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Invincible Youth Ministry Conference Tour

Bittersweet…the Game Day Tour is done!

Posted on Monday 9 April 2007 by Greg @ 7:57 am
Filed under: Rants

Why bitter?

  • Because at heart I’m a road warrior. I love the thrill of the late nights, early mornings, hard days and travel nightmares that are a part of traveling to Dare 2 Share conferences.
  • Because I’m going to miss the youth leader sessions, the friday night opening talk and closing response time.
  • Because I love the teenagers who attend our events (and the youth leaders too!)
  • Because, by God’s grace, this was our best, most effective training conference ever.

Why sweet?

  • Because I get some time at home with my lovely wife and spastic kids.
  • Because I get to work on a new book (my first novel…pray for me…I have no clue how to write a novel. Maybe I should read one before I try writing one!)
  • Because I get to do a few festivals and national events this summer.
  • Because in the next few months or so we are going to start podcasting (video and audio) our weekly Dare 2 Share chapel services. Stay tuned for more info but I’m hoping that this is an opportunity to let youth leaders, teenagers, parents, pastors and our partners to get an insider’s view of Dare 2 Share and learn from God’s Word as we "go old school" and exposit the Word of God in a fun and life transforming way for our staff
  • Because we are already working on next year’s Survive Tour and, by God’s grace, it will surpass GameDay in impact and power to transform.

All is all the Game Day tour was awesome. Something like 48,000 teens trained, well over 100 tons of canned food collected, thousands came to Christ and tens of thousands more are being led to Christ through the teens who were trained.

Praise the Lord for what he has done, is doing and will do through this transformation generation!

Signed, Greg Stier

17 Comments for 'Bittersweet…the Game Day Tour is done!'

  1. On April 9, 2007 @ 8:17 am leah said:
    • God is amazing isn’t he?

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  2. On April 9, 2007 @ 9:53 am Josh Sievers said:
    • hey Greg.  I’m with a thing called Cross Rock Fest(www.freewebs.com/crossrockfest) and we would love to come and have you tell teens about Jesus on the Wayne State College Campus in Wayne, NE.  We would give you about 15-30 minutes to tell people about Jesus on stage and we would love to have you mingle with the people that will be coming.  We would pay your travel and give you food and a place to sleep for the night.  Please get in contact with us.  You can find out how to contact us at our website.  Thank You and God Bless and pray about it.  Cross Rock Fest is on September 8 and we think you would capture peoples attention well and they would listen.

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  3. On April 9, 2007 @ 4:09 pm Elizabeth said:
    • *sniff* that’s sad and amazing at the same time.  This year’s conference changed my life.  I got to talk to you and meet Starfield the next day.  I have really tried to share my faith more with my friends this year.  I’ve joined an E-team and am reading your book!  Good luck on your book and have fun with your family!  I’ll see you next year in Lincoln Nebraska!

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  4. On April 9, 2007 @ 5:48 pm Becky said:
    • Greg,Podcasting sounds so exciting to me.You know Greg you have a really good gift of speaking.I can’t wait for the survive tour.Keep me updated.~Becky~

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  5. On April 9, 2007 @ 5:56 pm Kelsey said:
    • This was my first year at Dare2Share and it was amazing! Seeing all the people there was so awesome! I loved it! You are a great speaker! I can’t wait for the Survive tour! I will definetly be there!!

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  6. On April 9, 2007 @ 7:10 pm Ashley Buckner said:
    • I’ve been bitter since I left Seattle. It is such a long wait for the Survive tour and I can’t wait!  I guess I will hear more from you when I hear more from you! I can’t wait until the novel

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  7. On April 9, 2007 @ 9:25 pm bryce vaughn said:
    • also at seattle confrence. i cant wait 4 survive. u should go 2 creation fest in washington. you’d get to see starfield again, maybe even superchic[k]. would dare2share podcast basically be another sermon from you? that’d be awesome!                                   buh bi

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  8. On April 10, 2007 @ 4:54 pm Gabby said:
    • I loved the GameDay confrence. I cant wait till Survive because i hear Hawk Nelson is gonna be there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay! Have a great day!

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  9. On April 11, 2007 @ 11:43 am laura said:
    • Hey Greg, I started an e-team at church after the conference in Atlanta. I’ve gotten a good response from the youth so far. They want to get involved! It seems they were ready for something like that! Thank God for your ministry! Hopefully I will give you good feedback next year!

