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Our Social Justice Partners

October 26, 2009


Every year we give free booth space to social justice organizations at Catalyst.

Here are our partners from this year. They're doing an awesome job. You should check 'em out.

CompassionCompassion International

Compassion International exists as a Christian child advocacy ministry that releases children from spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty and enables them to become responsible, fulfilled Christian adults.

TWLOHATo Write Love On Her Arms

To Write Love on Her Arms is a movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide.  TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery.

 

ICInvisible Children

We are story tellers. We make documentaries about war-affected children in east Africa and tour them around the world.

 

Hope IntlHope International

HOPE International (HOPE) is a Christian faith-based, non-profit organization focused on alleviating physical and spiritual poverty through microenterprise development.

 

1000 HillsLand of a Thousand Hills Coffee

By paying coffee growers in Rwanda a fair, Living Wage and supporting community projects, Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee invests into the Rwandan economy and helps bring healing and recovery from the recent genocide.

 

GiftCardGiver.comGift Card Giver.com

Gift Card Giver collects and distributes new, unused or partial giftcards to appropriate Non-Profit Organizations that use them to help others.

 

410 BridgeThe 410 Bridge

410 Bridge exists to provide American churches, communities, and families a bridge to a nation in need, a way to answer the calling to serve; to give and to make a difference in God's kingdom.


Nuru InternationalNURU International

Nuru International exists to eradicate extreme poverty by holistically empowering rural communities to achieve self-sufficiency and inspiring the developed world to confront the crisis of extreme poverty.

 

Bethany Christian ServicesBethany Christian Services

Bethany Christian Services include adoption, foster care, and counseling because children thrive in safe, loving, and strong families. We are committed to finding the best families for children in need around the world.

Advent ConspiracyAdvent Conspiracy

Advent Conspiracy is an international movement restoring the scandal of Christmas by substituting compassion for consumption.

 

Just 4 OneJustOne

JustOne is a non profit organization that was formed to stimulate greater global awareness about extreme poverty, and to provoke compassionate ideas and intelligent giving in order to provide sustainable relief.

 

Trade as OneTrade As One

Trade As One uses sustainable business to break cycles of poverty and dependency in the developing world. We all have a conscience, and we want to give people the chance to use it when they shop.

Mission Year
Mission Year is a year long program where Christian young people live in an urban neighborhood volunteering, worshiping, and loving their neighbors.

New Film from Hillsong + Live Broadcast Performance - Nov 4

October 23, 2009


On Wednesday, November 4th, Hillsong United will be performing live in Australia and telecasting this event to theaters all across America. Not only will they be in concert but they will be premiering their new documentary, "We're All In This Together".  The concert/movie/broadcast starts at 7:30pm.  Tickets are $20 each and you can buy them here.

Preview clip:

 

Here's a note from Joel Houston about their new documentary:

W.A.I.T.T - We’re All In This Together.

It seems slightly ironic that as an acronym, that is how it spells out.. After all, it seems like forever ago we started dreaming / thinking / planning and talking about this thing called I-HEART. It was initially clear that we would need to take people on the journey with us, after all, we were on a journey ourselves. So we took the 'George Lucas' approach to story-telling and thought it best to unpack this thing in the form of a trilogy (of sorts) - and so was birthed 'the i-heart revolution'.

The first installment launched last year as a CD+DVD; "With Hearts as One" was a cross-cultural snapshot of the scope and diversity that exists within the body of Christ. It captured the sound of our collective worship and our passion toward our Saviour, and at the same time helped reflect the inseparable union that must exist in loving others, seeking justice and making a difference in our world. It was carried by the songs. It was if anything; an introduction; a starting point. A beginning.. To be continued.....

Which bring us to the now, and the imminent release of Part 2; "We're All in this Together"- Part apologetic, part documentary, part call to action, the film is a story made up of many stories, told by many voices, no individual voice any more or any less important than any other, yet every voice working together to ultimately tell the ONE story - A story that involves everyONE; that seeks to capture our collective and idiosyncratic purpose in ONE.

And so... WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER will officially be launched this November. We're taking it into cinemas for ONE night only - our prayer; that the Church across the earth would rally together and do whatever it takes to see as many people as possible gather at the same time in cinemas everywhere and be stirred and inspired by the message of Christ, to ultimately work closer together in seeing the real needs of humanity collide with a love that can only be found in God who by definition - IS Love.

Joel Houston – Hillsong United

Get To Know Our Catalyst Worship Artists…


Catalyst 2009 WorshipAs has been the case in recent years, the "music"/"worship" was once again referred to as one of the best highlights at Catalyst 2009.

We wanted to make sure you had a chance to lear more about the artists that helped contribute to the memorable moments of awe for Catalyst 2009...hope you find opportunities to be encouraged beyond the Catalyst experience and throughout the year!

Fee Band

Aaron Keyes

Eddie Kirkland

Zach Williams

Christy Nockels

Kari Jobe

Todd Fields

RoseAngela Merritt

Reid Greven

Chrystina Fincher

Rudy Vaughn

Miriam Ah Kuoi

If I had more time I would have pictures of each artist and links to some of their songs, but if you click on their names (above) you will be able to find out more about them and where you can find their music. 

We have been blessed by who they are and their artistic expressions of worship.  Be sure to check out more from some of our Catalyst artists...

A Season of Service in Portland, OR…

October 22, 2009


Portland, OR...where unemployment has already reached 12 percent this year, tax revenues are down, needs across the city are growing, and public schools are feeling the weight.

But the Luis Palau Association is leading a "Season of Service" in Portland, and the updates are exciting!  This is such an encouraging update...check this out!

Season of Service in Portland Update

Scouting the Divine: New Book from Margaret Feinberg


Scouting the Divine

UPDATE! Just chose winning numbers: 4, 10, 14, 16, 18, 21, 35, 38, 50, 51!
That means the following folks win, and should email us a shipping address to collect their prize!

@sharkness
@bobhoss
@azreynolds
@ccfdawg
@JustinGerhardt
@paigestaton
@jordantatom
@chrisreeder
@VillageStudents
@ryanrotman


email your address to jesse [dot] phillips [at] catalystspace.com to receive your prize!

Have you ever worked on a vineyard, collected honey or hearded sheep?

Me neither, but God uses many stories and parables around shepheards, sheep, vineyards, wild honey and many other things our modern society is unfamiliar with.

In her new book, Scouting the Divine, Margaret Feinberg interviews a real shepheard, beekeeper, vintner and farmer - and unlocks meaning and mysteries that God has communicated thru His rich agricultural imagery.

At Catalyst this year, we gave-out Scouting the Divine for free to everyone.

But we saved a few copies for you!

Today only, Thursday Oct 22, we're giving away 10 copies of Scouting the Divine.

CONTEST IS CLOSED
Thanks everyone for playing!

Next week we'll do another giveaway! :) What would you like to win? Answer in the comments...

HOW TO WIN:

1. comment below (on this blog post) w/ your twitter name (you must have a twitter name to participate) & how you heard about this contest (just curious).

2. Tweet this phrase: WIN "Scouting the Divine" new book from @mafeinberg here: http://bit.ly/1orX0P (via @CatalystLeader)

3. At 3PM (EST) we will select 10 random comments below and announce the winners!

Good luck!



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