Malcolm Gladwell @ Catalyst 2009

zac | October 8, 2009

What are the consequences of being confident about your campaign?
Overconfidence is miscalibration — thinking you know more than you know.
Incompetence irritates me; overconfidence scares me.
We kind of like overconfident people — surgeons, for example.
We can be trapped by our arrogance and over confidence — the world can change around us and we miss it.
In times [...]

Andy Stanley @ Catalyst 2009

zac | October 8, 2009

What man is a man who does not leave the world better?
All leaders will leave a mark — what kind of mark will you leave?
You won’t understand the mark you have left until long after you have left it.
Forgetting God removes our dependence on Him.
Charles Stanley: “God takes full responsibility for the life wholly devoted [...]

Perry Noble @ Catalyst 2009

zac | October 7, 2009

I had the great privilege of sitting in on Perry Noble’s lab session at Catalyst 2009 this morning. I am continually amazed that I get to work under his leadership and do ministry with him. Perry talked about VISION and referenced Paul’s story in Acts 26. Here are my notes:
1. Vision starts with an accurate [...]

Exciting Times Ahead: Aquarium, Muse, U2, Catalyst, Idaho

zac | October 1, 2009

I will be doing some traveling in the next several days and I am quite excited.
Last weekend, I got to spend some time with my son, Jake, in Athens, GA. Tonight I head to Atlanta with my son, Luke, to hang out overnight and then visit the world’s largest aquarium — Georgia Aquarium.
On Monday the [...]