Rick Warren was interviewed by Andy Stanley on pacing and ministry. There are too many pastors and ministers burning out and crashing because they don’t know how to pace themselves and rest because they’re doing “God’s work”. Warren fainted in the pulpit the first year he started his church and he was depressed for the [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Catalyst West Coast’
April 24, 2009
God-sized Dreams
Here are some thoughts from Erwin McManus’ session, day 2 of Catalyst West Coast:
There’s never been an ordinary human born yet we live the most ordinary lives.
Church isn’t about stopping people from doing wrong, it’s about unleashing people to do right.
Church shouldn’t be a prison, it’s a portal.
It’s not about calling people to my vision, [...]
April 22, 2009
The Third Space
Great first day of Catalyst West Coast. Erwin McManus’ opening session on “third spaces” was inspiring and challenging. McManus divides one’s relational life into three spaces: 1st space is where people are like you, you are the norm. The church is often a 1st space where no aliens or outsiders are allowed; 2nd space is [...]
