Live Blog From Catalyst ’18 – 16 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Dr. Henry Cloud

For the next two days, INJOY Stewardship Solutions has dispatched me to Catalyst ’18 in Atlanta.  Catalyst is a 2-day experience to help leaders build great churches, grow strong teams, and be a catalyst for change.  This year’s theme is Fully Alive and is based on what the Bible says in John 10:10 – “The thief comes to steal, kill and destroy; I have come that you might have life and have it to the full.”

In addition to the content provided, the team at INJOY Stewardship would like to offer you a FREE gift.  As you know, October is Pastor Appreciation Month.  Simply click HERE or on the image provided and download a done-for-you script which you can read in your services to honor your pastor and staff.  Being a pastor can be challenging to say the least.  These words will honor and encourage your pastor and rally your congregation to a standing ovation.  Don’t believe me?  Click HERE.

The afternoon’s next speaker was Dr. Henry Cloud.  Dr. Cloud is an acclaimed leadership expert, psychologist, and best-selling author. Dr. Cloud is a New York Times bestselling author, and his over 45 books have sold over 13 million copies.His newest book, The Power of the Other, debuted at #5 on the Wall Street Journal Bestseller list. Success Magazine named Dr. Cloud in the top 25 of 2014’s most influential leaders in personal growth and development. 

The following are 16 leadership quotes and lessons from his wonderful session:

1. A belly button means you came from a dysfunctional family, the family of Adam.If you have a belly button, you have issues.
2. We’re not coming to the party in Genesis 1. We’re coming in after Genesis 3.
3. You don’t always plan for bad stuff.
4. God is love.
5. God is the only entity in the universe because He is self-sustaining and He is always in relationship.
6. Our fallen nature means we want to be God but we are not self-sustaining.
7. I’ve been working with leaders for over three decades.
8. You’ve got leaders trying to connect with God but they are amputated from the body.
9. We have a Trust muscle and a No muscle.
10. Everything you are saying “Yes” to, some of it matters.
11. Once you get into ministry, more and more demands are going to come.
12. You are not God. You are omnipresent.  You are not omniscient.
13. You were never designed with the knowledge to know how to deal with failure.
14. There is a gap between your ideal and your real.
15. We have awareness of what ought not to be in ourselves and others.
16. Nobody gets burned out in a learning environment.You get burned out in a critical environment.

Once again, I want to make it easy to honor your pastor this month.  Click HERE or on the image provided and download this done-for-you script.  Your Board chair or congregational leader can read it in the service.  Trust me, few things will honor your pastor more.