S2E14 - Xtend Conference - August '23

XTEND Conference - August '23 In this episode, Scott is joined by Aable and first-time guests Joseph Novales and Anh Thai to discuss the Xtend Conference which took place on Saturday, August 12th, 2023 at The MET Philly. Nearly a dozen people in our Ripe Creatives community had the chance to serve at Xtend this year.  The Xtend Conference was launched by CityReach Church 3 years ago. Since then it has grown to include nearly one hundred regional churches and hosts thousands of youth for the one-day conference annually.  The first part of the episode centers on some of the history of the conference.  The middle chunk of the episode is spent on preparations for the conference made by Aable as one of the artists, Jo/Anh with CityReach Worship and the overall planning team.  We chat quite a bit about what led to choosing Aable as one of the artists to perform on the lineup and how decisions were made to include Elevation Rhythm and UpperRoom.  In the final third of the episode, we talk about the day of the conference primarily focusing on Aable’s set and CityReach Worship’s set respectively.  Throughout the convo, Jo and Anh share about overcoming challenges throughout the day. As we wrap up the episode the four center on the value of Xtend for the region and also how the “big stuff” should center and challenge us to live out our faith daily in the mundane as well.  To receive text notifications for each release of this podcast text "Time is Ripe" to: 215-273-3540 and click the link to save your contact.  To Support Ripe Creatives and all that we do, including this podcast, visit https://www.ripecreatives.com/ Song - "10 Strings" by Aable