The last Catalyst Lab session for me today is David Crowder. If you’ve followed Christian music, you know who this man is.

Crowder has been embraced for his lyrically powerful, musically elaborate and unpredictable songs. He’s been a part of David Crowder Band and currently touring as Crowder He’s also penned 2 books – Including his acclaimed release Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven, But Nobody Wants To Die.

Creativity: How To Drink Water

Since we’re created in the image of God, explaining how to be creative is like teaching someone how to drink water. It should come naturally.

Creativity, in the sense of humans, doesn’t mean to create something from nothing. Rather, it’s creating and improving upon what’s already there.

One of the amazing components of creativity is that it’s been sitting there before us the whole time.  Read more...

Moving into the next Catalyst Lab session, I have the opportunity to hear Jeff Henderson speak on leading from the land of possibilities. Jeff has quite the resume in this area.

He is the lead pastor of Gwinnett Church, the most recent multi-site location of North Point Ministries. He’s also spent time as the lead pastor of Buckhead Church and has 21 years experience in marketing working with the Atlanta Braves, Callaway Gardens Resorts, Lake Lanier Islands Resorts, and (my favorite) Chick-fil-a.

Leading From The Land Of Possibilities

Whenever you launch a business or organization, launch day is a big day. It’s exciting and possibilities are endless.

During the launch of the new multi-site church, Jeff pitched the idea of having Morgan Freeman narrate the video for their launch video.  Read more...

Bobby Gruenewald opens up the first official session of the Catalyst Atlanta Lab. Bobby is the Pastor and Innovation Leader at LifeChurch.tv. He’s also the founder of the YouVersion Bible App.

Are We Predictable?

Amazingly, we are pretty predictable. And we don’t even realize it.

A few years ago, there was a study done where 6 couples were dropped off in Washington DC and told to find a time and place to meet with each other.

5 of the 6 couples were able to find each other at the Washington Memorial at noon.

Keep in mind, these couples had never met each other or talked. They broke down where they were, where the easiest place to meet would be, and the opportune time.

We’re predictable…

How To Think About Innovation Differently

Embrace constraints – In meetings, it’s often touted that we need to think outside the box. This rarely works with practical ideas.  Read more...

 

Amazing things happen when you lean into the phases people are going through. You can show up as volunteers, parents, leaders to bring light to what’s going on

A phase is a timeframe in a kids life when you can leverage distinctive opportunities to influence their future

Life is moving so fast that we miss the wonder. We can’t miss this!

3 Reasons We Miss The Wonder

1. We don’t see what we don’t see
2. We don’t remember what we don’t remember
3. We don’t anticipate what we don’t anticipate

Signs We Carry In Life

Birth –

Am I safe?

Second Grader –

Do I have what it takes?

6th Grader –

Who do I like? (A drive for acceptance)

10th Grader –

Why should I believe?  Read more...