Passion 06 opened at the Gaylord Entertainment Center (GEC) in downtown Nashville at full conference capacity with 18,000 in attendance and students representing all 50 states, 20 countries. Passion 06 is a four-day indoor gathering for college students from around the nation and world and is the second such conference held in Nashville, following last year’s Passion 05.
“We told you at the end of Passion 05 to bring your friends and apparently you took us up on that challenge because we cannot fit one more person in this building,†said Louie Giglio, Passion Conference founder/director, at the gathering’s opening session. Registration closed last week when the conference reached its capacity. Registration numbers surpassed the 11,000 that attended last year’s Passion 05.
“Passion is a tiny speck in what God is doing among college students in this nation and the world,†Giglio said. “But we have been praying for months that God would change you and that generations from now, people would be talking about what God has done in this town, in these days, in your life.â€
Similar to last year’s gathering, Passion 06 will provide smaller sessions through Community Groups, Breakout Sessions and Late Nights in various venues through the downtown area. The more intimate sessions will allow students to unpack what they learn throughout the week in small group environments and the Late Nights give students a chance to “hang out†after the evening session each night.
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