Passion 2011.
It's been exactly one week since I attended the Passion 2011 conference in Fort Worth, Texas. As you know, I've been helping out with the junior high girls' small group this semester. Though I don't really interact with the high schoolers, the youth group operates more or less like a unit. The youth pastor mentioned that they were taking a group of high school seniors to the Passion conference and were in need of a female chaperone. I checked my schedule and it was clear, so I signed up for it. Though I was excited to attend the conference, I was also looking forward to meeting some more students and getting to know the youth pastors a bit more.
As the weekend approached, I found myself getting more, and more, and more excited. I knew I was coming out of a slightly dry season and was looking forward to a weekend focused on Jesus.
And then after 14 long hours in the car, we finally arrived at the Fort Worth Convention Center on Friday night. Worship began with Chris Tomlin leading us in "Our God." The sensation of worshipping with over ten thousand other believers in one place was overwhelming. That night Louie Giglio spoke and then we were lead in worship by David Crowder Band. It made for quite a long night and the next morning we were up and about quite early, making sure we would make it back to Passion by 9:00 am. Worship, speakers, worship, lunch, worship, speakers, worship, action, worship, speakers. In a rapid flow of events, quickly transitioning into the next, the conference was over.
I remember watching the landscape change, the light shift and finally, staring at headlights on the way home. I knew that I had been changed-- something in me was different. I wasn't able to place my finger on what that was, but I knew there was a difference. A new lesson. A new conviction. A renewed desire. I sighed and knew that the process of digesting all that I had taken in at the conference would be long.
With that said, be on the look out for the thought-out lessons. I'll be trying to post one for every session we had. They'll probably show up here about once a week. We'll see :)
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