Catalyst is partnering with ROOV to create monthly featured gatherings that unite people for social causes. This month, Catalyst leaders across the nation are gathering together to engage and discuss the issue of human trafficking.

At one point we were walking through the ape house and I had this thought as I looked through the protective Plexiglas window at a four-hundred-pound caged gorilla: I wonder if churches do to people what zoos do to animals.

THE NEXT 1000 YEARS OF CHRISTIANITY
Given the accelerating rate of change in our culture today it seems reasonable and responsible to expect tremendous shifts in the Christian church over the coming centuries. How would you engage differently if you had a long-term view of the church's existence in society? If Jesus doesn't return tomorrow, then what is the scenario for the next 1,000 years of Christianity? Kevin Kelly's plausible scenarios are guaranteed to expand, challenge, and boggle your mind.
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When the upper deck of Williams Brice Stadium was added some years ago something very unusual occurred. Although soundly engineered and well-constructed, the stadium, once it was full of people, swayed and vibrated.

Twice a year our NewThing lead pastors get together to just to hang out and think strategically about catalyzing a movement of reproducing churches. Out of that conversation emerged at least five components we believe it takes to catalyze a movement.

Increasingly we are seeing more and more Christians own up to the earthly focus of biblical revelation—the claim God makes upon this earth through his Eikons (humans made in his image).

He was talking about this topic of leadership development and he pulled a thick rubber band out of his pocket. He stretched it between his two hands and said, "Very simply, this is development."

There is a counterfeit story that culture is telling us: when we get what we want, we will be happy. This lie pervades our marriages, families, neighbors, friends and local churches. How can we get beyond faux happiness and realize authentic joy in pursuing a Kingdom-oriented way of life? In this 18 minute Q Talk, Chris Seay challenges us to consider how a deeper understanding of the Gospel could reshape your decision-making in a consumer-driven society.
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Also, read a Q SHORT on consumerism by Andy Crouch:
From Purchases to Practices