Getting ready to send a few Super 8mm film cams out to some creative friends in cities like Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake, & Las Vegas to gather footage for the first-ever Catalyst west coast. Our theme is You Are Here, which speaks to so many different church leadership issues. Andy Stanley has a book coming out in April called The Principle of the Path, and Brian Houston has written For This You Were Born. It's amazing how it's all coming together...
We're also sending LV Hanson and the Catalyst vanagon out to the west coast for 6 months, starting in November. I'm sure he'd love some good Christian hospitality up and down the coast - a place to lay his lay his head, wash his clothes, enjoy a home-cooked meal every once in a while... =)
We're having a creative planning meeting on the west coast next week with about 25 of the most innovative minds in ministry. Cannot wait to bring this experience to life...
Hey Ben.
Any chance you'll be in Portland? I know it's way north but, a girl can dream ...
Posted by: amy | October 15, 2008 at 10:07 AM
awesome man...I'm pumped about the west coast conference.
Posted by: boyd bettis | October 15, 2008 at 02:16 PM
Now I'm wishing I had that big ole church budget... I like the West Coast line-up even better than the East!
Posted by: Pat Gillen | October 15, 2008 at 02:51 PM
BEN!! I can't believe we are missing the creative meeting!! AGGGHHHH!!!!!
Posted by: Amanda Hindson | October 15, 2008 at 05:44 PM
I'm pumped!!
Posted by: Danielle Bennett | October 16, 2008 at 02:58 AM
Feel free to visit us in the Denver/Boulder area. We'd love to host you and feed you some hot soup.
Posted by: Luke Humbrecht | October 16, 2008 at 10:08 AM
cant wait...and looking forward to seeing you and hangin next week...mike.
Posted by: mike foster | October 16, 2008 at 01:38 PM
Ben,
Any possibility that a guy could earn his way into Catalyst West Coast?
"Will Work For Admission"
Thanks! Nick in OK
Posted by: nickhoss | October 16, 2008 at 04:31 PM
If the van makes it up to Santa Cruz, shoot me an email. I'm sure we could work up some great NorCal hospitality!
Posted by: bobby | October 17, 2008 at 01:28 PM
Can't wait for the event. The line-up sounds great. Keep us posted on your needs from the "virtual" West Coast crew...
Posted by: dstatham | October 17, 2008 at 06:24 PM