Louie Giglio
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Louie Giglio (born 1958) is a Christian pastor/evangelist and founder of Choice Ministries and Passion Conferences.[1]
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[edit] Biography
Louie Giglio was born in 1958 and grew up in a Christian home in Atlanta, Georgia.[2] One morning at 2 AM during his freshman year at Georgia State University in 1977, he decided to follow Christ instead of the party life.[2] That conscious decision led him to become one of the architects of the modern worship style geared towards young people with its emphasis on informal attire, expressive worship and passionate, visually driven sermons.[2]
After Giglio graduated from Georgia State University, he earned a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.[3] After finishing seminary, Giglio and his wife Shelley began a weekly Bible study called Choice Ministries at Baylor University. After several years, over ten percent of the student body was attending the weekly study.[4] He is currently working on a Doctor of Ministry at Grace Theological Seminary.
In 1995, the Giglios moved from Waco, Texas to Atlanta, Georgia due to the failing health of Louie's father. While flying from Texas to Georgia, Giglio prayed and asked God, what he had in store for his life at this point. He decided to start a national gathering of Christian college students; this evolved into the Passion movement and Passion Conferences. Desiring to reach across denomination and ministry lines, Louie began 7:22, a Bible study designed to reach and impact single adults in the metro Atlanta area. Functioning under the umbrella of the local church, 7:22 unites 3,000 singles weekly for worship and teaching. [3]
The Passion Movement is based on Louie's life verse, Isaiah 26:8 - "Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts" (from the New International Version).
As a part of the Passion movement, Louie also heads up Sixstepsrecords, a partnership with Sparrow Records.
In January 1997, Passion hosted its first conference for college students, which lasted four days in Austin, Texas. Two thousand people attended.[4] This launched Passion to the public and it has been followed by conferences and tours yearly. The Passion conferences hosted in January 2005 and 2006 drew thousands of college students to Nashville. In 2000, Giglio and others formed Sixsteps Records, a record label for Christian worship artists. Sixsteps' list of signed artists includes David Crowder Band, Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman, Charlie Hall, Kristian Stanfill, and Christy Nockels. It also releases live albums from the Passion conferences.[5]
In 2007, over 22,000 students gathered in Atlanta, GA, where the missions focused on their "Do Something Now" campaign. This raised $1,500,000 for global ministries on six continents. Giglio and the Passion ministry held regional events around the US in late 2007 and early 2008, and then went to the nations of the world in 2008 with the Passion World Tour. Louie Giglio and Chris Tomlin also attended Jentezen Franklin's Forward Conference on July 2008.
On May 11, 2008, Chris Tomlin announced that he is leaving his church to start a new church in Atlanta, Georgia with Giglio.[6][7]
Louie confirmed this rumor on The Passion Podcast on June 27, 2008. Passion City Church held its first service on February 15, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia at The Tabernacle.
Louie is the author of The Air I Breathe: Worship as a Way of Life and I Am Not but I Know I Am: Little Me, Infinite God, Amazing Life.
Louie and his wife, Shelley, were members of North Point Community Church for thirteen years until the founding of Passion City Church.
Louie and Shelley reside outside of Atlanta, GA.
[edit] Authored Books
- Wired: For a Life of Worship (Multnomah, 2006).
- I Am Not But I Know I AM: Welcome to the Story of God (Multnomah, 2005).
- The Air I Breathe (Multnomah, 2003).
- Lost In Wonder
[edit] DVDs
- Canvas Dec 2002
- Life Interrupted Dec 2004
- Prayer: A Remix Dec 2004
- Pursuing God Dec 2004
- Seeing God As A Perfect Father Dec 2004
- 2 Words That Change Everything Dec 2004
- Unthinkable Dec 2005
- History Dec 2005
- My Really Bad Date Dec 2005
- Indescribable Dec 2005
- Unthinkable Dec 2005
- Alive Dec 2006
- How Great is our God Dec 2007
- Passport Dec 2008
- Fruitcake and Ice Cream Dec 2008
- Big Picture God, Little Picture World
- Lost In Translation
- Hope: When Life Hurts Most
DVDs are currently being re-released.
[edit] References
- ^ Vera, Richard. (October 22, 2005) Houston ChronicleStanding at the crossroads / A Passion for God / Louie Giglio's path led him to form a ministry to help college students navigate their own paths with God as their guide. Section: Religion; Page 1.
- ^ a b c Vara, Richard. (February 17, 2006) South Florida Sun-Sentinel Speaker tries to give students a spiritual lift. Section: Showtime; Page 27.
- ^ a b Christ Notes. (2007) Louie Giglio Books and Ministry Accessed: September 29, 2007.
- ^ a b Farias, Andree. (April 25, 2005) Christianity Today A Passion for the Christ
- ^ Delgados, Berta. (May 17, 2003) The Dallas Morning News Blowing the trumpet, gathering the people: OneDay founder focuses on God's words to instill passion for Christ among college-age participants. Section: Religion; Page 6G.
- ^ Tomlin, Chris (May 11, 2008) [1]
- ^ http://modernmarch.com/2008/10/10/giglio-and-tomlin-to-plant-church/
[edit] External links
- 268 Generation - Web site for Passion Conferences/Choice Ministries
- Sixsteps Records - Home of Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman, David Crowder*Band, and Charlie Hall.
