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Passion Conferences is a Christian organization (also referred to as the 268 Generation, originally named Choice Ministries), founded by Louie Giglio in 1997, known for their annual gatherings of young adults between the ages of 18–25, more specifically college students. The organization is also responsible for sixstepsrecords, the Passion Worship CDs, and the church plant of Passion City Church in Atlanta, GA in 2009. Passion is legally registered in the State of Georgia as the For – Profit LLC "Passion USA 2011, LLC" of Roswell, Georgia.〔Georgia Secretary of State office, control number 10018357〕 The first conference was Passion '97, and it was held in Austin, Texas. Today, the headquarters are in Atlanta, Georgia.〔(Baptist Press – Passion '07 kicks off with 21,000 adults in Atlanta – News with a Christian Perspective )〕 The organization lists its purpose as "...uniting students in worship and prayer for spiritual awakening in this generation," using Isaiah 26:8 as their theme verse: "Yes Lord, walking in the way of Your truth we wait eagerly for You, for Your name and renown are the desire of our souls".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Passion Conferences )〕 Since its start in ’97, Passion Conferences has operated as a national conference. Then, in 2008, Passion Conferences launched a global tour that visited 17 different cities in 16 countries, kicking off in Kiev, Ukraine and finishing in Sydney, Australia. Since then, Passion Conferences have continued to host gatherings in the United States and all over the world. ==History== Passion Conferences is recognized by the IRS as a non-profit, 501(C)(3) organization under the name of its parent ministry, Choice Ministries. In 1985, Louie and Shelley Giglio founded Choice Ministries at Baylor University in Waco, TX.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Louie Giglio: The Heart Behind the Passion )〕 Choice Ministries began as a campus-based student ministry and after 10 years of ministry at Baylor, Louie and Shelley moved to Atlanta, GA. It was here that the Passion Conferences was birthed, while still remaining under the banner of Choice Ministries, Inc. Driven forward by a desire to gather college students to see a spiritual awakening happen all across the United States and the world, Passion Conferences became a reality in 1997. The first conference took place in Austin, TX where thousands of college aged students came together during January 1–4, 1997. When Louie and Shelley began Passion Conference in 1997, they did so out of a desire to see the millions of college students 〔http://www.treasury.gov/connect/blog/Documents/20121212_Economics%20of%20Higher%20Ed_vFINAL.pdf〕 (now over 20 million 〔http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/p20-571.pdf〕) joined together under one banner of exalting the "name and the fame of Jesus." This vision began to take shape and gain momentum under the leadership of Louie and the board of Choice Ministries, Inc. After the first gathering in 97' in Austin, there were six national Passion gatherings (1997, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007).〔 These conferences directly united thousands of college students during these years . Also, during this 10-year period, thousands of additional college students connected with Passion through one of several other gatherings, including the OneDay Gatherings in 2000 and 2003 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Passion Conferences "OneDay 03" )〕 and the Passion Experience Tour, or through the Worship recordings and DVD's produced through Passion that have gone on to be released worldwide. What then spawned was a movement that has circled the globe. Passion Conferences have gone on multiple world tours, reaching out to 24 different cities in 20 different countries. Passion has launched other tours throughout the years as the movement continues to grow. Some of these tours include: Passion NYC Subway Series, Regionals '07–'08, Passion 2010 University Tour, Passion 2012 University Tour, A Night of Worship with Passion Tour, Passion: Let the Future Begin Tour, and Passion: Take It All Tour 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kristian Stanfill to Lead 26-City "Passion: Take It All" Tour, Kicking Off September 10 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Passion Conferences」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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