Greg Holder: 6,000 churches in “Advent Conspiracy” to worship fully, spend less, give more, love all

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In this radio conversation, Pastor Greg Holder — senior pastor of “The Crossing” in West St. Louis, Mo County — explains Advent Conspiracy.

A major impact of Advent Conspiracy: Most of the 6,000 churches involved worldwide give the gift of fresh water directly to the fresh water well drilling of Living Water International (www.water.cc).

In this generation, Living Water International has drilled upwards of 18,000 water wells in many needy areas of the world … in Jesus Name!

“Since its beginning, Advent Conspiracy invited every co-conspirator to allocate a portion of resources to address the global water crisis. There may be no better time of year to really see the stark contrast between the extravagance of culture and the simplicity of water. More than a billion of our global neighbors lack access to clean water and sanitation, and we believe Christmas can change this. Because of people like you who have entered into the conspiracy, millions of dollars have been given to provide clean water solutions around the world.

In 2006 five pastors imagined a better Christmas practice for their own communities. Today, Advent Conspiracy is a global movement of people and churches resisting the cultural Christmas narrative of consumption by choosing a revolutionary Christmas through Worshipping Fully, Spending Less, Giving More and Loving All….

It is not enough to say no to the way Christmas is celebrated by many; we need to say yes to a different way of celebrating.”

How The Crossing communicates the concept of “Advent Conspiracy” to those in their fellowship:

“Advent Conspiracy is an international movement designed to restore the beauty of Christmas by worshipping Jesus through compassion instead of consumption. Our motive is to encourage people to WORSHIP FULLY, SPEND LESS on gifts, GIVE MORE relationally, and LOVE ALL in life-changing ways.

Christmas, for us, starts and ends with Jesus. Instead of spending money on extra or unwanted gifts, we are encouraging folks to donate that money to Living Water International. Lack of clean water kills more people per year than anything else.”