Our students are going to see the movie To Save A Life on Sunday, January 31st. Check it out. Maybe you'd like to join us?

I still remember my first DiscipleNow as a middle-schooler back in the early 90's. For some reason, there was something really cool about taking my sleeping bag and sleeping in another family's living room for the weekend. Like last year, this February finds our students gearing up for another DNow. But I realize that some of you still may not know what a DiscipleNow Weekend is so:

From Wikipedia:

Disciple Now (or DNOW) is an event within evangelical Christian youth ministry. Elements of the event vary from church to church, but some elements are usually common to all Disciple Nows. Youth are usually grouped together in small groups, and these small groups stay at the homes of adults within the congregation for one weekend. Leaders from other areas are often brought in by the hosting church to teach Bible studies in these small groups. Sometimes small groups may join together for worship services at a central location. Typically, these worship services are very high energy and often feature a worship band. 

The theme of this year's DNow is Relationships and is based on the excellent book by Tim Lane and Paul Tripp, Relationships: A Mess Worth Making. Our guest teachers for the weekend are my good friends, Jordan Begley and Brooke Shoemaker and our guest worship leaders are two of the members of Dust 2 Glory, the band that played at our Don't Waste Your Lock-In event on Jan. 1.

Full of plenty of games and activities, the weekend is sure to be a lot of fun. But don't be fooled into thinking the weekend is all about play. The weekend will be very teaching intensive and very challenging as students think through how the truth of God's Word affects their relationships. Please pray for our leaders and students in attendance at this year's DNow.