Revelation Generation
August 29th-30th - Revealing God to a Lost Generation
Two things drive me absolutely crazy. First is the fact that secular society (ie. Hollywood, t.v., radio etc.) is going after our teens with more passion than the Church! Second, are people who complain about how horrible society and some teens can be. God’s people need to stop complaining, stir up some passion for our youth generation and go for it! That’s exactly what everyone at Revelation Generation is doing.
Rev Gen is passionate about sharing Christ with teens who may never set foot inside a church! They deliberately plan a festival and get the best bands that appeal to both churched and unchurched teens. This year thousands of teens who have never heard a clear gospel message will hear it at Rev Gen. In addition to great bands, rappers and singers, there will be extreme sports demonstrations from top skateboarders and bmx riders.
Revelation Generation will be held this year for two days on August 29th–30th. Friday will be from 6pm-10pm and Saturday from 11am-10pm. In 2007, only its third year, over 18,000 people were in attendance. This year Rev Gen will feature 3 separate stages each highlighting different styles of music. From Contemporary Christian, to rap, to rock, to worship, to metal there is something for everyone.
Some of the most popular ministries include Newsboys, TobyMac, Chris Tomlin, Leeland, Mandisa, Kutless, Sixpence None the Richer and many others. The Philadelphia stage features more of the harder rock, Christian Metal and crossover bands such as Skillet, Flyleaf, Norma Jean and others. If you need a break from the hard rock, you can go to the Nashville stage featuring artists like Phil Keagy, Bethany Dillon and Shawn McDonald.
In addition to all of the ministries, extreme sports, games, food, state of the art sound and light shows, there will be special guests and chances to meet the performers and speakers. Guests and speakers include Justin Lookado, Vertical Ministries, Stephen Baldwin, Rob Cruver and Jack Redmond. In addition to the speakers, teens will have a chance to hear from the artists themselves both on stage and face to face in Tent #7 where the artists will share their personal faith and spiritual journey with small groups of teens throughout the festival. In addition to its usual evangelism trainings, Rev Gen has expanded this year to include youth leader trainings during the festival.
It is no accident that Revelation Generation is the fastest growing music festival in the NY Metro and Pennsylvania region. It offers something for everyone but most importantly, it will offer Christ to thousands of teens for the first time. For all the information, go to www.revelationgeneration.org. I hope to see you there (with some teens)!
Jack Redmond is the director of Impact Youth Ministry at Christ Church in Montclair, NJ, founding member of GH Youth Coalition and Founder & President of Fourth Generation Ministries. He can be reached at jredmond@christchurchusa.org or www.4thgen.org.
