In this economic downturn, the event industry has scaled back quite a bit. However, Catalyst and a number of other Christian conferences have been just as successful as ever, giving some hope to the struggling event industry in Atlanta.
Read the whole story in this article from the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
As many of you may have already heard, Matt Chandler suffered a seizure Thursday morning while at home with his family. Matt has had several tests done and doctors plan to run several more in the coming days. The Village Church has set up a facebook page where updates are said to be coming as they are made available.
Please pray and check the Pray for Matt Chandler and Family Page for more updates. During this Thanksgiving Weekend let's rally together and pray healing and peace for Matt, Lauren, their family, and The Village Church as they navigate through this...
For Updates on Matt:
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=103193297832&topic=13363
Matt's Twitter Page:
http://twitter.com/MattChandler74
Would you believe me if I said it was possible to eliminate 10% of the global water crisis in 1 day?! You do not want to miss this...
Scott Harrison, founder and president of charity: water, took some time to meet with us during the Catalyst National Tour stop in New York City. Scott's personal story is almost too good to be true and is reflective of the dramatic hope he has to help change the world. You will be blessed by taking a few moments to read Scott's Story, as told by the NY Times.
I had the chance to sit down with Scott and ask him a couple of questions...his vision for the church will shock you! This could be a glimpse of Heaven on Earth...
Christianity Today made an interesting short video about the Prosperity Gospel in Africa. For sure the culture there is very different, here is an interesting look into how prosperity can be a very compelling doctrine.
The Prosperity Gospel from The Global Conversation on Vimeo.
Yesterday we shared about the controversy surrounding Deadly Viper Character Assassins. Today, People of the Second Chance (POTSC) has risen to take it's place.
"We have dreamed for years about a movement of people that would let radical integrity and radical grace consume them in their life and leadership.
And in God's perfect and ironic timing, People of the Second Chance is no longer just a nice concept with some stickers and tee shirts, but the very story we are living out right now"
Check-out their website, www.POTSC.com.
