Catalyst is our weekly conference designed for missionaries to gather and affirm their devotion to Jesus and his calling on their lives.
“Our best attempts at making peace and restoration, still produce anti-Eden. We need to groan in anguish for God to come and make all things right.”
“It is hard to discern what it means to be faithful in times of exile, but we have to train our hear to listen and be attentive to the voice of God.”
“We need wisdom and tact like Daniel to interact in the systems and power structure of our world.”
“The world is craving shepherds. Your neighbor doesn’t need a CEO, it needs a shepherd.”
“Sometimes it will be precisely because of our faith that we suffer, so we must know how to endure.”
“How do we have the same attitude of Christ when we face suffering in this life?”
“How do we pursue peace, and bless others who are doing evil to us?”
“What does it look like to live a life of honor and submission in the way of the Kingdom, while we live under the authority of Empire?”
“We don’t actually affix value to people, GOD DOES, and we respect that.”
“We need to bring our Creator Gods Holy and Life-giving presence everywhere we go.”
Anchoring our soul in the "not yet" is how we can have enduring hope no matter what we see around us in the "now."
“Everything we need to go through suffering is on the inside of us. Suffering has no power against the Spirit of God.”
“Our kingdom dreams should fail without the Holy Spirit, and if they succeed without Him, they weren’t Kingdom dreams to begin with.”
“Our callings don’t guarantee the absence of shipwrecks, and similarly shipwrecks don’t negate the presence of our calling. The test is can we hold fast in the midst of it.”
“A conversion moment is not your only testimony. You can testify to his glory, grace, and mercy everyday”
“Your calling doesn’t just give you future purpose, it also gives you current wisdom.”
“Shared suffering produces intimacy with God. And we, as a community of missionaries, we need to learn to suffer well. Why? Because there is purpose to your pain.”
“God’s will is not the most safe or comfortable place for you, but it’s the place of the most joy.”
“Will you persevere and embrace the right kinds of conflict and allow the kingdom of God to threaten worldly idols.”
“Spiritual revival is not about missionary strategies, but God’s presence.”
At #ugcatalyst we had the chance to sit down with Brian Sanders who was visiting from Ireland. This interview featured a conversation on anxiety and risk taking for the kingdom.
“Jesus finds his way into our locked rooms bringing resurrection hope and joy.”
“The story of God is communal. Our story is communal. It cannot be told without including each other.”
“The devil will do the minimal amount of work to keep you silent. But the Lord says Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent.”
“In order to help our friends in their disbelief, we have to confront our own disbelief”
“How can we combat evil in the world when we see the co-laborers God has given us as competition?”
“We can only engage in divine intervention if we’re looking for the divine in every relationship and moment.”
“Our competencies can often threaten our dependencies on the Spirit of God.”
“Is the good news still good, powerful, sustaining to you? Ask yourself this heart question before you ask others.”
“Evil’s worst nightmare is a humble and spirit-filled missionary.”
“We live in the legacy of Jesus and therefore death has no power over us.”
“Great humility is to make your life ultimately about Jesus. You forget yourselves because you are so fixed on Him.”
“Remember the one who has loved you and called you. He is worthy of your whole life."
“This is how the kingdom comes, when our hearts find their home in the heart of Jesus, when our eyes find their sight in the vision of Jesus, and when our hands wait for his hand.”
“Authentic multi-ethnic community happens when everyone can freely bring their true and full selves to the table.”
“The urgency of spreading the gospel will lead us to leave behind people, culture, customs, and safety.”
“The most woke you can be is knowing when you have blind spots and hoping those blind spots are exposed.”
“The mission of God is dangerous because it is directly confrontational to the strongest idols.”
"Missionaries love the voice of the Father, and nothing else actually matters."
Comparison can cause you to lose touch with your vertical connection because you turn your focus from Him on to what others are doing.
“There’s no room for ownership in the Kingdom of God—only stewardship.”
“The authentic work of the Spirit will cease if we become more enamored with the gift and less aware of the work.”
“The Holy Spirit contains all the power we need. Be about something greater and invite the world into that.”
"A real relationship with the Holy Spirit is unpredictable. It is a relationship full of surprises."
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