5 Links of interest

- Check out the 2010 Time 100. the world’s 100 most influential people, as ranked by TIME Magazine.

- 5 Questions You’ve Never Been Asked from Tyler Stanton. Featuring Susan Isaacs. This is good. And for a second kick, watch 5 Questions with Donald Miller.

- You can still get the Catalyst West Experience Kit, featuring ALL talks from Catalyst West, as well as all kinds of other great stuff. Check it out.

- the new Catalyst Atlanta website is up. You can win a FREE iPad weekly. Register to win right now.

- Watch the Saddleback Civil Forum online on Monday night. The focus is Orphans, Adoption and Vulnerable Kids. So appreciate Rick and Kay Warren for leading the conversation on our role in taking care of the orphan.

Discover the Rescued on CNN this Saturday

Make sure to watch a brand new documentary this Saturday, May 8 at 8 pm EST on CNN. “Discover the Rescued“ is a powerful story of two Haitian orphans as told through the incredible talent of host Soledad O’Brien and director/producer Jonathan Olinger.

It is important we continue to be part of the solution in Haiti, and this film will help you understand and see the real stories of two children and their struggles since the earthquake. Part of our responsibility is to HEAR from the children, the orphans, who have been impacted by the last several months.

I was able to sit down with Soledad and Jonathan earlier this week for an in-depth interview regarding the film and also the issue of orphans in general. You can listen here or download directly from itunes.

Leading authors of our generation

So Jon Acuff asked this question the other day on Twitter, and I thought I would chime in here on the blog.

Who are the leading authors of our generation? Basically those currently between the ages of 30-42.

Here are a few names I would recommend to have on the list (in no particular order):

1. Donald Miller

2. Francis Chan

3. Mark Batterson

4. Margaret Feinberg

5. Craig Groeschel

6. Rob Bell

7. Mark Driscoll

8. Gabe Lyons/David Kinnaman (from UnChristian)

Who else would you add to the list?

Interview with Donald Miller

The latest Catalyst Podcast features an interview with Donald Miller, author of Blue Like Jazz and the most recent A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. Ken Coleman sits down to talk with Don about his latest book, the Mentoring Project, and a few other surprises.

Ken also chats with Jedd Medefind, President of the Christian Alliance for Orphans.

You can listen here or download from itunes.

Win a FREE iPad on the Catalyst Conference site

The brand new Catalyst Conference website is now live. Check it out. Make sure to register to win a FREE iPad. We are giving away an iPad WEEKLY up until Catalyst!!

Make plans to join us October 6-8, 2010 in Atlanta at the Gwinnett Arena. We are expecting over 13,000 leaders in attendance. And I’m really excited about the speaker lineup. Check out the full speaker lineup here.

You can stay up to date with Catalyst through Twitter as well. Weekly giveaways to the Catalyst twitter community!

Why Chick-fil-A is so good

This week is the Chick-fil-A Leadercast, a simulcast leadership event held in Atlanta and broadcast all over the US. Our company puts on this event, and it is a great way for local churches, businesses, and organizations to host a great day of leadership training right in their own community.

Check it out to see if there is a downlink site in your community. If so, I recommend you attend.

In honor of the event, I thought I would provide a few reasons why everyone loves Chick-fil-A.

1. There’s purpose behind the chicken.

2. That dang spice that makes the chicken so good.

3. No matter who invented the chicken nugget, these are the best chicken nuggets in the world, period.

4. Waffle fries. That go straight to my love handles. But taste so good.

5. Great customer service. Every time. Everywhere.

6. Free refills.

7. The Cathy family. One of the great American restaurant families.

8. Polynesian sauce. I could drink that stuff.

9. Did I mention the chicken nuggets???

10. That one pickle.