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Product Description
DOES WORKING AT THIS CHURCH INTERFERE WITH YOUR COMMUNION WITH CHRIST?
That question may have saved author Anne Jackson's life. She believes it could save yours, too.
As the daughter of a pastor, Anne saw firsthand the struggles leaders face and the toll it can take on their families. She vowed her life in ministry would be different.
Yet, years later, as a church leader, she was hospitalized because stress began wreaking havoc on her body. She had burned out.
Anne developed a website that allowed church leaders to share their struggles. Within a few days, she was flooded with over a thousand responses from people pouring out their stories of pain.
Mad Church Disease, born out of that experience, is a lively, informative, and potentially life-saving resource for anyone in ministry - vocational or volunteer - who would like to understand, prevent, or treat the epidemic of burnout in church culture.
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About Us
History
The Genesis of Catalyst
Catalyst was conceived as a Next Generation Leaders Conference in 1999 by Andy Stanley, Reggie Joiner, John Maxwell, Lanny Donoho and several young leaders. Catalyst was created to meet the felt need that existed within the church leader space for a leadership event that was focused on a new generation of church leaders. Everything within this space seemed built around a forty to sixty year old mindset and medium. This team was convinced that this needed to change.
Catalyst was able to meet that demand by creating a conference specifically focused on leaders under the age of 40. In October of 2000 in Atlanta, GA, partnering with North Point Community [Babtist] Church, Catalyst convened 1500 church leaders for this inaugural experience. With a unique approach to programming and learning, defined by a fun, dynamic attendee experience, leaders were personally challenged to become "change agents" within their organizations, churches and communities.
Since inception, over 90,000 leaders have made the annual trek to Atlanta to participate in the Catalyst Conference experience, and this October, once again over 10,000 young leaders will gather to experience Catalyst up close. More recently, Catalyst launched the first ever West Coast experience in Orange County, CA with 3,000 leaders in attendance.
Leadership has been the topic of focus for the Catalyst brand since inception and will continue to be so. Catalyst and the annual Conferences provide a wide cover for addressing a variety of topics specific to Next Generation Leaders, including organizational leadership, personal leadership, integrity, character, relationships, and teamwork, among others. Over the last nine years, Catalyst has grown in influence and reach, now offering two annual events on the East and West coast, regional One Day events, multiple resources, a dedicated online magazine, online community, the Filter content program, a bi-weekly podcast, and many other tools for young leaders. Catalyst has only just begun to go deeper with the Catalyst Community in taking them beyond a conference experience and into a relationship that provides ongoing support for growth and continued learning.
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Core Values
Passion
We are committed to the spiritual development of the next generation leader, believing that one’s growing passion for Jesus Christ fuels one’s way of thinking, living and leading.
Leadership
We believe that leadership is influence and are committed to maximizing the leadership potential of the next generation.
Truth
We are committed to confront the moral relativism that permeates the next generation’s mindset by infusing our events, resources and experiences with the unchanging truth of God’s Word.
Relevancy
We are committed to respond to the evolving mindset and trends of next generation leaders, creatively and strategically bringing an ageless message to a changing culture.
Church
We are committed to reach the next generation of leaders in, by and through the local church, equipping churches to understand, reach and invest in their spiritual and professional development.
Transference
We are committed to encourage and equip young leaders to effectively pursue the life-on-life connection with other generations for the purpose of transferring spiritual and life wisdom from one generation to the next.
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Partners
Fermi Project
www.fermiproject.com
North Point Community Church<==Ski, Buske, and Parlow trained and worshiped there.
www.northpoint.org
Big Stuf
www.bigstuf.com
ReThink
www.rethinkgroup.org
Leadership Journal
www.leadershipjournal.net
Passion Conferences
www.268generation.com
Relevant Media Group
www.relevantmagazine.com
Christian Vision Project
www.christianvisionproject.com
Leadership Network
www.leadnet.org
National New Church Conference
www.exponentialconference.com
Ethur
www.ethur.org
