Dare to Disciple: 2010 Free Methodist Great Plains Discipleship Conference

April 23-24, 2010, McPherson Free Methodist Church

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Dare to Disciple is a conference designed to equip pastors, church staff, and lay leaders to encourage greater movement at every level of growth in their congregations: a movement toward God and toward neighbor accomplished by the movement of the Holy Spirit. We want to help you discern where your people are spiritually and how to guide them to the next step in their walk with Christ. Whether you are involved with children, youth, adult, or worship ministries, we will offer vision, tools, ideas, perspectives, and an atmosphere of creative community to help leaders show the way to a more vital life of discipleship.

Cost: $10 per person
Snacks, continental breakfast and Saturday lunch are included in the registration fee.

Lodging: We have made an arrangement with Holiday Inn Express for a discounted rated of $85.99 (regularly, $115) for anyone who books a room there and says they are with the Dare to Disciple Conference. You must book your room before April 3 to take advantage of this discounted rate. Information about the Holiday Inn Express is here.

For information about other lodging available in the McPherson area, click here.

(Some scholarships are available--to request a scholarship, contact Pastor Mike Gray (pastormike@rivercrestchurch.info)

Questions? Contact Dallas Burgeson (dburgeson@macfmc.org, 620-241-7176)

Sponsored by The Free Methodist Great Plains Congregational Nurture Team

Conference Schedule

Friday, April 23
4:30 - 7:00 p.m. Check-in (dinner on your own)
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. General Session: "Design for Discipleship"
Bill Bump, (Senior Pastor, Lawrence FMC)
Larry Baldridge, (Pastor of Discipleship, Lawrence FMC)
8:30 - 9:30 p.m. Connection Hour
Saturday, April 24
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Coffee time in the parlor
8:30 - 8:55 a.m. Worship
9:00 - 9:45 a.m. General sessions for each track
*Adults *Teens *Children *Worship
9:50 - 10:30 a.m. Putting Theory into Practice:
Breakout sessions for tracks

Adults
Session 1: Being a Disciple Before Making a Disciple (Travis Evans, Lawrence FMC)
Session 2: Discipleship: Relational, Intentional, Transformational (Dallas Burgeson, McPherson FMC)
Youth
Healthy Youth Workers Make Better Disciples (Zack Fleming, McPherson FMC) -- A discussion on the six concerns that undermine most youth ministry and how to overcome them to best disciple students.
Children
Session 1: Out of the Church...Into the Trenches (Aaron and Sarah Keller, Osborne, FMC) -- Connecting with non-churched kids and their families.
Session 2: How Dare We Bore Kids! (Bethany Harvester and Cynthia Leary, Lawrence FMC) -- Engaging kids in worship and God’s Word.
Worship
Discipling Your Worship Team (Doug Heacock, Lawrence FMC) -- Helping your team members connect with God so they can lead others into His presence.
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Coffee break in the parlor
10:45 - 11:25 a.m. Putting Theory into Practice:
Breakout sessions for tracks

Adults
Session 1: Follow-Up, Mentoring and Training Disciples and Disciple-Makers (Larry Baldridge, Lawrence FMC)
Session 2: Small Groups:  A Springboard for Discipleship:  Intentional, Transparent, Open (Tony Garcia, Emporia FMC)
Youth
The Best Discipleship Happens On Purpose (Travis Peterson, Lawrence FMC) -- A discussion on defining success in youth ministry and how we strategically position ourselves and our programs for the best discipleship.
Children
Session 1: Up Close and Personal: Helping kids develop intimacy with God (Bethany Harvester and Leslie Sharp, Lawrence FMC)
Session 2: Nurturing a Servant’s Heart in Children (Carolyn Heacock, and Katie Faulk, Lawrence FMC)
Worship
Helping Your Congregation Learn to Worship (Doug Heacock, Lawrence FMC; Rebekah Neighbors, McPherson FMC; Craig Hull, Cornerstone Community Church, Salina) -- Perspectives on helping your church learn how to worship.
11:30 a.m. - noon Take the Dare
12:05 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch and table discussion
(You will meet with your church team)

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