2002

WAY OF THE WARRIOR

GRAHAM COOKE

FEBRUARY     ARDEN HILLS, MN

Every once in a while something extraordinary happens in conferences.  This conference was one of them.  I had never heard of Graham Cooke prior to taping this conference.  But I was astounded.  He had some of the freshest insights into a relationship with God that I have heard of in 30 years of being active in charismatic circles. From the standpoint of a taping company, this conference was unique of all the conferences I taped since 1982.  Typically, tapes from a conference sell well for about 30-60 days afterwards and then slows down to a trickle and after 6 months, rarely do orders come in. With this conference, we sold at least one complete set a week for over a year afterwards.   People heard about this conference from all over the U.S. and wanted to hear these revolutionary messages.  As I write this in January 2007, I have just relistened to them while remastering them to digital media and found them to continue to be provocative and challenging and encouraging and I am still selling sets of these recordings almost 5 years later.  Graham Cooke covers a host of topics but mostly he introduces you into a more intimate connection with God.  

National Catholic Charismatic Conference

September    Pittsburgh, PA

This was a wonderful gathering for the 35th anniversary of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal.   Returning to Pittsburgh, which is where it all began in 1967, this conference featured great speakers like Ralph Martin, Bishop Sam Jacobs, Tom Curran, Sr. Nancy Kellar and many others.   One speaker that was very popular but I had not heard of her before this was Maria Vadia, who is quite a dynamic preacher.

Created To Praise

June, 2002         Roselle, IL

Hundreds of worship leaders gathered for this very intensive training on all aspects of worship from software ideas to instrument training to technical details about PA systems to having a heart for God.

Regional Catholic Charismatic Conference

Mother Nadine Brown and Sr. Frances Clare headlined this great conference featuring over 20 workshops as well.  Mother Nadine’s talk on “Resist the Devil” was the best selling talk. 

Minnesota Association of Christian Home Educators

April 2002   St. Paul, MN

Thousands gathered again to hear the many practical workshops offered.
  Jeff Myers was the keynote speaker.

Lutheran Holy Spirit Conference

August, 2002     Arden Hills, MN

Francis Frangipane and Rick Joyner were the main speakers at this conference.  Francis’s talk on being “unoffendable’ was the best-seller.

Speak Out Illinois

Rosemount, IL

This pro-life educational event featured speakers addressing ethical issues on both abortion and end of life.  Nigel Cameron’s talk was the best-seller.

BuiltWithNOF

National Conference on Medjugorje

May, 2002    Notre Dame, IN

Over 1,000 people gathered again this year to reflect on the messages of Medjugorje and how they might apply to one’s life.

Voice of the Faithful

September, 2002      Boston, MA

4,000 people attended the first annual conference of this organization which was founded to deal with the clergy sex abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. A wide-ranging set of perspectives and suggestions were presented.