PASSION CONFERENCE (FOR ALL AGES?)

Passion Conference tickets are SOLD OUT as of yesterday!

People are stoked! I bought some tickets to give away to college students I "hang out" with! But I have the feeling that Passion Conference in Manila will not be the same as those held in the US. I have a strong feeling that the Passion Movement leaders will a little bit disheartened when they realize that the Ultra will not be filled with university student and their leaders but people of all ages- contrary to what they envision Passion Manila should be, a movement of university students ages 16 to 22!

Some people failed to communicate that Passion is a student-driven conference with the heart to mobilize Christian students to intentionally live out the Christian life in their campuses, and make the Lord's renown the premier motivation for doing so. Passion's vision is "...uniting students in worship and prayer for spiritual awakening in this generation." I'm pretty sure there'll be a good number of university students on Friday, but I doubt that it will be just them and their youth pastors, disciplers, and leaders.

Yesterday, I overheard two ladies in their late 30s who are making last minute calls to reserve tickets to the "Chris Tomlin concert" called Passion for their friends! A couple of weeks ago, a 58-year old woman asked me if I needed a ticket to the "Chris Tomlin Passion Concert" because she had one left from the 10 tickets she bought for her friends-- I'm guessing that her friends are not exactly kids taking Elementary Physics at a local university. I've had more encounters with older and younger people- outside of the Passion age bracket who have tickets to the event!

At our initial meeting with the Passion Leaders early this year, it was clearly communicated that Passion is a student movement and that the event will be strictly for university students and their leaders.

At any rate, I do hope there are more students ready to inspired and mobilized, than spectators who just wish to see Chris Tomlin do a one-night worship concert!