I had the joy of speaking at Catalyst West Coast last year and will be speaking at it again this year. I'll be speaking at a "Lab" which is the first day of the event. You have to register for the Lab day in addition to the main event. Catalyst is having an Origins tract and myself, Scot McKnight and Margaret Feinberg will be leading Origins labs. Chris Tomlin is leading worship music.
It is in Orange County, CA on April 21-23.
Last year was the first Catalyst event I ever went to and I was really amazed at the incredible way they put on the event. This year the list of speakers includes Andy Stanley, Donald Miller, Mark Driscoll, Erwin McManus, Dallas Willard, Louie Giglio and a bunch others you can read on the Catalyst West Coast web site.
Catalyst is offering a significant discount registration from now through Thursday, Feb. 25th. You just have to enter the rate code VFC when you register on-line or you can register by calling 888-334-6569
Events have been incredibly important in my life is so many ways. When you meet together with like-minded people it is something that you get encouraged from that lasts a long time past the event itself. I come away learning so much from. Not just from the speakers, but from talking to people and the many conversations that happen outside the formal meetings themselves. When you are in person talking, hearing stories, getting encouraged, learning others go through the same things you do etc. - it really carries you onward in mission. So I really look forward to serving with the Catalyst team again and being with those at the event.
There are so many exciting events coming up this year.... and it is hard to simply highlight one. A couple others are in July I will be part of MissionShift Conference and also on the "Framers" team with Tim Keller, Ed Stetzer, Alan Hirsch, Linda B. and others. The Framers team will be working on a "Missional Manifesto" document which is going to help give some definition to what is "missional". So I am thrilled to be part of that as I believe it is something that is needed and will be helpful in the missional conversation.
In July we also will be putting on our first formal Origins event. It will be Saturday, July 24. it will be in Los Angeles - we will be announcing details soon. Erwin, myself, Dave Gibbons, Scot McKnight, Amena Brown, Margaret Feinberg and several others and some unique speakers we will be announcing soon will be part of this. It will likely be more for west coasters since it is a one-day event. Next summer in 2011 we will put on a several day festival event in Pasadena.
Wanted to put up the info. about Catalyst West Coast since it is a time-oriented one for the registration. But I look forward to meeting people at these events and I thank all those who have richly blessed me as we share life and mission together.
