Joyce Meyer/Hillsong Conferences Are Sweeping the United States!!

For most Christians, Joyce Meyer is a household name. With broadcasts televised all over the world and tons of teaching material, which leaves no room for a Christian to misbehave, Joyce Meyer is one of the most popular Christian ministers of all time!

I recall watching Joyce Meyer, for the first time, in the mid to late '90s and, as with all new Christians, I was so excited about my new relationship with Jesus that it wasn't difficult to get up at 5:00 a.m. to hear some bible teaching to start the day off right. Of course, as the fire started to dim, I couldn't recall the last time I saw 5:00 a.m to see a minister on television. As a result, several years went by before I viewed another Joyce Meyer broadcast.

Ironically, when my season with Joyce ended, another one began with Hillsong Church. Hillsong is located in Sydney, Australia. With a church membership of approximately 30,000 members, they are probably best known for their worship pastor, Darlene Zschech. I became aware of their ministry in 1998 when I heard one of their songs on the radio. Since that time, I have been tremendously blessed by Hillsong. They have a worship concert every year, where they have a crowd of at least 10,000 people and, with every CD/DVD they release each year, it would increase my desire to go to Australia because it seemed like so much fun!

Well, did I ever get to Hillsong Church in Australia to attend one of their worship concerts? "No." But guess what!?! I don't have to because, as the announcer said during one of Joyce Meyer's broadcasts, "Darlene Zschech, the band, and Pastor Brian Houston" teamed with Joyce Meyer a couple of years ago and started doing conferences together here in the United States! I don't know if Joyce Meyer or Hillsong knew what to expect but the conferences are absolutely spectacular and those who may not have known about Hillsong prior to the conference became new fans! I recall last year, while walking past the Hillsong resource table, where one lady purchased every Hillsong CD on the table! I kid you not! I thought to myself, "wow!"

Now let me tell you about Joyce Meyer's Conferences...only the strong survive!! The sessions are free and, as a result, it'll cost you some wait time. The venue opens two hours before each session. Therefore, for the morning session, that's 7:00a.m. however, in order to get a good seat, you need to arrive much earlier. I recall in Indianapolis, due to fire code regulations, they had to turn some people away. Each service begins with Hillsong leading thousands in praise and worship. Joyce Meyer and Pastor Brian Houston, who is the senior pastor at Hillsong, teach during different sessions over the three days and guess what!?! Hillsong will be back in the United States again this summer to join Joyce Meyer for appearances in two cities!! From July 12^th-14^th, they will be in Los Angeles, CA and from July 19^th-21^st, they will be in East Rutherford, NJ. Visit Joyce's website, www.joycemeyer.org, for more information but whatever you do, don't miss it!