Thursday Recap

Check the archives if you missed my recap of Thursday morning. Here is a tiny glimpse into my notes from this afternoon and evening. We heard from Shane Hipps, Tony Dungy, Rob Bell, Matt Chandler, and Francis Chan. Feel free to check my Twitter history to see some of my commentary on each speaker’s message. In addition to some incredibly powerful worship with Aaron Keyes, the crowd was invited to participate in the communion this evening. Coming fresh on the heels of Chandler’s great message before dinner and then Chan’s incredible talk tonight, you can imagine how powerful it was. If you missed the memo, we actually streamed much of this evening’s service to everyone watching at home. It was cool to see folks from across the globe joining together online. Til’ tomorrow!

Shane Hipps

“Christianity is fundamentally a communication event.” “What if the Gospel was more like a living, breathing thing as opposed to a lifeless artifact. If that’s the case, it seems God might want a lot more gardeners.” “Gardeners act in love. Museum guards live in fear.”

Rob Bell

“I would like to explore the simple question – Is bigger really better?” “A church is called to be a Eucharist for our people and our cities.” “Our children pick up what our priorities are even when we don’t say a word.”

Matt Chandler

“The practice of confession is God beckoning you to go deeper.” “Get up, repent, and mature.” “Someday history will be re-written like it really is. Play your part!”

Francis Chan

“Often we are better at telling people about the grace of God as opposed to soaking it up ourselves.” “We have the God of ALL grace!” “You are not a slave, you are a son!”

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!