Catalyst Conference- Andy Stanley

Last week, several members of our church staff attended the Catalyst Conference in Duluth, GA. Over the next several posts, I'll share some of my notes from Catalyst.

Andy Stanley is the Senior Pastor of North Point Ministries. He opened this year's conference as is the tradition. Here is some of what he shared:

Information and insight alone do not make a leader.

How leaders are made:
Unexpected opportunity
Unavoidable adversity
Unquestionable calling
The response to these makes a leader. Leaders are made one response at a time.

Maybe the most important lesson to learn: It's not what you do but who watches you do what you do.

Actions speak louder than words but sometimes they echo.

Influence is more important than title or position.

God may choose to take you through a place where you feel you're totally unprepared.

It's better to make a difference than to make a point.

God does more through adversity to make us and shape us than at any other time.