Catalyst Articles

Christ doesn’t just command us to be unified. While on earth, He showed us how to build communities knit together by a deep sense of belonging.

How long has it been since you felt a level of contagious, infectious, unflappable, unstoppable happiness?

Seen in this light, a calling that brightens the eyes of God doesn’t necessitate one quitting their job as a barista at some coffee company and running to seminary to get trained for “real work.” Instead, we need to ask how can we redeem our labors behind the cash register.

Competition’s role is to sort people in an order of value. But the work of the Church is to be fueled by humility, the ability to forget the self.

Grace is the water that our lives long for. We desire it. We’re thirsty for it and in desperate need of it.

We are whole beings, easily influenced by the small decisions we make that design our daily environment.

Being open-handed with wealth is an important marker of spiritual maturity and all of us should be generous with our money. But there are other important ways young leaders can live radically generous lives.

If we look at the life of Jesus we will see a man pressed, yet at peace. How was he able to combat anxiety in the midst of the most demanding call to ministry known to mankind?

What parts of yourself do you miss that you use to be when the worries were less and the adventures were greater?

Even though God is king over the world He created, his king-ship is distinct among a people whom He redeemed.

Many of us are unhappy, dissatisfied, and unfulfilled; so we make drastic decisions in an attempt to answer life’s three big questions in hopes to satisfy our longing souls.

Extend trust to the members on your team. Start small. Observe how the trust is used and then measure more out.