Revolve Tour

This weekend, I had the opportunity to go with Kymberly and Alex to the Revolve Tour. It's a conference for teenage girls addressing the things teenage girls care about ... relationships, boys, txting, etc.

There were dramas, mini-concerts, speakers, worship, food, screaming, praising God, and lots of fun.

There were things that I really enjoyed, and some great reminders of who we are in Christ. The theme was 4Real. Being real people in this age of internet and txting and cell phones. Not being afraid of who we are. Not wearing masks. Not hiding behind the computer. And of course, BOYS! Why do boys act they way they act. What's important to a boy. How should girls act around them. How to get along with them.

The bands were Group 1 Crew, Britt Nicole, and Stellar Kart. I really liked Stellar Kart.

There were 4 main speakers.

Blanca Reyas from Group 1 Crew talked about her life growing up. Her father was a drug addict and her parents divorced when she was 5. Her mom started dating a man who was abusive. She watched her mom get abused and she was angry and hurt and confused. Many years later her dad came home. He was clean and he was different. He had found God. Through him, she also found God.

One singer from the Revolve Tour Praise Band also spoke about her life growing up. Also from a divorced home, she went back and forth between the two households. She felt invisible in one house. She wore different masks all the time, just trying to find her place. She talked about how finding the "real" her and realizing that she is called Beloved by God.

Chad Eastham talked about boys and girls and relationships. Boys are waffles and girls are spaghetti. Boys like everything compartmentalized and in neat little boxes. You can't put more than one thing in each box. Girls are random and all over the place and you never know when you leave one noodle and go on to the next.

Jenna Lucado, was phenomenal. She addressed who we are in Christ and that when we know Jesus, we know ourselves. It's like looking in a mirror, because we are made in his image. The following are the notes that I took from her talk. I was blown away by what she had to say.

Heb 4:15-17

We don't have to be perfect for God to like us.
We Strive for perfection in physical appearance and performance - why?

Until we accept that God loves me for who I am I won't stop beating myself up over my mistakes.

I have a God "gets me"

God is a PERFECT dad.
His arms aren't too short to reach me

John 1:12
names are powerful
The names we call ourselves
Dumb, Not As ________,
the names we call ourselves affect our decisions What name do I call myself?
When we call ourselves hurtful names, we live a hurtful life

God does not call me defeated
Romans 8:37
"more than a conquerer"

"complete in Him"
Colossians 2:10

"Loved Perfectly"
Jeremiah 31:3

We have to be in a relationship with Him I. Order to believe thee names He gives

FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jesus came when we were Broken! Gave us new names.

This was a great event and I highly recommend going to one in the future if you have the opportunity (and are a teenage girl or mom of a teen).

It felt a lot like a concert, but that's their goal. The only thing I would change is turning up the lights during the speakers so that we can take notes and/or refer to our bibles. It was also a way for all the speakers and bands to promote their books/albums. It's not as deep as a good small retreat, but definitely a taste of something for the girls. I would love to take this event and do a gender-specific series with the youth groups on the topics addressed. Get the books and go through them as a bible study. Really get down to the nitty-gritty with the teens and discuss the things that matter to them the most. Look at the subjects they talk about with their friends in a biblical perspective. In fact, I may just pitch the idea to our youth director.