Accelerant 2018 Recap
\nBy Kaleigh Bishop<\/p>\n
2018 began the third decade of ministry for Accelerant, with the largest attendance in 21 years of 3,020 students and leaders.<\/p>\n
The weekend began with a morning service with worship led by the Matt Bartlett Band and teaching led by Megan Fate Marshman. Megan effortlessly mixed humor with truth as she spoke from Genesis 1: \u201cIf you lived like God was the main character, not you, how would your story change?\u201d Friday evening was the much-anticipated concert with Crowder, and the band did not disappoint. Both students and leaders enjoyed an evening of worship together.<\/p>\n
Saturday morning dawned bright and early for youth pastors and leaders as they attended the Youth Pastors Breakfast with a special teaching for leaders from Megan Fate Marshman. Megan challenged the leaders to create space in their ministry for students to respond to the Holy Spirit. Megan continued her teaching into the morning service where she shared the amazing testimony of leading her grandmother to the Lord.<\/p>\n
Saturday evening marked another historic moment for Accelerant, with a record setting $10k plus raised for the Project Offering. Accelerant and YouthQuest partner together to raise funds for a special project each year. This year\u2019s project is to raise money for a generator for our IPHC churches in Puerto Rico. The island is still recovering from the devastation that hit in 2017 through Hurricane Maria. The Project Offering will go towards helping our churches continue to serve in Puerto Rico!<\/p>\n
Saturday evening also introduced Robert Madu to the Accelerant family. Robert took the humor and truth that Megan began and continued to keep the crowd laughing and nodding in agreement as he spoke about using the gifts that God has given us.<\/p>\n
Sunday morning saw a powerful close to Accelerant 2018. Robert Madu spoke a message that had many students and leaders flooding the altars to receive salvation, healing, and prayer.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt never ceases to amaze me how the Holy Spirit orchestrates these events to impact people’s lives,\u201d stated Bishop Greg Amos, President of Accelerant, \u201cLives were touched and changed in significant ways, several stood for first time salvation and groups lingered around the altar in ministry well after most had left. Part of that success is due to the role of the Intercessory Prayer Team that goes to hotels, the ski slopes, and the Convention Center to pray for safety and the liberty of the Holy Spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n
We believe Accelerant 2018 will continue to bear fruit for months to come! If you have a story you would like to share from Accelerant, please email students@iphc.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":3636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","slim_seo":{"title":"Accelerant 2018 Recap - IPHC Discipleship Ministries","description":"Accelerant 2018 Recap By Kaleigh Bishop 2018 began the third decade of ministry for Accelerant, with the largest attendance in 21 years of 3,020 students and le"},"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"_slim_seo_primary_term_category":0,"_slim_seo_primary_term_post_tag":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,1,305,3],"tags":[413,601,602,292,603,774],"class_list":["post-3635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-discipleship-ministries","category-general","category-student-ministires","category-youth-ministries","tag-accelerant","tag-fire-and-ice","tag-gatlinburg","tag-student-ministries","tag-tennessee","tag-youth-ministry","entry"],"title_es":"Accelerant 2018 Resumen","content_es":"Resumen acelerado del 2018 Por Kaleigh Bishop 2018 comenz\u00f3 la tercera d\u00e9cada del ministerio para Accelerant, con la mayor asistencia en 21 a\u00f1os de 3,020 estudiantes y l\u00edderes. El fin de semana comenz\u00f3 con un servicio de la ma\u00f1ana con la adoraci\u00f3n dirigida por Matt Bartlett Band y la ense\u00f1anza dirigida por Megan Fate Marshman. Megan sin esfuerzo mezcl\u00f3 el humor con la verdad mientras hablaba desde G\u00e9nesis 1: "Si vivieras como si Dios fuera el protagonista, no t\u00fa, \u00bfc\u00f3mo cambiar\u00eda tu historia?" La noche del viernes fue el muy esperado concierto con Crowder, y la banda no lo hizo decepcionar. Tanto los estudiantes como los l\u00edderes disfrutaron juntos de una noche de adoraci\u00f3n. La ma\u00f1ana del s\u00e1bado amaneci\u00f3 brillante y temprano para los pastores y l\u00edderes juveniles mientras asist\u00edan al Desayuno de J\u00f3venes Pastores con una ense\u00f1anza especial para los l\u00edderes de Megan Fate Marshman. Megan desafi\u00f3 a los l\u00edderes a crear espacio en su ministerio para que los alumnos respondan al Esp\u00edritu Santo. Megan continu\u00f3 su ense\u00f1anza en el servicio de la ma\u00f1ana donde comparti\u00f3 el incre\u00edble testimonio de llevar a su abuela al Se\u00f1or. La tarde del s\u00e1bado marc\u00f3 otro momento hist\u00f3rico para Accelerant, con un r\u00e9cord de $ 10k m\u00e1s recaudado para la Oferta del Proyecto. Accelerant y YouthQuest se asocian para recaudar fondos para un proyecto especial cada a\u00f1o. El proyecto de este a\u00f1o es recaudar dinero para un generador para nuestras iglesias de IPHC en Puerto Rico. La isla todav\u00eda se est\u00e1 recuperando de la devastaci\u00f3n que azot\u00f3 en 2017 a trav\u00e9s del hurac\u00e1n Mar\u00eda. La oferta del proyecto se destinar\u00e1 a ayudar a nuestras iglesias a continuar sirviendo en Puerto Rico. La tarde del s\u00e1bado tambi\u00e9n present\u00f3 a Robert Madu a la familia Accelerant. Robert tom\u00f3 el humor y la verdad de que Megan comenz\u00f3 y sigui\u00f3 manteniendo a la multitud riendo y asintiendo con la cabeza mientras hablaba acerca de usar los dones que Dios nos ha dado. El domingo por la ma\u00f1ana se produjo un poderoso acercamiento a Accelerant 2018. Robert Madu habl\u00f3 un mensaje que tuvo muchos estudiantes y l\u00edderes inundando los altares para recibir salvaci\u00f3n, sanaci\u00f3n y oraci\u00f3n. "Nunca deja de sorprenderme c\u00f3mo el Esp\u00edritu Santo orquesta estos eventos para impactar las vidas de las personas", declar\u00f3 el obispo Greg Amos, presidente de Accelerant, "Las vidas se conmovieron y cambiaron de manera significativa, varios representaron la salvaci\u00f3n por primera vez y grupos se quedaron alrededor del altar en el ministerio mucho despu\u00e9s de que la mayor\u00eda se hab\u00eda ido. Parte de ese \u00e9xito se debe al papel del Equipo de Oraci\u00f3n Intercesora que va a los hoteles, las pistas de esqu\u00ed y el Centro de Convenciones para orar por la seguridad y la libertad del Esp\u00edritu Santo. "Creemos que Accelerant 2018 continuar\u00e1 dando frutos para \u00a1Meses por venir! Si tiene una historia que le gustar\u00eda compartir de Accelerant, env\u00ede un correo electr\u00f3nico a students@iphc.org<\/a> .","author_name":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4T9u2-WD","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2906,"url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2017\/02\/13\/accelerant-celebrates-20-years\/","url_meta":{"origin":3635,"position":0},"title":"Accelerant Celebrates 20 Years","author":"Sasha LeBlanc","date":"February 13, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"With the recent fires in Gatlinburg, Tennessee and surrounding areas, many were anxious about the effects on the winter student ministries event, Accelerant. 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