Pilgrimage to Mecca

There are few moments in time when such a large group of like-minded creative individuals gather together, united in their passion for new ways of expressing their worship & building the Kingdom of God. ECHO is one of these unique moments.

I was asked the other day by a worship pastor & mentor of mine, “If there was ONE conference this year that you & your team could go to, which one would it be and why?” My honest answer is ECHO…and here’s a few reasons why:

- I don’t trust marketing or branding…I trust leadership & the people behind it all. I can tell you this: Scott, Marc, Trent & the team at RT Creative Group have earned a great deal of trust & respect. I am impressed with their hearts, convictions & willingness to be a voice for creativity in the Church today.

- if you are a senior pastor, worship leader or any other leader who is leading creatives, ECHO is for you! You will be inspired beyond your imagination, and you will share an incredible experience with your creatives that you can take home with you. This will open your eyes in amazing ways & will help you better understand the digital/visual/media world & how it can impact your ministry & community.

- there are many tech conferences & trade-shows out there…and they are all well & good. However, ECHO focuses much more on the heart & inspiration behind the creativity. You will still learn A LOT & be exposed to tools & techniques like never before, but you will also get the heart behind it all, which is extremely important & foundational.

- the community you will find at this event is incredible. So much of the “echo community” stays regularly connected throughout the year via social media & other gatherings, but for most of us, this is our “mecca”. Come and connect with others in your area of passion & quit trying to do all of this alone on that desert island of a job you have! :)

- Camron Ware & I will be teaching together. We’re cooking up something brand new that we’ve never taught on before; it’s special for ECHO! We’ll be focusing on a concept called “curation”, which might be new to most of you. You can read more about it here.

- come experience a taste of what the Visual Worship Roundtable is like! We’ll be hosting a late night session on the Thursday night of ECHO!

- other random reasons: see an iPad control ProPresenter in multiple ways…experience the goodness of Pappasito’s Mexican food…see how many gallons of water you sweat in the summer heat of Dallas…laugh til you cry during Jon Acuff’s keynote session…check out all these people coming that you’ll be able to connect with!

So have I convinced you yet? Still on the fence? Seriously, take my word for it… you do NOT want to miss out on ECHO. By any means possible, get yourself there! You won’t be sorry, I promise.

If you haven’t registered yet, you can do so here. Use the code “stephen” and you will get 20% off registration. However, the code expires on July 1st! So you’ve got one week left to get in on that action.

Leave a comment if you are planning to go this year! I’d love to know who all will be there because I would love to connect with you!