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  10. On April 11, 2007 @ 3:54 pm jess :] said:
    • noooooo!!! north carolina was where i accepted christ for the first time. and it was all because of you and my youth leader!!! if it wasnt for you guys, i would still be the same lost person like i used to be!!! i hate to see the gameday conference end, but i know that what you have in store for us next november will be awesomer than the last. i cant wait!!  i need my "friend" zack to go to a dare2share conference..he’s dead set on his old ways. i have no clue how to change him…i’ve tried so many methods…im actually talking to him right now! i am worried about him sooo much…if he died right now, he’d go to hell..that..makes me want to throw up…ugh…i want him to feel what i feel when i pray, read the bible, and go to youth group….but he says nothing is going to change him…he reminds me of andy off of the gospel journey…i dont know what to do….but im not going to give up on him. im going to keep praying, and persuing………..im gonna keep trying. see you in november greg!!! ::::jessica::::

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  11. On April 11, 2007 @ 4:46 pm Caitlin said:
    • So sad it has to end but it’s nice to be near family. I will attend the Survive tour next year in February. I want to ask for your help with a little family problem that I’m having with my sis. Hopefully Someone will give me some advice…. Well…. hopefully your novel goes well because I am an aspiring young author, but I can’t share my plot with anyone and no one is allowed to read any part of the story. That all changed when I was writing a side story for fun….(It helps when you get writers block!) My sis swiped it and now shes using the plot for a story of her own. She is not a good writer and she wants to publish it!! I know it’s no big deal…but can’t a girl get some privacy!?! I even asked her to change her plot and all she said was:            "But I don’t know any other plots! I like yours!" And please don’t tell me she idolizes me!! I can really use your help!!! Hopefully she just give up and leave it cold turkey. (Like she does with just about everything….) Help!! Please!!!!                                                      With love,                                                               Caitlin

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  12. On April 11, 2007 @ 7:42 pm Ginny said:
    • I’ma miss it. <33 Gameday was awesome. ;D You crack me up beyond comprehension (which is why it’s fun - you’re not drooling and trying to stay up… and the only reason you ARE staying up is to spare your pastor’s feelings). I really did enjoy it! It was spastic, crazy, wicked awesome fun. GOING there was fun (we got flashed and flicked of while waving out the back of the van holding up a "Hi" sign). And it was such an amazing thing to do something like step out of my comfort zone and pray with a complete stranger. Along with those exercises of talking to someone you didn’t know (turn around, the first person you see and VOILA! You have a partner). I’m going to miss it. Do me a favor and challenge us like that next year too! I liked it. It was cool to turn around from these strangers shaking.    ALL THAT SAID - I loved Gameday and hate it’s over. I’m going to hate graduating solely because I won’t be able to come to D2S events (hehe… maybe I’ll sneak in with the youth group).

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  13. On April 11, 2007 @ 7:55 pm swmr4god said:
    • Cant wait for SURVIVOR Confrence!!!!!!!! hope that its as good as the years before!!!!!!!!!!

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  14. On April 12, 2007 @ 4:39 pm laura94 said:
    • hey greg!…awesome job this year!…can’t wait to come back next year!…i want to thank you so much for all that you’ve done!…i was always a believer, but that judgement day night, it changed my life forever, and i don’t think that i will ever be the same!…i’m living a much better life now, and my youth group is doing gospel journey right now, and it’s awesome, i do have to say!…anyways, good luck on that novel!…lol…i will be waiting to read it!…so, i will hopefully see you next year, and do u happen to know who’s going to be playing, ya know the bands, next year?!…send me an e-mail when u get the chance!…please, please, starfield!…they were awesome! -laura94

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  15. On April 14, 2007 @ 6:20 am Emily said:
    • I cant believe it is alrady over. It seemed like just yesterday you were here in Lincoln preaching the gospel to us!!! I am sooooo pumped for next years survivor theam and am already planning on bringing one of my friends who does not know Christ but has heard my friends and I talking about it!!!!! ~~emily~~

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  16. On April 19, 2007 @ 3:25 pm nrfdog3 said:
    • I just want to say thank you to Greg for talking at the D2S conferences.it strengthened my relationship with God and at some point in the day I can feel his loving,powerful and untamed spirit enter the room. some times I cry because I want to see his face and hear his voice so bad.  

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  17. On April 19, 2007 @ 3:29 pm nrfdog3 said:
    • i also took the 48 hour chalenge and i am still talking to them about getting to know God but she always changes the subject and says her aunt buggs her about it every day. How can I help?

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