Christian Living Blog

When I was 16 years old I went to Creation ’96. It was held at Hershey Park in Hershey, PA that year. It was an awesome week of music, speakers, fun and fellowship. I was challenged by the speakers I heard, and I signed up to sponsor a Compassion child on that trip.

I know some folks criticize events like this, saying that the Christian walk isn’t about “mountaintop experiences” but when you’re a teen and facing peer pressure, it’s a real encouragement to see thousands of other teens who are seeking God.

So, here’s a list of Christian music festivals coming up this summer:

Sonshine Festival – July 13-16
Willmar, MN

Hills Alive – July 16-17
Rapid City, SD

Creation Northwest 2011 – July 20-23
Unumclaw, WA

Kingdom Bound – July 31st – August 3
Buffalo, NY

Soulfest – August 3-6
Guilford, NH

Spirit West Coast – August 4-6
Monterey, CA

Rock the Desert – August 4-6
Midland, TX

Unity Festival – August 10-13
Muskegon, MI

Revelation Generation – September 1-2
Frenchtown, NJ

LifeLight Music Festival – September 2-3
Sioux Falls, SD

January 26th—February 6
Night of Hope with Joel and Victoria Osteen
Jerusalem, Israel

Thursday, February 17
The Dream Center, Los Angeles, CA
Pastor Matthew Barnett
Service Times: 7pm

Sunday, February 22-25:
RADICALIS Conference
Saddleback Church, Saddleback, CA
Pastor Rick Warren
Service Times:
Conference schedule to follow

Saturday, February 26-Sunday, February 27
Fellowship Church, Grapevine, TX
Pastor Ed and Lisa Young
Service Times: Saturday 6pm, Sunday 9:30am, 11am

Saturday, March 12—Sunday, March 13
Trinity Church, Miami, FL
Pastor Rich and Robyn Wilkerson
Service Times: Saturday 6pm, Sunday 9am, 11am, 1pm (Spanish)

Tuesday, March 15
FaithWorld Church, Orlando, FL
Pastor Clint Brown
Service Times: 7pm

Wednesday, March 16
Markham Woods Church, Longwood, FL
Pastor Ron Johnson
Service Times: 7pm

Thursday, March 17
Without Walls International Church, Tampa, FL
Paula White
Service Times:  7pm

Sunday, March 20
City of Life, Kissimmee, FL
Pastor Jeff Smith
Service Times:  9am, 10:30am, 12pm

Sunday, April 3
Lakewood Church, Houston, TX
Pastor Marcos Witt
Service Time: Sunday 1:45pm (Spanish Service)

Tuesday, April 19-Saturday, April 23
Equippers Church, Auckland, New Zealand
Pastor Sam Monk
Service Times: Conference Schedule to follow

Saturday, April 30- Sunday, May 1
Capital Christian Center, Olympia, WA
Pastor Dave Minton
Service Times:  9:30am, 11:30am, 6pm

Wednesday, May 4
Central Christian Church, Henderson, NV
Pastor Jud Wilhite
Service Times: 6:30pm

Friday, May 6
The Church at South Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Pastor Benny Perez
Service Times: 6:00pm

Friday, October 21-Sunday, October 23
Planetshakers Church, Melbourne, Australia
Pastor Russell Evans
Service Times: TBA

Publisher David C. Cook recently announced the 2010 speaking dates for Francis Chan, beginning at Passion London, May 14-15. If you can’t make it to the U.K., he’ll be speaking at several other events across the continental U.S.

(all dates subject to change)

MAY

14-15   Wembly Arena-Passion London
28         Del Mar, CA-Spirit West Coast

JUNE

1          Atlanta, GA-Foursquare Connection 2010
10        Malibu, CA-Pepperdine Family Conference Workshops
14        Orlando, FL-Southern Baptist Convention Pastors’ Conference
18        San Diego, CA-The Truth & The Lie Conference

JULY

6-8     Louisville, KY-Collide LIFE 2010
8        Indianapolis, IN-2010 NACC “Beyond!”
16      Orlando, FL-International Youth Convention of the Church of God
19-23 Daytona, FL-BigStuf Camp
30      Chicago, IL-The Legacy Conference

SEPTEMBER

14-15 South Carolina Southern Baptist Conference
16      Anderson, SC-NewSpring Leadership Conference

OCTOBER

1-2    Minneapolis, MN-Desiring God 2010 National Conference
6       Malibu, CA-Pepperdine Chapel
7       Atlanta, GA-Catalyst 2010
9       San Antonio, TX-Children’s Hunger Fund Banquet