Catalyst ’15 – 36 Leadership Quotes From David Platt

As a member of the Catalyst Blog Team and INJOY Stewardship Solutions, I will be bringing you live updates from the much anticipated Catalyst Conference in Atlanta, GA.  The theme for this year’s conference is Awaken The Wonder.

Catalyst always begins by conducting a series of Labs on Wednesday for church leaders.  The day’s final Lab session was conducted by David Platt, President of the International Mission Baord.  The following are 36 Leadership Quotes and Lessons from his challenging session.

Also, before reading, make sure you check out the announcement from INJOY Stewardship Solutions shown below about a FREE webinar on October 13th for churches needing to raise capital in 2016.  Now onto David’s thoughts from Revelation 5:

1. In my life and leadership, I’m in way over my head.
2. In order to be a good leader, you don’t have to know everything. You just need to know a few right things and be willing to die from those things.
3. People who believe God is wonderful above all things will give their lives unconditionally to spread His wonder to all peoples.
4. Global mission is tragically neglected.
5. In Yemen, there are only 20-30 Christians in 8 million people. There are more people in many of our small groups than there are Christians in Yemen.
6. 8 billion people are classified is unreached. When we’re talking about unreached people, we’re talking about access.
7. Unreached means you’re born, you live, you die and you’ve never heard the Gospel.
8. Our sovereign God holds the destiny of the world in the palm of His hand.
9. He is sovereign over everything. The wind blows at His bidding.
10. Our God charts the course of countries.
11. 21^st century of America – you don’t have rights. God has all the rights.
12. Man is responsible in human history but God is sovereign over human history.
13. We make choices. God is in control.
14. Our God does not need us. Everyone one of us could drop down and turn to dust and God will make a great name for Himself.
15. God allows us to join Him because He loves us.
16. The state of man before God apart from Christ is utterly hopeless.
17. Talking about hell is not particularly popular at conferences.
18. There is real eternal wrath before a holy God apart from Christ.
19. Over 2 billion have only enough knowledge of God ito damn them from Heaven.
20. What is it going to take for unreached people to become totally unacceptable to people in church?
21. The greatest news in all the world is that the slaughtered lamb of God reigns as the Sovereign Lord of all.
22. Jesus conquered death by enduring death.
23. The greatest news in all the world is death has been defeated. Sin has been conquered. Jesus Christ is risen.
24. The salvation of Christ is radically gracious, global and glorious.
25. Christians, He has purchased you.
26. We had nothing to do with where we were born. There is a mystery to that mercy. That mercy was not intended to stop with me. It was intended to flow through me.
27. What drives passion to get the Gospel to all people is not guilt. It’s glory.
28. Pray confidently.
29. Give sacrificially.
30. Why are we the richest people to ever walk planet Earth? Psalm 67. God gives wealth for the sake of worship.
31. Go wisely.
32. What if God is not calling people to leave their job but leverage their job to get the spread of the Gospel around the world?
33. Die willingly. People who believe that God is wonderful above all things will give their lives literally and figuratively.
34. People are dangerous to reach. All the easy ones are taken.
35. In unreached people groups, there are no locals.
36. The most foolish thing you can do is put conditions on your leadership to Him.

More leadership insights to come throughout the day.  And do not forget to join our team at INJOY Stewardship Solutions on October 13th for a session entitled How One Capital Campaign Raised Over $10 Billion.  It will be a fun hour of equipping and training.  Click HERE or on the image below to register today.