Uprising 2018 will be held on July 5th – 7th. This gathering is dedicated to connecting the generations of the church body, so we welcome young people, as well as parents and grandparents.
As parents of three girls ages 21, 16, and 10, the priority that demands the most time and energy from my wife and I is to provide our children with the best possible opportunities and education, in hopes that they can achieve financial success and become people of influence. God has created us with the innate drive to advance our next generation, to impart to them everything that is better than what we had. Many parents are quite successful in advancing their children beyond what they had in the world’s educational and economic systems, but what about in the universe’s most important organization, the church body? Twenty years from now, will our next generation inherit a stronger and more influential church than what we have today?
Uprising 2018 will be a gathering where the generations come together and reach for God’s heart on the question, “how do we pass on to our next generation a stronger church than what we see today?”
In my numerous dialogs with young people on this topic, I am encouraged to see many awakening to the desire of receiving and passing on a church of strengthening unity, of increasing glory. The Millennial Generation is hungering for a church that “works” – a church that rises above offenses and chooses reconciliation over splits, a church that influences heaven from earth because it demonstrates mercy that holds the body together in agreement, a church that nurtures the world’s most influential leaders and talents because it generously walks with its people through the refining and often offensive road of the cross. Our young people today are moving forward to the pier, straining their gaze on the hope and possibilities represented by the ocean expanse, longing after a more beautiful Bride. We have a responsibility to deliver.
In continuation of our invitation from Uprising 2017, we invite you again to stand with us in this Uprising platform, to strengthen the church through the command of John 13:34-35, through the power of “agape love.“
Please click here to join us. Please also feel free to contact me if you would like to contribute to the Uprising call.