Thirsty has been a beautiful gathering of close to 1400 campus leaders from across the nation and the world. A dozen Japanese leaders and students are here from Tokyo, as well as others from Africa, Brazil and India. The days have been rich….and intimate. Tonight we celebrated Holy Communion, antheming Jesus and remembering His death for our life. There was quite a bit of shouting going on (communion was somewhat loud in places tonight!) and a lot of people falling face down in the presence of our awesome/merciful God. As the night ended some lingered for a bit, resting in His presence and contemplating the outrageous truth we shared together. I thought this was a fitting picture of the days…leaders bowed down with a glorious God.

Thanks to all of you who’ve been praying for us. We wrap things up at noon tomorrow and head to GMA in Nashville for what promises to be a pretty special week.

Given we are wall to wall at Thirsty, there will be no listening joy this Friday. But, it’s only FIVE DAYS to your listening as long as you like. A saw a lot of CDs going out in the mail later today, so watch your box! We’re looking forward to the madness of Tuesday. Let His renown echo from coast to coast!!

Drinking Him in,
Louie

Aloha, Hawaii. It’s been great being here and it was a huge privilege to be a part of the HIM Conference.

Our last view of Oahu from our hotel. Rough, I know.

A group of students from Northwestern University (Noelle’s mom and dad are running this thing!) who are here on spring break. Thanks for letting me hang out with you today. May God use you to spark the awakening on Northwestern’s campus for His renown.

And my new Oahu friends, sporting their Lost/Found t-shirts for their youth conference. Thanks for bringing me one, I will wear it with joy.

Though the HIM Conference was filled with all ages, I met so many island college students and heard lots of stories about how hungry they are for God to move in power. Let’s all pray for the main campus here on Oahu (UofH) and the many smaller schools and island branches on the other islands.

Aloha friends!
Louie and Shelley

From Honolulu, by way of the Passion house in Georgia, We Win.

Our mission will succeed and God will prevail.

Enjoy!

11 Days!

We have arrived on the lovely island of Oahu where I will be speaking for a conference put on by Hawaiian Islands Ministries. Yes, it’s a real conference for you skeptics out there! I’m excited about meeting some new Hawaiian friends, and especially some island college students.

I know the words Hawaii and “pray for us” really don’t go together all that well, but would appreciate yours. They don’t get a ton of stuff like this conference here and really treasure the opportunity to worship in a large, islands-wide gathering. And for those of you in colder/snowy climes, enjoy the pic and think warm tropical thoughts.
Louie

A huge thanks to the folks at iTunes for their massive March sale on Passion/sixsteps CDs. If you missed it, all the above are conveniently gathered on one page and most full length CDs are only $7.99. Yep, DC*B’s A Collison, Passion: How Great Is Our God, Tomlin’s Arriving, Charlie’s Latest- Flying Into Daybreak and more all just $7.99. But the sale ends today! So if you’re looking for a great Spring Break listening option go for it. And thanks iTunes for a great sale.

To find, visit the Inspo page and wait for the Passion Worship Movement banner to appear across the top.

March Madness Ends today!

That’s right…eighteen days until we’re listening to the full Passion: Everything Glorious CD! Until then, a great reminder of God’s faithfulness in every season.

“You Never Let Go” from Matt Redman. Enjoy!

A head’s up on what’s coming since you’re asking. Passion: Everything Glorious will be available everywhere on Tuesday, April 4! You can pre-order now for $9.99 at 268Store.com.

There is no special CD/DVD version of Everything Glorious because we are working on a full-length DVD available this summer containing 10 full length song videos plus four talks and a few little extras. It’s going to be a great resource and the video is looking amazing.

So, 13 tracks and over 70 minutes of music is on the way in 18 days and the DVD will arrive mid-summer.

He makes everything glorious!

The new CD, Passion: Everything Glorious, is now available for presale in the 268Store at the ridiculously low price of $9.99. It’s our way of helping as many people as possible get their hands on the music. (By the way, if I haven’t said it lately, thank you for buying the music we are working so hard to make available and not stealing it…we are grateful and it allows us to do what we do!)

The $9.99 price is available for a limited time and, if you and your crew join together and buy enough copies, four of you are coming to Passion 07 on us! Yep, in addition to the low price, sixstepsrecords is running a little Everything Glorious contest. It’s simple, whoever buys the most CDs between now and April 18 wins 4 registrations to Passion 07 AND a hotel room at the Omni in Atlanta.

To get all the details, look over to the right and click on the Passion Conferences Home link. Go there, enter and click on the first entry under Latest. All the info it there. The minimum number of CDs to qualify is 50 (still a steal: 50 x $9.99 = less than $500, but you win a prize valued at over $900!). You and your group/friends/church/school can all qualify as one person/group by using the same entry code. Who knows how many it will take to win. Be a team. Get creative. Have fun. Check it out and jump on board today.

PS-If someone has already preordered without knowing about the interesting little contest and the huge prize, so your entry code was not on your order, contact 268Store@268store.com and let us know. We will add your entry code to any Everything Glorious CDs already ordered so they will count toward your total.

We know some of you are headed out for Spring Break, while others are in the midst of mid-terms…or both. Today’s clip from Passion: Everything Glorious is a potent reminder of the big picture. And today, it’s just you guys. All 18000 of you! Can’t wait for you to hear the full 6:26 version!

Our God Reigns.

Enjoy!

Passion: Everything Glorious available everywhere 04.04.06.

DC*B rocked the FedEx Forum in Memphis last weekend, along with tourmates, and our pals, Third Day. It was my first time to see the guys on the “Wherever You Are Tour” and it was amazing. Classic Crowder! DC*B opens the night in an undignified (good undignified) way and never looks back. There’s also a fun treat with David, Jack and Hogan in the middle of Third Day’s set you don’t want to miss.

A few songs into their set I was thinking this is going to look great on the Blog. Then I remembered my camera was in Shelley’s purse on the Crowder bus…and though quick, I didn’t want to miss one song to get it.

So, we took a few pics on the bus after. We (mostly DC’s nephews) took quite a few. My new four year old friend snapped this close up of Uncle David from about ten inches away. [That's his brother's ear, by the way--no, not David's brother's ear--but David's brother's son's ear!]

The Tour lands in enchanted New Mexico tomorrow before heading to Vegas. Check out the schedule and go support the Crowder boys when they come to a city near you.

PS-Interesting item on Crowder’s bus.

The Passion Movement is gaining momentum as more and more of us are seeking to leverage our moments on earth for His fame. While everyone spends their hours and days making much of something, a generation is emerging with a desire to make much of the One who truly should be made much of.

More than events, our large gatherings are a touch point for people with a similar heartbeat for the supremacy of Christ and His renown…a generation seeking to make Him known to all people by any means possible. It’s something about that pure core that make Passion gatherings what they are, Godward moments fueling Godward lives.

Nashville rocked us and we don’t know what Atlanta will hold. What we do know is that you want to be there! Our marketing is not all that slick or extensive (almost nil at this point), yet 2520 of you have already staked your place at Passion 07. In an e-mail from a mom last week she told us her son got Passion 07 for his birthday. Apparently, it’s all he asked for. So, he’s now one of the 2520… which is 520 more than all those gathered at our first national conference in 1997.