Catalyst Podcast

Brad sits down backstage at Catalyst One Day Chicago with Bill Hybels, founding pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, as well as the Global Leadership Summit, to discuss vision, the next generation, grandparenting, and the one thing all leaders need.

Best-selling author Mark Batterson joins us to talk National Community Church, DC adventures, and his new book The Circle Maker. Plus Ken and Brad discuss international travels.

Brad sits down with John Piper, pastor, author and theologian. Ken and Brad discuss their holiday favorites, as well as share the infamous recipe for Ken's favorite Thanksgiving dessert.

Featuring two great friends of Catalyst: Steve Moore, President and CEO of The Mission Exchange and author of Who is My Neighbor?, as well as Shawn Lovejoy, senior pastor of Mountain Lake Church and founder of Churchplanters.com.

Featuring Jim Collins, best-selling author of Good to Great, Built to Last and his most recent book Great by Choice. Jim is one of the most influential management and leadership experts in the world today.

Simon Mainwaring is author of the NY Times best-selling book We First, and a brand consultant, blogger, and social media expert. We discuss branding, social media, the power of the consumer, and influence in today's digital economy. Also, Tim Elmore catches up with Bethany Hoang, director of the IJM Institute and frequent conference speaker.

Joel Houston, worship leader with Hillsong United, songwriter and creative director of Hillsong Church, joins us for an in depth interview. And we record live at the Catalyst Chili Cook-off and catch up with the winners!

We sit down with David Kinnaman, President of The Barna Group and author of the new book You Lost Me & unChristian, as well as Derreck Kayongo, founder of the Global Soap Project and CNN Heroes Award finalist for 2011.

We catch up with Marcus Buckingham, best-selling author of Now Discover Your Strengths, consultant and Strengths guru, to discuss his brand new book Standout, along with his keys for leading and creating a great team in today's culture.

Brad and Ken spend some time reviewing and summarizing the Catalyst Atlanta event from last week, and Tim Elmore sits down backstage with Francis Chan to talk about the Be Present theme, what has happened in the last year, the next generation, and what projects Francis is working on now.