people can’t relate to successes, but they can relate to pain and failure- David Gibbons

We think that more knowledge will lead to better decisions, it doesn't- Malcolm Gladwell

In times of crisis we think we need daring and bold decision making, but we don’t, we need humility- Malcolm Gladwell

We worry about incompetence. Incompetence irritate me, but overconfidence scares me- Malcolm Gladwell

Anytime we teach purity or morality apart from the cross and resurrection of Jesus Christ we will create a culture of unchurched people who will leave the gospel behind- Matt Chandler

Don’t assume the gospel in your teaching. We are treating people and applying the gospel like people understand it. Point it out them- Matt Chandler

Lead people to the gospel- Matt Chandler