Where Fruit is Found in Catalytic

A while ago I spent a season of time in looking at John 15:1-17 where Jesus reminds us, I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him shall produce a large crop of fruit. For apart from Me you can’t do a thing. (v.5). One writer spoke about how … Continued

A Student’s Bad Idea is Better than My Best Idea

Many of you will recognize this key catalytic principle: ‘A student’s bad idea is better than my best idea … and sometimes it’s way better than my idea! I was recently consulting with a catalytic team. We were talking through ideas for a ministry strategy that would help them maximize their efforts in a specific … Continued

Paul’s Model of Discipleship

I have recently been looking back over my early days of transitioning from a staffed-campus strategy to the catalytic approach. I remember that it took me a while to grasp the concept of ‘discipleship’ in the catalytic strategy. I think it was because I went directly from a classic team to a catalytic metro team. … Continued