Coming Soon . . .

There’s something special happening October 20-21, and I intend to be a part of it.

The 2nd annual IQ Forum 2006 is nearly a month away! “IQ Forum? What’s that?” you may ask. The IQ Forum is a symposium-like conference, sponsored by ninetyandnine.com and Gateway College of Evangelism, which is geared toward college and career-centered young adults seeking godly success in the 21st century. (Read: not a singles conference.) All details can be found at the IQ Forum website.

I took a road trip to St. Louis last year for IQ Forum 2005, the very first time it was ever held, and gained so much insight. I was enlightened, inspired, and spurred into action—I was challenged to start something that contributed to the work of God. (I wrote a ninetyandnine article about it and also blogged about it in a previous entry.) What really hit home with me was the Creating Your Own Ministry panel. I did just that by teaching a free beginning Spanish class sponsored by my church. The cool thing about it was that God used it to bring one of my mom’s co-workers to Him—it simply opened the door. (I’m starting the classes back up again Tuesday, and I’m excited to see what else God is going to do through it.) I can honestly say this was a life-changing conference for me. I say ‘conference,’ but in reality, the IQ Forum is so . . . un-conference because of the fact that it is an intimate, symposium-like format where the audience actually engages with the speakers.

For IQ Forum 2006, not only will I be in attendance, but I will also contribute as a panelist in two sessions—The Integrated Church: Issues of Racism and Redemption in Pentecost and Creating Your Own Ministry. I’m really excited about it (as if you couldn’t tell). Other topics this year range from Starting Your Own Business to 21st Century Apostolic Music. They’ve also added a roundtable book discussion session (one of the books being the one I’m reading now—The Tipping Point), which is SO me.

If you are searching for fresh spiritual and practical takes on living a godly, successful life, then the IQ Forum is for you. C’mon, you know you need a break. You’ve got over a month to take a couple of personal days off of work and plan to take a trip to St. Louis. You won’t be sorry you did!