Greetings from Catalyst 2005. I am in Atlanta for one of the greatest leadership conferences in North America. We are on a lunch break right now so I thought I would post a little bit about the day so far. The morning began with on a great note (Literally). The very first thing that happened this morning was the band covering Coldplay’s Fix You. Very appropriate. That was followed by a whole host of songs directly in the Kicking at the Darkness vein. Here I am to Worship and Marvelous Light really gave us all a great perspective on how we may be leaders or stars in our respective professions but we are not the One True Light. Amen!

The first two sessions were mind blowing. Andy Stanley and Louie Giglio rocked my face off with their messages. I was also able to experience the premier of the latest Nooma video: Rhythm. Rob Bell’s videos are soooo good. This new one was no exception. Don Miller, author of Blue Like Jazz, is up next. I am excited to hear what he has to say. I have had a handful of friends tell me that Miller is a great speaker. His name has been dropped a few times from the stage already this morning. John C. Maxwell will close out our day with, no doubt, another powerful message. Catalyst is a great event and I am so blessed to be here. I’ll post more about the conference tomorrow along with outlines of each message (be looking for those in the coming days).

Peace.