Passion 2010

So I have been planning this post since Tuesday night, and I cannot figure out what I want to say. I do not know how to describe to you how awesome this was. I could summarize what all I learned, but I know I wouldn't do it as well as the original speakers did.
I guess the best thing to do is just to run down a list of speakers and musical artists.

Speakers

• Louie Giglio
• Beth Moore
• Francis Chan
• Andy Stanley
• John Piper
  

There were also a few people there who were just there for our so called "breakout sessions", but I didn't hear any of them.

Musical Artists

• Chris Tomlin
• Kristian Stanfill
• Matt Redman
• Steve Fee
• Charlie Hall
• David Crowder*Band
• Hillsong

Everyone except Hillsong led worship at some point or another. David Crowder*Band and Hillsong both did late night concerts after the main session. I did not get to see Crowder, however, I got to see Hillsong and they were AWESOME. My love for them has increased exponentially since I have heard and see them. They are incredible.

One of my favorite things about the whole experience was something called Community and Family Groups. There were 19 Community Groups, and we each had one leader. Then from those 19 groups, we were split into smaller Family Groups. Our Family Groups had about 8 people in them, and they servced as our small groups for the weekend. At first, it was a little bit weird at first-- being thrown in with 7 other people that you've never met to talk about really personal issues. However, it ended up being absolutely awesome. All of us in our group really really clicked and I felt like we had a lot in common even though we were all from different parts of the country and from different backgrounds. I feel very close to all of them even though I've only know them for a week. We had a ton of fun all the times we met and I really hope I get to see them again sometime.

I'm sure there are many of the main sessions available online by now, but the one that hit me the hardest was John Piper's message on Monday. It really made me think and challenged me as a Christian. To see this message written out, click here: http://ow.ly/TrfA Enjoy!

In Christ,
Amy