Last Day

Another year of Catalyst is about to wrap up, and it’s been fun to be a part of it. I’ve been around this event for several years and I’m always grateful for my time here. Thanks so much to Brad Lomenick and the Catalyst team for inviting me to participate in the Backstage Experience and for taking such great care of me. As usual, the team executed this event with incredible excellence. This morning we’ve heard from Priscilla Shirer, Dave Ramsey, Margaret Feinberg, and more. I think above all today, I really appreciate the challenge to consider adoption and the care of orphans. As most of you know, this is something incredibly important to us. I’ll be headed to Haiti next month to begin our church’s effort of building an entire village for children without homes and parents. It’s been cool to see 12,000 folks inspired to change the world through the love of Christ as it intersects this crisis.

Again, Catalyst has been a great experience. I’ve heard some strong messages and been blessed to worship with these leaders from around the world. It’s been so fun to laugh, catch up, and interact with old and new friends. I’m not going to share all of my notes from today as there will be way too many to work through and make available. I’ve been challenged on leadership principles, ministry practices, and ultimately been fostered closer to God.

I’ll be Tweeting the rest of the day and then heading home later this afternoon. In addition, next week Jenny Williams (from the Threads team) will be posting a video montage of some of our team’s interaction with folks at the Threads booth. Thanks again for interacting with us over the last few days.

The Threads team is excited to be at Catalyst 2009 this week in Atlanta, Georgia. With over 12,000 in attendance, Catalyst is the largest convergence of next generation leaders in the country. In addition to our interaction with participants and sharing the Threads story, I am one of 10 contributors for Catalyst Backstage. Be sure to check it out during the event for the complete “experience” if you can’t attend in person. In addition, I’ll be posting a couple times a day here as well as tweeting the event thoroughly at www.twitter.com/jasonhayes . And, finally, If you’re going to be there in Atlanta, be sure to stop by and visit us. We’d love to see you!