I spent last week with some of the pastoral staff at the Catalyst Conference in Atlanta. I have wanted to attend this conference for quite some time, so it was a a blessing to be able to go and learn from so many leaders.  There were many things that struck a cord with me while I was there, so, I thought I would take this week and go over some of the take-aways I had from this meeting.

Take-away #1 from Andy Stanley

“God wants us to be more interested in making His mark than our mark”

• It is easy to get caught up in trying to build something for our sake rather than God’s sake.  In fact, when we get caught up in building rather than obeying we are missing out on God’s best for our lives and for our church. It is God that builds the church, we are just to walk in obedience to Him as we serve.
• We should not be concerned about if God is on our side, but rather that we are on God’s side, because His is the only one that matters.
• Living to make my mark is too small of a thing to give my life to, but God’s mark is worth giving my life to.  No matter how great I am (or think I am), it is but a drop in the bucket compared to the greatness of God!
• God takes full responsibility for a life wholly devoted to Him.  What a great thought!

I would love to hear some of the take-aways that you got from Catalyst if you attended!  Leave a comment and share!