|PIC1|Leading up to the Passion07 annual conference in the US, the collegiate ministry will broadcast live an audio-only worship and prayer session on 3 December, at 10:00 PM EST.

The audio live will be available to stream at 268Generation.com.

The US-based Passion Conferences are expected to gather more than 20,000 students next year from all across the USA and internationally. Twelve countries are already represented, including Japan, South Korea, South Africa, Australia, Brazil and Ireland.

Passion 07, a four-day indoor gathering for college students, will be held from 1 to 4 January 2007.

Leading the worship, teaching and prayer gathering will be renowned speakers Louie Giglio, John Piper, Beth Moore and Francis Chan among others, as well as such acclaimed artist-worshippers as Chris Tomlin, David Crowder Band, Charlie Hall, Matt Redman and more.

Main Passion 07 gatherings will be held in two locations, the Phillips Arena Atlanta and the Georgia World Congress Centre, both in the heart of downtown Atlanta. The two venues will be joined via satellite and live elements will take place in each main arena creating one massive worship gathering.

In addition, students will connect through the smaller community groups that make up the fabric of the conference.

Similar to last January's Passion 06 in Nashville, Passion 07 announced that it will provide smaller sessions through Community Groups, Family Groups and Late Nights.

The Community and Family groups will allow students to unpack what they learn throughout the week in small group environments and the Late Nights give students a chance to "hang out" after the evening session ends each night.

According to the ministry, the heartbeat of Passion is the glory of God through a generation of college students living radically for His name so that campuses awaken to His fame.

"Making our lives count for what matters most is a worthy goal, but a costly proposition, one that must be thoroughly absorbed and embraced if our lives are going to be shaped for His renown," says Louie Giglio, Passion Conferences founder/director.

"Thousands of students will merge from across the nation and around the world to sink their teeth into the confession of Isaiah 26:8. First wrapping our hearts around what it means to be satisfied in Christ, we want to echo the fame of the Satisfier in everything we do."

With registrations coming in much faster than for last year's Passion 06, more than 15,000 students representing 48 states and 12 countries have already registered for Passion 07.

Students are encouraged to register early, as space is limited. Although the venues are larger than last year, the Passion 06 conference sold out in advance, bringing together more than 18,000 in Nashville with college-age students representing every state, 1,100-plus campuses and twenty foreign countries.

In addition, the Passion07 podcast will be available until the end of the year from iTunes, hosted by Passion/sixsteps records manager Louie Giglio.

The weekly podcast will give listeners information about the upcoming Passion07 concert, but also act as a concert and conference in itself for listeners unable to make it next year.