What 45,000 Students Lining Up at 3am Says About This Generation

About this episode

Kristian Stanfill discusses the unique spiritual hunger among Gen Z, highlighted by a massive turnout at a recent event, and reflects on the significance of the Asbury revival.

Kristian Stanfill has been part of Passion Music for over 20 years. He has seen a lot. But what he is witnessing right now among Gen Z, he says, is different. Not hype. Not emotional. Students showing up at Globe Life Field in Arlington at 3am, lining up around the building with their physical Bibles, just to make sure they could get into the room. Forty-five thousand of them. All hungry for the same thing. Repentance, revival, and a generation that wants something durable enough to build a life on: Christian shares what he believes Asbury 2023 cracked open across college campuses in America, why this move of God is marked by confession and holy living rather than spectacle, and what the new Passion album Just That Good is really about — joy from a life that has been genuinely redeemed. He also gives a preview of the upcoming Passion tour with Taya and Levi Lusko, and why none of them are interested in just doing a show. Highlights What Christian has never seen in 20-plus years with Passion, and why this moment feels unmistakably different How the Asbury outpouring in February 2023 stripped back celebrity culture Christianity and got back to the simple heart of faith The…

People in this episode

Guest: Kristian Stanfill

Topics covered

• Gen Z
• revival
• Christianity
• faith
• Passion tour
• Asbury outpouring

Keywords

• Christian
• revival
• Gen Z
• Passion Music
• Asbury 2023
• Just That Good
• faith
• Bibles
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Passion Music

Books & works: Just That Good

Places: Globe Life Field, Arlington

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