Onething conference

{{Short description|Annual Christian conference}} {{notability|date=November 2018}} The '''Onething''' conference was an annual Christian conference put on by the International House of Prayer (IHOPKC) every December at the Bartle Hall Convention Center in Kansas City, MO.<ref name=twt>{{cite news|title=Resuscitating spiritual passion `New breed' of pastors relies less on formal training and more on Jesus|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WT&p_theme=wt&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED17EF7C56E8619&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|accessdate=9 February 2011|newspaper=The Washington Times|date=6 July 2001}}</ref> The conference focused on prayer, evangelism, worship and Christian eschatology.<ref name="charisma">{{cite news|url=http://www.charismamag.com/index.php/news/29846-25000-young-adults-gather-at-ihop-conference|title=25,000 Young Adults Gather at International House of Prayer Conference|last=LeClaire|first=Jennifer|date=28 December 2010|newspaper=Charisma|accessdate=9 February 2011|archive-date=6 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106054052/http://www.charismamag.com/index.php/news/29846-25000-young-adults-gather-at-ihop-conference|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="o2">{{cite web|url=http://www.ihop.org/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=1000098570|title=Sermon Notes|work=Onething 2010|publisher=International House of Prayer|accessdate=10 February 2011|archive-date=25 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725160152/http://www.ihop.org/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=1000098570|url-status=dead}}</ref> In addition to theological instruction, the speakers often deliver inspirational messages on themes such as living a life without regrets.<ref name="tcp">{{cite news|url=http://www.christianpost.com/article/20101230/ihop-founder-tells-27000-young-adults-have-no-regrets/|title=IHOP Founder Tells 27,000 Young Adults: Have No Regrets|last=Vu|first=Michelle|date=30 December 2010|newspaper=The Christian Post|accessdate=10 February 2011}}</ref> The sessions often include long periods of prayer for the United States, sometimes lasting until midnight.<ref name="KMBC">{{cite news|url=http://www.kmbc.com/news/1863594/detail.html|title=Thousands Of Teens Come To KC To Pray|date=31 December 2002|newspaper=KMBC|accessdate=10 February 2011|location=Kansas City, MO}}</ref> A particular emphasis is given to prayer for colleges and college students.<ref name="goc">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/godoncampussacre0000shep|url-access=registration|quote=ONETHING International House of Prayer.|title=God on Campus: Sacred Causes & Global Effects|author=Trent Sheppard|author2=Pete Greig|publisher=IVP Books|year=2009|isbn=978-0-8308-3631-4|location=Downers Grove, IL|page=[https://archive.org/details/godoncampussacre0000shep/page/158 158]|accessdate=10 February 2011}}</ref> The last conference was held during the last week of 2018, and the conference has been placed on indefinite hold for the near future.<ref name=":0" />

==History== The conference was initially inspired when Paul Cain, a former associate of International House of Prayer leadership, had a spiritual experience in which he saw thousands of young people gathering in Kansas City.<ref name=KMBC/> The attendees numbered over 25,000 in 2010.<ref name=charisma/> Most attendees are young adults.<ref name=tp>{{cite news|last=Szczepanski|first=Carolyn|title=IHOPers converge to discuss the end of the world|url=http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2008/12/ihopers_converge_to_discuss_th.php|accessdate=10 February 2011|newspaper=The Pitch|date=31 December 2008|location=Kansas City, MO|archive-date=1 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501123628/http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2008/12/ihopers_converge_to_discuss_th.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Speakers and worship leaders== Speakers and worship leaders have included Francis Chan,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ihopkc.org/resources/events/onething/|title=Onething|website=Resources|access-date=2018-12-07}}</ref> Todd White,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ihopkc.org/resources/events/onething/|title=Onething|website=Resources|access-date=2018-12-07}}</ref> Reinhard Bonnke, Ronnie Floyd, Matt Maher, Delirious?<ref name="agoa">{{cite book|last=Bickle|first=Mike|title=After God's Own Heart|year=2009|publisher=Charisma House|isbn=978-1-59979-530-0|page=vii}}</ref> Misty Edwards<ref name="c05">{{cite news|title=Channel Surfing|url=http://www.charismamag.com/index.php/features2/235-unorganized/16287-channel-surfing|accessdate=26 February 2011|newspaper=Charisma|date=30 November 2007}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=November 2018}} and Jason Upton<ref name="c05" />{{Failed verification|date=November 2018}}

==See also== *Continual prayer *The Call

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://ihopkc.org International House of Prayer Official Website]

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