Road trips are always a great way to process things. It gives you the opportunity to reflect and ponder life. This road trip in particular has been good for me because I’ve experienced so much recently and God has been working in my life as a result of these experiences. I’ve experienced the death of both my Grandmother and my uncle in the past two weeks. I had a wonderful Holy Week in which I was able to proclaim my faith in baptism. I’m doing life with some pretty amazing people and my family has bonded together in ways I haven’t seen in a long time. God is good and my Grandmother’s death has drawn me closer to Him. I’m headed out to Catalyst West Coast in Irvine, California. I first went to Catalyst in 2009 with a team of leaders from my previous church. I attended the year after as well and haven’t been back since. Now I find myself being called to these conferences to soak in some teaching and to learn from those that are leading the church today. God has been preparing my heart for some big plans recently and has been opening many doors for me already. I attended a conference for my counseling college in the Fall and started to pray to God about what He wanted me to do with the courses that I have been taking. Not too long later, God started to bring young men into my life in search of mentorship and now I am finding myself pouring into the lives of several men as of late. My spiritual life grew closer to God through worship and He has further shaped my heart to be a part of being a voice for this generation by seeking change in this world. This grew out of attending Passion in Atlanta. God further aligned my heart to His heart for justice in Philadelphia by the example of those that spearheaded the movement for justice before me. Now God is calling me back into leadership. I just completely eight weeks of leadership training, joined my church counseling team and started a missional community. Catalyst is a wonderful conference of teaching and equipping leaders in ministry and I’m excited He has called me to come back. I saw Brad Lomenick speak a couple of months back at PhoenixONE and it was confirmation that God wanted me to be back here in Irvine. I also have many friends from the many years I was in ministry that are going to be here and I’m excited to spend time with them. After arriving, I spent my first night in worship praising the Lord for how great He is on the beaches of Newport Beach watching the sun go down.
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Catalyst West Coast ’13
Posted in Catalyst, tagged Brad Lomenick, California, Catalyst, Catalyst West Coast, Catalyst West Coast 2013, CCEF, CCEF national conference, church leaders, conferences, counseling, death, God, Irvine, Justice, leaders, leadership, leadership training, MAKE, mentoring, Missional Community, Newport Beach, Passion, Passion 2013, PhoenixONE, road trip, Spiritual Growth, sunset, The Justice Conference, Worship on April 17, 2013| Leave a Comment »
The Justice Conference
Posted in Justice, Justice Conference, tagged brotherly love, Cheesesteak, Dr. John Perkins, Gary Haugen, human trafficking, injustice, Justice, Justice Film Festival, Justice2013, Ken Wytsma, liberty, Liberty Bell, Philadelphia, Shane Claiborne, Slavery, The Justice Conference on February 21, 2013| Leave a Comment »
The Justice Conference is a two-day annual event to promote dialogue around justice related issues such as human trafficking, slavery, poverty, HIV/AIDS and human rights, featuring internationally acclaimed speakers, hundreds of humanitarian organizations and dozens of pre-conference workshops.
I would be lying if I wasn’t excited about being here in Philadelphia for the The Justice Conference. This conference ties into what my heart is all about – a love for people and a movement toward justice for mankind because of who God is and how He loves us. The Justice Conference was founded a couple of years ago by Ken Wytsma and has rapidly grown to be a large movement. How ironic it is being held in the city where liberty was birth – Philadelphia. It was very clear that God was drawing me to attend this conference. It touches on every part of how He has made me. I’m looking forward to the many partnerships and relationships I’m going to build over the next few days and how God wants me to stand up to injustice. I’m also excited to hear from some of the amazing speakers like Dr. John Perkins, Gary Haugen and Shane Claiborne as well as be inspired by the Justice Film Festival.
I love coming to Philadelphia! There is so much culture and history here. The people are down-to-earth and there are so many great places to eat and visit.
- Train Station
- City Hall
- Philadelphia neighborhood
- Geno’s Steaks
- Cheesesteak wiz wit
- City Center
AFRICA: A Destination for Justice Films
Posted in Justice, Justice Conference, tagged Africa, human trafficking, Justice, Justice Films, modern-day slavery, Philadelphia, Sex Trafficking, The Justice Conference, The Justice Film Festival on February 16, 2013| Leave a Comment »
There was a theme that was rampant among the majority of our entries at this year’s Justice Film Festival: Sex Trafficking. This is an issue that can be seen worldwide. But the continent that undoubtedly received the most coverage in entries was hands down: Africa.
At this year’s film festival, you will see see short and feature length documentaries that cover the need for water, HIV prevention/education, stories of poverty and children that face daily turmoil that is hard to imagine. The storytelling is authentic and heart strings will be pulled.
Don’t miss Jina Teji, the 12 year old featured in Ru: Water for Life. Her world revolves around walking a mile and back to fill a jerry can of water three times a day to sustain her family…
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The Justice Conference 2012
Posted in Justice, Justice Conference, tagged Justice, Justice Conference 2012, OR, Portland, The Justice Conference on February 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »
– in Portland , OR
I really loved this opening video – powerful!
Recap video of the conference in Portland, OR