Workshop #2: How Can I be a Catalyst?

What is a catalyst?    Here’s an example of what we mean by the word catalyst: Take nitrogen and hydrogen, two of the most common elements on earth, put them in a container, close the lid, come back a day later, and . . . nothing will have happened. But add ordinary iron to the equation and you’ll get ammonia, an important ingredient in fertilizers, polymers, and glass cleaners. The thing is, ammonia doesn’t have any iron in it—it’s made solely of hydrogen and nitrogen. The iron in this equation remains unchanged: it just facilitates the bonding of hydrogen and nitrogen in a certain way.

“Iron is a catalyst. In chemistry, a catalyst is any element or compound that initiates a reaction without fusing into that reaction. In open organizations, a catalyst is the person who initiates a circle and then fades away into the background…”                                      From  The Starfish and the Spider

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God used Paul and Barnabas to catalyze the planting of new churches across the scope of multiple cities in a short period of time.  Let’s take time now to think about where He may use you to catalyze new movements:

Some Key verbs for catalyst:  Envision, Equip, Encourage, Empower, Entrust.

Now that you’ve gotten an overview of what Catalytic is, you can now start thinking about how that would practically play out in your location.