How much do I love the Next conference? Let me count the ways. Six of them to be exact.
- Dynamite, lights-out, oh no you didn’t, preaching. Imagine sitting under incredible, Bible-saturated, heart-stirring preaching for three days. Okay, now stop imagining it and go to Next where you’ll actually experience it.
- Getting free coffee and doughnuts each morning from the Courtesy Ninjas. Nothing says “I Love You” like a free doughnut. Actually, a hug and $100 dollars says it pretty well too, but besides that, nothing beats a free doughnut.
- Late night conversations with friends about all that God is doing in your life. There’s something special about being awake at 3 A.M. and chatting with friends about the majesty of Jesus.
- Needing to tape both your eyelids open because you stayed up until 3 A.M. the previous night.
- Joining thousands of other people in loud, raucous, joyful worship to the Creator of the Universe.
- And finally (and if this doesn’t convince you, nothing will)...the possibility that some of you may meet your future spouse at the conference. Come on, I just said what everyone else was thinking.
That’s why I love Next. Why do you love it?
I agree, the donuts are a big part of the overall experience. If memory serves, the donut even made a stage appearance during a Simmons sermon. 2 years ago? Something like that.
Haha Stephen, future spouses. That thought never even occurred to me.