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More and more, people are realizing we are in the midst of a discipleship crisis in the United States which is largely responsible for the state of the American church. At the same time, there is a wave of excitement about the current missional movement that has been bubbling up in the last 10-15 years that many people are hoping will stop the bleeding. The fundamental issue, however, is that unless we are able to disciple people well like Jesus did, any missional movement is unsustainable. 

Our general experience is that people are quite intrigued to hear how we've used things like Huddles (a discipleship vehicle) and Missional Communities (a missional vehicle) to see discipleship and mission come alive in their church communities, looking more and more like the churches we see in the New Testament. This workshop is a time to look at some of the things we've learned in the past 30 years, dealing with post-Christian contexts where as little as 1% of people attend church. It'll have teaching, discussion, breakout time with your team, a chance to actually experience Huddles and Missional Communities, worship and down time. We are intentionally capping the attendance for the workshop at 150 so you have a large amount of access to 3DM's team and whatever expertise/experience we bring to the table.

If you're interested in seeing some different approaches to discipleship and mission, this workshop would be great place to enter into that discussion for you and your team.

Details

• March 22nd - 24th
• Starting promptly @ 2pm on Thursday and ending @ 1pm on Saturday
• Dinner on Thursday and Friday are included in the cost of the event, each paricipant covers their lunch on Friday.

Nights
We will be having dinner together on Thursday and Friday night and we'd like you to think of it as part of the workshop. It's during this evening that you'll get to see a Missional Community modeled, multiple chances to ask questions about what you're experiencing, lots of facetime with Mike and the 3DM team, etc. The nights are one of the most important parts of the experience.

Cost
$149.99 -The cost of the event will cover the expense of the Workshop itself and include dinner for Thursday and Friday evenings. Attendees pick up the cost of their Friday lunch, accomodation and travel. 

Hotels

Holiday Inn Express - New Haven
11205 Isabelle Drive, New Haven, Indiana, 46774

Room Rate Negotiated : $84 + tax (incl. Continental Breakfast)
Tel : (260) 748 6767 - ask for Yale Holcomb and quote the '3D Ministries / Grace Gathering Room Block' to receive the negotiated rate.

Marriott Courtyard - Downtown Fort Wayne
1150 South Harrison Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46802

Tel : (260) 579 9225

Local Transport Links

If you are flying into this event we recommend flying into the Fort Wayne Intl. Airport.

Grace Gathering is around a 25 minute drive from the airport so a rental car would be required to get you to the venue.

Workshop Schedule

Please note that the exact timings of this schedule may be subject to some change on the day. We will endevour to minimize these wherever possible.

Thursday
1:30pm Registration and refreshments
2:00pm Welcome and Worship
2:30pm Teaching Input #1 - Covenant & Kingdom
3:45pm Coffee Break
4:00pm Social Space
5:00pm Final thought & Dismiss
7:00pm Dinner at a Host Home

Friday
9:00am Welcome and Worship
9:30am Teaching Input #2 - Spiritual Feudalism
10:45am Coffee Break
11:00am Huddle
12:30pm Lunch
2:00pm Social Space
3:00pm Final thought & Dismiss
7:00pm Dinner at a Host Home

Saturday
9:00am Teaching Input #3 - Cultural Earthquake
10:15am Coffee Break
10:30am Huddle
12:00pm Final Thought & Worship
12:30pm Dismiss 

FAQs
Who will lead the workshop?
Mike Breen + the 3DM team will share the teaching and are all experienced practitioners in discipling, planting, leading, and multiplying Missional Communities and Huddles. Though our resources and models were initially explored in a European situation, the 3DM team have adapted the tools and methodologies in the United States over the last 10 years.

What will the workshop be like?
You will have a chance to hear teachings about discipleship and mission and how we are practically seeing those things worked out in local church contexts. You'll get to experience Huddles and Missional Communities (rather than simply hear the theory). There will be large amounts of Q&A, consultations for your team with our team. Worship. Down time. It's really a great mixture of work, rest, practice, theory and team time.
 
Who is the workshop for? 
Anyone who would like to come, but by-and-large, we strongly encourage you to come with at least one other person, and if possible, a team from your church community. If at all possible, it'd be great to have the senior leader there so the whole team is exposed to these ideas.