About Awakening

Mission

Building Emerging Worship Leaders

Vision

Where God’s Spirit meets with a group of people in such a profound way that it opens their eyes to God’s activity in the world, renews and gives vision to their sense of purpose and calling, and marks their lives forever.   

Where our students come from

In our first nine years, Awakening has hosted 326 individual students from 17 states: California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New York, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.

Awakening will:

1. Nurture students’ gifts (music, dance, theatre, art, tech, etc) by providing a context (corporate worship & all of life) to use their gifts to glorify God and edify the bride of Christ.
2. Cultivate students’ passion for God by helping them realize their love for God and how he wants us to continue to grow, cultivate, prune and harvest our passion for his kingdom. Feeding our souls helps each of us in horizontal as well as vertical relationships.
3. Awaken students’ callings as they begin to see their gifts and passions in the context of God’s huge kingdom and how each of them is going to serve, love and live for the health and growth of something so big and beyond each individual.

Gather

Experience a wide range of worship styles and practices each morning and evening, led by Hope students and faculty with help from special guests.

Discover

Think deeper about worship, theology, and the arts. Gain practical skills in worship leadership through workshops and break-out sessions that tap into your interests and talents.

Lead

The whole week culminates in Thursday’s worship experience. Plan and lead a worship service with your team, and worship with friends who have done the same.

Immerse

Each evening will feature showcase events at different locations, area ministries and the closing Festival of Worship on Thursday.

Story

Trace God’s story in your life. You will have time to reflect on readings and spiritual practices in your personal devotional time each morning and evening and in small groups throughout the week.

Experience

Worship on the beach of Lake Michigan. Walk a forested trailway. Spend time downtown. Engage with the Hope College campus. Develop new relationships with those you meet and build into peers you may be attending with.