Disciple Now (D-Now)

This year's Disciple Now (DNow) will be October 19-21 and our theme is "Awakening".  Sarasota Baptist (Lakewood Ranch Campus) is hosting this event.  We will travel as a group-details to come as registration numbers are turned in.

DNow was launched locally over 5-6 years ago by many youth leaders that I (Jessi) have been on staff with at my previous church. As of August, there are now 25 different churches in the area who are bringing their students to this event hosted by Sarasota Baptist of Lakewood Ranch! We are so blessed to be able to attend such an amazing event IN TOWN! Students will stay in host homes and the cost is $35 for the whole weekend (more details to follow soon!)  Right now, the plan is to have one host home (The Wilson's have opened their home to us--THANK YOU!!!).  I will be asking for parents to help provide snacks and breakfast foods for the weekend.

A peak at the Conference Sessions:

Session 1 - Personal awakening - what does it look like for students to awaken to the fullness of life that belongs to those who are in Christ?
Session 2 - Church awakening - those who are in Christ are the church. What does it look like for us to live as a unified Church in Sarasota/in our schools (and beyond?)
Session 3 - Campus awakening - What will it take for us to awaken to Christ, unify as a church and feel the urgency to reach our schools for Christ? Challenging students to DO SOMETHING NOW that is greater than anything most of them have imagined possible.

Our speaker for the weekend is Brad Fogarty and our worship leader will be The Chris Coleman Band. Find The Chris Coleman Band on Facebook and "Like" them! ;o)

And how COOOOOOL is it, that their theme entertwines with See You at the Pole's theme this year!??!!

If you are interested in inviting a friend to attend, please begin to share this information NOW--you'll probably run into TONS of your friends from schools with over 25 churches represented!