Catalyst Library

Adults are grappling with how to raise this population of kids who grew up on-line with a screen in their hands. The pixels and format of those screens have re-wired their brains: They think differently, communicate differently, and process information differently than adults. Some call them “screenagers.”

The Christian life is much more a marathon than it is a sprint. That being so, it is important that we learn to pace ourselves.

Partnerships are crucial in today’s culture. Great organizations seem to always have a strong ability to partner well. If you want to grow your organization or project or initiative, finding, building, and sustaining great partnerships has to be part of your plan.

You need to be a student of you. Don’t try to do something awesome as if you’ve never been awesome before. You have. You’ve succeeded at something. Something came naturally. Something worked. How can you apply that to this?

Here you go, the July edition of the Young Influencers List.

So, how do we cultivate the courage, compassion, and connection that we need to embrace our imperfections and to recognize that we are enough -- that we are worthy of love, belonging, and joy? Why we're all so afraid to let our true selves be seen and known. Why are we so paralyzed by what other people think? After studying vulnerability, shame, and authenticity for the past decade, here's what I've learned.

Reality is, you don’t have it all together. Formal education is not enough. You have questions you can’t answer. This is why we must be willing to invite people to our table of influence.

How fitting that their college, which was founded to educate a racial group that many previously thought to be uneducable, was named after a man who educated thousands of poor and disenfranchised people in England.

I thought I was finding my value and worth in Jesus and the cross. But I wasn’t. It took a storm called failure for me to realize it and admit the truth: I was a success junkie.

The Big Mo. Momentum. Mojo. You’ve either got it or you don’t. Most of the time, you can’t really see it, but you can definitely feel it. Hard to explain, but easy to identify the teams or organizations that have it on their side.

Awakening to the dreams that God has placed in your heart isn’t about getting stuff or attaining something. It’s about embracing who you are and who He has created you to be. In Him.