Mar 28, 2011
Catalyst West Coast. Session Two Notes. With Dave Ramsey.
Session Two of Catalyst West Coast brought a great message on leadership from Dave Ramsey. I must admit that I’m not too big of a fan of Ramsey. I think, that if not careful, someone could walk away from his teachings thinking that saving more money was one of the most important aspects of being a Christian, and forget parables such as the one of ‘The Rich Fool’ in Luke 12. Nonetheless... read more
Mar 24, 2011
Catalyst West Coast. Session One Notes with Andy Stanley
After an amazing opening act of music, spoken word poetry, and multimedia; Andy Stanley opened up Session One of Catalyst West Coast, speaking on the topic; “What if we stepped into all that God created us to be.” Here are my notes from his session: Often times a single act of courage is the tipping point (or transition) to something huge. Revolution begins with single acts of courage. (Like... read more
Mar 24, 2011
Catalyst West Coast. Labs. Closing Session Notes with David Platt.
Catalyst Labs closing session resounded with beautiful worship led by Aaron Keyes who wonderfully quoted the Scriptures throughout leading in song. The speaker for the closing session of Catalyst Labs was David Platt, pastor of The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, AL. He walked onto stage literally overcome with the opportunity to speak here and all that God is doing through him. He opened up by... read more
Mar 22, 2011
Catalyat West Coast. Labs. Session 2 Notes with Michael Hyatt.
CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishing, Michael Hyatt, shared in the second lab I went to at Catalyst West Coast Labs. Hyatt, a highly successful businessman, related and connected to his diverse audience by humanizing himself in showing us pictures of his family. At first I thought this was strange or egocentric but after thinking for a while, I saw that he used these personal things in his life to bridge a... read more
Mar 21, 2011
Catalyst West Coast. Labs. Breakout Session 1 Notes with Mark Batterson.
Pastor of Capital Community Church, and author, Mark Batterson was the speaker for the first breakout session in the ENGAGE track for Catalyst Labs. Batterson’s charisma and dependence upon the power of the Holy Spirit was evident from the moment he took the stage and opened up in prayer. He invited us to listen to his short message, as he believed that it would increase our measure of faith to step... read more
In Kindergarten I was officially voted 'Most Inquisitive'.
I have been asking questions ever since as I believe that they are the catalyst to discovering the world all around us.
The answers to these questions have led me into an everlasting committed relationship with Jesus Christ, into a marriage with the love of my life, and into being the father of the two most beautiful children on earth.
It is my personal mission to glorify God with my life, advance His Kingdom through my ministry, and to love my family with everything I have.
I am the Pastor at Fellowship Church in Salem, Oregon and these are my thoughts on life.