Catalyst Dallas Review 4 - Sessions 7-9

(Recently I went to the first ever Catalyst Conference in Dallas. This is the fourth in a series of posts based off reflections from that conference.)

I have finally ran into the problem of posting daily, I am running out of things to say. There is still plenty from the conference itself, but I cannot think of how to start this post. But I guess writing anything is better than writing nothing. So with very little prep and no further ado, here we go into sessions 7-9 of Catalyst Dallas.

Session 7A - Scott Harrison
• If not us, who? If not now, when? – question from an unknown Rabbi
• Lessons learned from starting Charity:Water
• Find your big idea and run with it
• Think big and execute
• Get active and move
• Tell a different story
• Be sold out on your brand
• Change when you realize you need to and be open about your failures
• Get a coach that will push you
• Don’t compromise for money

Session 7B - Rev Run
• Do your best and forget the rest
• The master plan is the Master’s plan
• Focus more time on family than career
• After success, make sure to live out strong and connect with the next generation
• Don’t put too much pressure on yourself
• Psalm 34:4

Session 8 - Matt Chandler
• The Gospel not only saves you, it sustains you
• When God’s calling you it means the Spirit is doing something you will never be able to do
• Prepare yourself to hear God and receive His word, then redirect praise to where it belongs
• Three questions:
• How have you trained your people to fight the flesh?
• Do you teach your people that sin is an external action or a state of the heart?
• Do you teach your people the weight of sin?

Session 9 - Andy Stanley
• Your exploited strengths are worth more than your developed weaknesses
• Create space for leaders around you to fully exploit their strengths
• Only do what only you can do
• Great leaders want to be set free to do what God’s created them to do
• Do less and accomplish more - Acts 6:1-7

By the time we got to the end of Catalyst I was worn out in every way, and I was grateful that these last few sessions focused on the importance of leading well. Unlike the previous sessions (see yesterday’s post) I did not get kicked in the teeth with some spiritual truths. Instead I learned important points for leading.These sessions seemed to ask so much more of how we are leading our people, organizations, and families. As I am still very early in my leadership I hope that I can internalize many of these things and incorporate them as God moves me forward in both ministry and family leadership.