Catalyst Podcast

Bill Strickland, a previous Catalyst speaker, is the President and CEO of Manchester Craftsmen's Guild and Bidwell Training Center, an extraordinary jobs training center and community arts program. He and his staff work with corporations, community leaders, and schools to give disadvantaged kids and adults the opportunities they need to build a better future.

A dynamic preacher, evangelist and thought-leader with over 20 years of experience in the field of racial and ethnic reconciliation, Brenda Salter McNeil is the president and founder of Salter McNeil & Associates, a Christian company that partners with organizations to transform them into reconciling communities. Our Next Gen Profile features Chris Heuertz, International Director of Word Made Flesh, a community called and committed to serving Jesus among the poorest of the poor.

In this episode, Ken Coleman visits Dave Ramsey's Headquarters in Franklin, TN. Listen in as Ken sits down with Debbie LoCurto, Vice President of Financial Peace University, to discuss a new churchwide initiative called Momentum.

Check out this exclusive interview with Erwin McManus, primary communicator and cultural architect of Mosaic in Los Angeles. Listen in as Erwin discusses entrepreneurship, creativity in the church, and his new book Wide Awake, The Future is Waiting Within You.

Listen in to this powerful conversation with four strategic leaders within the Church: Craig Groeschel, Mark Batterson, Perry Noble and Steven Furtick, as they discuss the One Prayer Initiative, a groundbreaking campaign involving thousands of churches working, serving, and praying together.

It's our 50th episode. Guest co-hosts and worship leaders Steve Fee and Chrystina Fincher join us in the studio for a live acoustic set. We also open up the archives and hear from Howard Hendricks, a past recipient of the Catalyst Lifetime Achievement Award.

David Crowder is a musician, songwriter, worship leader and Pastor of Music and Arts at University Baptist Church in Waco, Texas. He is the founder of the David Crowder Band, as well as the author of Praise Habit and Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven, but Nobody Wants to Die. Their newest album, Remedy, reached #4 on the iTunes Music Store the day after its release and was awarded worship album of the year.

Patrick Lencioni is the author of five best-selling books, including The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. He is also the president of The Table Group, a consulting firm that works with CEOs and their teams to improve organizational effectiveness. When Patrick is not writing or consulting, he speaks to thousands of leaders each year at world class organizations.

A double episode, featuring Nancy Ortberg and Craig Groeschel. Nancy served as a teaching pastor for eight years at Willow Creek, and currently is a founding partner of TeamWorx2. She is the author of the recent release Looking for God. Craig is the founder and senior pastor of LifeChurch.tv, and is the author of Chazown, Confessions of a Pastor, and Going All the Way.

John Eldredge is the founder and director of Ransomed Heart Ministries in Colorado Springs, CO. He is the author of numerous books including Epic, Wild at Heart, and his newest release, Walking With God. Our Next Gen Profile features Eric Michael Bryant, lead navigator of Mosaic in Los Angeles, CA, and author of Peppermint Filled Pinatas.