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24Apr/090

God-sized Dreams

Here are some thoughts from Erwin McManus' session, day 2 of Catalyst West Coast:

  • There's never been an ordinary human born yet we live the most ordinary lives.
  • Church isn't about stopping people from doing wrong, it's about unleashing people to do right.
  • Church shouldn't be a prison, it's a portal.
  • It's not about calling people to my vision, it's about awakening the God-given dream in others.
  • Before we were pounded into the ordinary, we dreamed God-sized dreams.
  • People's dreams are trapped under the rubble of their fears.
  • Choose acts of heroism no matter how small.
  • I must destroy the obstacles that prevent others from dreaming.
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22Apr/091

The Third Space

Great first day of Catalyst West Coast.  Erwin McManus' opening session on "third spaces" was inspiring and challenging.  McManus divides one's relational life into three spaces: 1st space is where people are like you, you are the norm.  The church is often a 1st space where no aliens or outsiders are allowed; 2nd space is a broader set of relationships where not everyone is like you, yet there's still relationships; 3rd space is where there's no relationships, and there won't be unless invited; you are the alien.

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