Passion ‘07 in Atlanta
Passion 07 opened at Atlanta’s Philips Arena and the Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta with over 23,000 in attendance and students representing 49 states, 32 countries and 1,165 campuses. Passion 07 is a gathering for college students from around the nation and world January 1 – 4, 2007, and is the third consecutive conference, following Passion 05 and Passion 06, which were held in Nashville, TN.
“Part of the equation here at Passion 07 is to move to the place in our journey where we are living a life that is pleasing to the Lord. The Kingdom of God is ever growing and we are here to celebrate that Kingdom. God has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us to the Kingdom of his Son. This story is our story of rescue by Jesus. It’s all about Jesus, the rescuing one. He’s the one we’re celebrating.” - Louie Giglio
The Do Something Now campaign kicked off through Touch Atlanta as students brought towels and a pair of socks as they arrived to registration to provide 20,000-plus items for Atlanta’s homeless. “These people may not know anything about Passion but we want them to know that followers of Christ have been here,” said Giglio.
With the goal of raising over $500,000 in global aid, Passion 07 is also challenging students to collect and pledge monies for seven other mission projects including Blood:Water Mission, the Compassion Child Sponsorship Program, The Seed Company’s One Verse campaign, Antioch Ministries International, Cure International, Bibles Unbound/Voice of the Martyr and Stop The Traffik. In addition, representatives from 35 organizations are on hand in the Passion 07 Global Awakening: The World Mobilization Area to help students discover service opportunities available to them and practical next steps on how they can participate.
NOTE:
The Passion 07 main sessions will be posted online at www.268generation.com at the conclusion of each session and will be available online for 24 hours so that anyone with Internet access can join with those registered for the gathering.
About Passion:
Centered on Passion’s core scripture, Isaiah 26:8, the unique purpose of Passion is to gather college students from campuses and churches across the nation, uniting them across ministry and denominational lines to seek the face of God together in worship and prayer. Affirming and valuing the work of local churches and campus ministries, Passion seeks to foster unity and connectivity among them, encouraging them to draw strength and encouragement from each other, resulting in a louder anthem of God’s renown.
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