“There is a shortfall in how we see, seek and speak about Christ for all that He is,” Bryant said. “Which leads to a shortfall in how we savor Him, serve Him and how we share Him for all that He is.”

So Paradise is about filling in that shortfall by flinging away the modern method of “Jesus worship.”

“So much of evangelicalism is a form of idolatry,” Bryant said. “It’s not intentional, but we put programs and people and products in place of the person of Christ Himself. We want the church to be purpose driven, but it has to be passion driven first. But you can’t be passion driven unless you’re promise driven. But you’ll not get there unless you’re person driven – Jesus, who gets all the glory when the promises are fulfilled.”

When Christians speak of the centrality of Christ, too often they mean “He is at the center of who I am, where I’m headed, what I’m doing and how I get blessed,” Bryant said. “The supremacy of Christ is different. It’s me being at the center of where He is, what He’s doing and how He gets blessed. Christ is all.”

And Christ is all that will be on display on that grassy field, where about 150 acres of seating will surround a central structure that represents a throne.

“We have warped this thing so badly in the evangelical movement that (Paradise) is like being reintroduced to Jesus all over again,” Bryant said.

The event’s main message of Christ’s supremacy is aimed at students, but adults will be invited to listen in as well (though only on the periphery), Ross said. They can volunteer to help with first aid, parking and other logistics. But they also will be encouraged to form a ring of prayer around the edges of the field.

“We need praying people in constant prayer while the younger believers focus on worship,” Ross said.

Another twist to the usual worship event is that Paradise is primarily aimed at students who already have a relationship with Christ.

“The strong invitation to Paradise is to spiritually-sensitive college and high school students. This is a day for true worshipers to assemble,” Ross said. “But I do believe with a multitude present that there will be some who, when they are overwhelmed with the majesty of Christ, will discover they never have had a relationship with Him.

“The good news is at that moment they will be surrounded by others who easily could explain how to begin that relationship.”