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"White Man" by Michael Gungor

Good stuff...  Michael's site.

Congrats....Catalyst ONE DAY winners!

First of all - a disclaimer...  I did not personally select the winners for the Catalyst ONE DAY tickets.  Had some help from a couple of Orchard staff peeps, who chose for reasons beyond my knowledge.....

Jason Petermann (@JasonPetermann) from Witchita, Kansas

Bliss Spillar (@BlissSpillar) from somewhere around Virginia (I think??)
 

Congratulations Jason & Bliss!  Hope to meet up with you at Catalyst ONE DAY in March!

Special Mention to Dru Fess, who I almost offered to purchase a ticket for as long as he would promise to never do anything like this again.  ;-)

Don't forget to register for Catalyst ONE DAY here.  And oh yeah... Early Bird deadline is THIS Thursday, January 28th!

Thanks to everyone who participated! 

Win 2 TIX to Catalyst ONE DAY in Chicago

Ok guys....... here's the deal.  Catalyst ONE DAY is coming to my neck of the woods - CHICAGO - on March 25th. 

My Catalyst BFF's have given me two extra tickets to GIVEAWAY.  (More on that in a minute....)  

Here's the 411 on ONE DAY:

Andy Stanley & Craig Groeschel will be speaking.

Topic......MOMENTUM.  What IS it?  How do you GET it?  How do you KEEP it?

I was at ONE DAY last year and the thing I loved about it....was that it was PRACTICAL, PRACTICAL, PRACTICAL!  Plus, they do some Q&A which is stellar. 

Here's a quick video about Catalyst ONE DAY for my fellow ADD folks.

Early Bird deadline is THIS THURSDAY.....JAN. 28th.  Register here. 

OR.........win two tickets.

Here's how.

1. Tweet this: “Scott Hodge is giving away 2 tickets to Catalyst ONE DAY Chicago. RT & Comment here to enter http://bit.ly/7EcGDW"
   
   
2. Comment Below.  Give your Twitter name (so I can verify you did step 1) and your favorite movie of 2009 or just something really funny or creative (just for fun).
   

At 4PM CST TODAY, me or one of my posse will choose TWO ENTRANTS (is that a word?) to win 1 ticket each.

Now go.  Do it.  I'll see you at Catalyst ONE DAY.

UNLEASH 2010

Pastors....church leaders - it doesn't take very long to slip into "comfort" mode, does it?  Believe me, I know how it is.  If we're not careful, we get pulled too much into the day to day "stuff" and before we know it, our thinking and dreaming begins to decline....we gradually slip into maintenance mode.....and next thing we know, our focus has become more about micromanaging and maintaining than it has about the things that really matter most.

The solution?  Well for me, one of the things that always seems to help me regain focus and vision is getting AWAY from the familiar and getting around people who are thinking....dreaming....and doing things that are bigger (and different) than what I'm doing.

So here's an opportunity to do that.  Unleash.   

It's hosted by my friend Perry Noble and his team at NewSpring Church.  (If you don't know much about  NewSpring or their story, you need to.  It's evident God's hand is on NewSpring.  He's blessing it and people's lives are being changed.)

Unleash is NewSpring's dream of sharing what they're learning on their journey with fellow pastors & church leaders across America.  And pastors, listen...this isn't about you or your church becoming a "NewSpring" clone.  This is about seeing first hand how a local church is doing an incredible job of being who God has called them to be for the people God has best positioned them to reach.  And seeing that done really well....is worth a trip - especially if you and your team need to be yanked out of your comfort zones and given a fresh dose of inspiration and encouragement. 

Here's the link.  Check it out.  It's happening on March 4th, 2010 in Andersen, South Carolina. (BTW....it's only $59/person.)

What Jim Said

  

Excited about starting "What Jim Said" this weekend at The Orchard!  Here's a quick clip w/ more details.