On behalf of the Recon planning team, welcome to Campus Outreach's ReCon! I live in DC, and I couldn't be more thrilled that we get to play host to hundreds of you for the next few days. We're so glad that you've chosen to spend part of your break investing in your relationship with God at this Conference. By now, you probably know that ReCon 2025 is not just another Campus Outreach New Year's Conference. We've tried our best to reimagine what a conference can be. My prayer is that you experience these next few days as a safe space to relate to other Christians on your campus and on the east coast, a spiritual place to renew your relationship with God at the beginning of a new year, and a slow enough pace to respond to all that you see and hear. When I first attended a CO conference over New Years as a student, I left a changed person. I arrived as a college student who was also a Christian, and left a Christian who was also a college student. My priorities shifted, my deepest friendships began, and my love for Christ was reignited. It is amazing what God can do when his people gather together to focus on his Word. Though we've reimagined many of the elements of the conference, those key things have not changed. My prayer is that the effect of this conference for you would be something like what it was for me, many years ago. I'm confident the Lord will meet you over these next few days and can't wait to see all that he does!

Have an incredible conference,

Paul Billings, ReCon 2025 Executive Director, and the ReCon Team