Passion 07 Capacity Update!

Well, the phone's been ringing at the Passion House and lots of the questions have been about seating for Passion 07. Rumors are flying around about the dual venue setup and some are saying Passion 07 is already full. The real story is that we are NOT full and that we have room for you and your group. As well, the dual venue system is NOT normal overflow...not even close.

Info will be landing on the Passion site today, but for you Blog readers, here's the scoop. Please help us spread this info! Muchas gracias.

New Updates On Passion 07 Capacity, Seating

As we head toward Passion07 our projected attendance continues to outpace what we have seen the past few years. Because of this growth, we knew early on we could outgrow Philips Arena and began to look for options that would allow us to make space for as many people as possible. As a result, we are excited to be adding a second main session venue directly across from Philips Arena in the Georgia World Congress Center. While it's still possible that we will sell out, the additional venue will allow significant growth in Atlanta.

Here's how the dual venues are going to work:

First, it's important to note the additional venue is not overflow, rather a "live" venue with full production filled with thousands of people. Both venues will have live worship and other live elements. While the main messages will originate in Philips, both arenas will be linked together, making it possible for those leading in each location to communicate with the other. The additional venue will not simply be people sitting in a room watching the whole session on a big screen.

Everyone at Passion will rotate between the two venues. In other words, where you attend main sessions does not depend on when you register. The dual venue approach is something we will all participate in, giving everyone an equal experience in both settings. A wristband will be assigned at registration that designates who rotates when. An effort will be made to keep groups together, but we cannot guarantee everyone will be together for every single session. Yet, at most people will only be in the additional venue for two of the seven main sessions. The bigger picture is this: the additional venue may be the very thing that allows some of your friends to make it to Passion07, so we are asking people to embrace the idea in that spirit, knowing it will be a huge success if we all have the desire to include as many as possible.

What's most important is that we have plenty of room for you. While registration is trending higher than ever before, we have increased our capacity and have lots of space available with three months to go. Beginning in November we will post a weekly update of where we are capacity-wise, and update it even more frequently as we get closer to Passion07. You aren't going to want to miss it!