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“‘Go slow to go fast.’ David Watson taught this counterintuitive principle for movement ministry. I’ve also found a related principle to be equally valuable: ‘Do less, focusing on the most essential.‘ This highlights the importance or prioritization and focus over activity.” (Pg. 179)

“Similar to ancient Greek and Romans buildings that stood on strong pillars, the more pillars, and the stronger the pillars, the bigger the building can become. The more leaders, and the stronger the leaders,the bigger the movement can become.” (Pg 90)

“We asked the pioneers in our study to what extent using a “discovery approach and discovery groups” contributed to the catalyzing of their movement of their ministry fruitfulness. The effective catalys’ average rating (on a scale of 1-5) was 4.16, once again significantly higher than the non-catalysts’ rating (3.45).” (Pg. 82)

“the belief that God is more likely to answer more frequent and longer prayers is equally misguided. Consider this instruction of our Master: “When you pray, do not use a lot of meaningless words, as the pagans do, who think that their gods will hear them because their prayers are long” (Matt. 6:7 GNT).

Traits and Competencies Researched with Effective Catalysts

Personality Traits: Radical Learning, Innovation, Drive to Achieve, Conscientiousness, Personal Agency, Persistence, Agreeableness, Emotional Stability, Flexibility

Spiritual Traits: Hunger for God, Listening to God, Evangelistic Zeal, Expectant Faith, Deep Prayer, Tangible Love, Confidence in Local Disciples, Confidence in the Bible

“The problem is, if we seek significance and value in what we do, we can never do enough, do it well enough, or impress others enough.”

“Busyness renders us incapable of discerning and pursing what matters most. A busy catalytic leader cannot fully align their heart with God’s. As a result, they cannot partner closely and co-labor with God toward movement. Their busyness prevents a movement.” (Pg. 132)