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Catalyst is hitting Chicago with Catalyst One Day featuring Andy Stanley and Craig Groeschel on Thursday, March 25 at Willow Creek Community Church.
Andy and Craig are going to talk about MOMENTUM… What is it? Why is it important? How do you get it Once you have it, how do you keep it? They’ll uncover the secrets to creating and sustaining [...]

Catalyst was incredible.
People have been asking me what my favorite session/speaker was and I honestly can’t pick. Each speaker said something that struck me in a profound way.
So, instead of me telling you who was the best, you can find out for yourself.
Below are links to all of my notes from Catalyst 2009.
Enjoy!

Andy Stanley | [...]

Andy Stanley is a pastor, communicator, and founder of North Point Ministries (NPM). Launched in 1995, North Point Ministries is now one of the fastest growing and most influential Christian organizations in America. Each Sunday, more than 20,000 adults attend services at one of NPM’ three campuses in the Atlanta area: North Point Community Church, Browns Bridge Community [...]

A passionate communicator, Louie Giglio is the Visionary Architect and Director of Passion Conferences, a collegiate movement calling students around the world to lives that reflect their Creator. Through international gatherings, Passion invites students everywhere to live for what matters most: the glory of God. Rooted in the confession of Isaiah 26:8, the aim of [...]

Two passions have directed the life and ministry of Chuck Swindoll; an unwavering commitment to the practical communication and  application of God’s Word and an untiring devotion to seeing lives transformed by God’s grace. Chuck has devoted more than four decades to these goals, and he models the contagious joy that springs from enthusiastically following [...]

Dave Ramsey, a personal money management expert, is an extremely popular national radio personality, and author of the New York Times best-sellers The Total Money Makeover, Financial Peace and More Than Enough. On October 15, 2007, Ramsey added television host to title when “The Dave Ramsey Show on Fox Business Network” debuted nationally. Ramsey knows [...]

Priscilla Shirer is a popular conference speaker for major corporations, organizations and Christian audiences around the world. A graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary, she is also a Bible teacher and an author whose books include A Jewel in His Crown, A Jewel in His Crown Bible Study & Journal, and And We Are Changed: Transforming [...]

Francis Chan is the pastor of Conerstone Church in Simi Valley, California, where he has been serving the past 14 years. He is also the chancellor and founder of Eternity Bible College and serves on the board of directors for Children’s Hunger Fund and World Impact.
Francis spends much of his time speaking to high school [...]

Matt Chandler serves as Lead Pastor of The Village Church in Highland Village, Texas. He describes his six-year tenure at The Village as a re-planting effort where he was involved in changing the theological and philosophical culture of the congregation. The church has witnesses a tremendous response growing from 160 people to over 6,000 including [...]

Rob Bell lives with his family in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he’s the founding pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church. Rob teaches in a short-film format called NOOMA, and his written four books: Velvet Elvis; Repainting the Christian Faith, Sex God: Exploring the Endless Connections between Sexuality and Spirituality, Jesus Wants to Save Christians: A [...]

Shane Hipps is the Lead Pastor of Trinity Mennonite Church. Before this, Shane had a career in advertising as a strategic partner where he worked on the multi-million dollar communications plan for Porsche Cars North America. Here he gained expertise in understanding media and culture. Shane is a dynamic communicator and sought-after speaker on issues [...]

Malcom Gladwell has been a staff writer with The New Yorker magazine since 1996. His 1999 profile of Ron Popeil won a National Magazine Award and in 2005 he was names of Time Magazine’s Most Influential People. He is the author of three books, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference, Blink: [...]