DiscipleNow 2012
Where: Worship gatherings at Lakewood Baptist Church in Gainesville, Ga. Small groups at area host homes.
When: March 16th – 18th. Students will be arriving at Chestnut Mountain Church at 4:30 for registration and dinner on the 16th.
Cost: $50 before Feb.21st and $65 dollars after Feb.21st
How to register: Stop by the student center during student activities or you can register at the ministry info booth in the west lobby on Sundays. If you have any questions regarding registration, you can contact Haley Byers (770) 519-6074 or Trey Hildebrant (678) 617-3794.
Students and Parents: the questions below should help you answer a few of the most common questions regarding DiscipleNow 2012. If you have any questions that are unanswered here please don’t hesitate to call the Student Ministry office (770-967-3197 ext.244).
D-NOW is a weekend of worship, teaching, small groups, and much more as we gather corporately with nine (9) other Churches from around the community for one weekend only! Your teenager will spend Friday & Saturday night in a host home from our church and will be assigned according to grade and gender. This is a basic sleepover style deal where students will bring their own bedding and sleep on the floor, couch, love seat, recliner, and maybe beds. The goal of students spending the night in the home together is for unity, community, spiritual discussion, connectivity, etc... There will be three discussion sessions at the host home where students will be led to talk about what they are learning/processing in the large sessions.
Friday March 16 – Sunday March 18. Your teenager will need to be at Chestnut Mountain Church NO LATER THAN 4:30PM FRIDAY. Check-in will be in the West Lobby. We will have dinner at Chestnut Mountain and leave at 6:00pm for Lakewood Baptist Church (main worship sessions). Your teenager will need to be picked up SUNDAY at 11:45am after the Worship Gathering at the South Lobby Entrance.
DiscipleNow weekend is planned from beginning to end as a cohesive event. The best of all worlds is to have your teenager there the entire time. However, there are very extreme circumstances, which may force them to be away for a SHORT period of time. Some of these situations may include:
- Work schedules, which cannot be changed.
- Mandatory school activities such as a ball game, track meet, etc.
Again, the D-NOW activities planned are designed for everyone to participate collectively. UNLESS APPROVED, every D-NOW student is expected to be at the host home for the entire weekend. If one of the above situations is unavoidable there is a TIME-AWAY CARD THAT MUST BE TURNED IN BY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14th ON AND MUST BE SIGNED BY YOU! This card will be included in the D-NOW information packet your teenager will receive. Parents are responsible for the coordination of the TIME-AWAY transportation.
NO. If your teenager drives to CMC on Friday, they will need to leave their car on our campus for the entire weekend, unless one of the situations mentioned above is scheduled and a TIME-AWAY CARD is turned in by Wednesday, March 14th. The TIME-AWAY CARD will cover only the day/time listed; it is NOT inclusive of the entire weekend.
Cell Phones will be permitted, however, we do ask because of the unique D-NOW environment and schedule you only call your teenager in the case of an emergency. Students will not be allowed to use cell phones or iPods during large group sessions or small group sessions. Students should have their phones or iPods turned off or set to silent during these times. If a student’s phone rings, or he/she is texting or calling during these sessions the phone will be taken away for one day. If for some reason you need to get in touch with your student while he/she is at D-NOW, please contact the Student Pastor Trey Hildebrant 678.617.3794. Please do not contact the host home.
The D-NOW information packet your teenager receives will list in detail items to bring with them, i.e.: bedding, toiletries, clothing, snacks, and a respectful and cooperative spirit.
In addition, there are items they should NOT bring, i.e.: tobacco, alcohol, fireworks, illegal drugs, foul language, and pranks. There is a ZERO tolerance policy in place… your teenager will be sent home if they are involved in any of these areas listed.
A "what to bring list" will be posted shortly.
Students are required to have an Assumption of Risk/Medical and Liability Release form on file. This will be included in the D-NOW information packet given to students. HOWEVER, please check with the Student Ministry Office – Haley Byers 770.967.3197 ext 244 to see if your teenager has one completed and on file for August 2011-July 2012, if so, you do not need to complete a new one.
Early Registration: Now through Feb. 20st the cost is $50. On or after Feb 21st the cost goes up to $65
(due to the expense of credit/debt card fees we are only accepting cash or check for this event)
Just come by the HWY53 Student Info Desk pay $50 & turn in a completed registration card. It’s that easy…
