From the monthly archives:

November 2009

From Catalyst’s blog

There’s an interview with Seth Godin by who I assume is a Catalyst staff member. When Seth is asked about the future of what’s next for him, here’s his response. Seth is right on the money here.

Seth: “What’s next for me, is what’s next for you. I think we’re gonna now see and explosion of people who are going to do things that are remarkable. That are worth talking about. That are extraordinary. And everyday I’m encountering more and more people who are doing that. So this idea that we need to go to the stadium and watch Bob Dylan sing the song isn’t as likely going forward as it’s going to be that we’re all going to set around a circle and sing to each other. that people are doing things in industries and venues that I never would have expected just a couple years ago. And this homemade model, homemade leadership, homemade insight, homemade difference making is going to explode in the next few years. I think that’s where it’s going to come from. Not from me.”

Catalyst Interviewer: “So what’s next for you is what’s next for me.”

Seth: “I think so.”

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Catalyst, NYWC, Open Space and Future Conventions Part 2

November 17, 2009

If we believe that relationships are center of ministry. That withness and incarnation and community is central to gospel then why doesn’t this show in our conventions? Granted many if not most of the NYWC speakers or seminar leaders hang out at length with the convention community. There are relationships built and I think this [...]

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Catalyst, NYWC, Open Space and Future Conventions

November 17, 2009

I’ve held my tongue for too long. I need to get something off my chest. The best conventions for pastors or youth ministry really aren’t all that good. the world has changed and they haven’t. Sure there are conventions like Catalyst that come off as cutting edge, (and maybe they are) but they will go [...]

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For my tulsa friends

November 5, 2009

I’m wondering if the idea of a church in Tulsa is able to talk on different, less traditional forms. At least organizationally. What might a church in tulsa look like if it empowered it’s people to be the church. Instead of the starting point being centralized with a grandiose agenda, or mechanism. What might church [...]

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