All In The Family- Part 3

DNOW 2009 is finished and in the books. My kids had a great time and want to do it again next year.

We've been away from the DNOW format for a couple of years as we have participated with churches in the area for a COMMUNITY Wide event held at the high school. It's had an amazing attendance each year, but as it gets bigger it's become more of an "EVENT" instead of discipleship training. I'm glad we've returned to a more streamlined weekend with the kids.

Here are some of the objectives of Disciple Now (as stated on the Lifeway web site)

Objectives
Individual church's objectives for DiscipleNow may
vary, but six overall objectives are recommended.
1. Each student will consider and know if there has
ever been a time in his or her life in which a personal
relationship with God was begun through an
encounter with Jesus Christ.
2. Students will be challenged to make Jesus Christ
Lord of their lives.
3. Students will experience a spirit of community and
love in every host home.
4. Leaders will identify specific needs of each student
and begin to minister to those needs.
5. Leaders will encourage spiritual growth and model
spiritual disciplines as an ongoing part of a believer?s
life.
6. The total church will become aware of what disciple-
ship is all about.

The last objective is what this weekend was about.  The whole church (every age, every grade, every one) needs to understand what Discipleship is all about.  I think we did that this weekend successfully.

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Have you attended a Disciple Now?   What format did you follow?  Was it successful?