Help in the Nursery

The Idaho Discipleship Conference is made possible with the help of lots of people.  Sign up for a nursery slot and be part of the team.  Click here to sign up for available shifts.

Scholarships available

Do you or somebody you know need a scholarship?  Several donations have been made to fund scholarships for the Idaho Discipleship Conference. 

• Download the scholarship form and fill it out
• Download the conference registration and fill it out
• Mail them both to:  Rosalie Finlayson, Grace Lutheran Church, PO Box 455, Mountain Home ID 83647

Schedule Your Weekend

Friday 6:30-9pm
     Opening Ceremonies
     Tony Campolo

Saturday 8:15am - 9pm
     Morning Prayer
     David Lose
     workshops
     Susan Briehl
     Evening Prayer
     Alex Street Band concert

Sunday 8:15am - noon
     Morning Prayer
     Mia Crosthwaite
     worship with Bishop Martin Wells & David Lose

So much packed into one weekend

Early Registration ENDS JAN 15
REGISTER HERE

FOOD:
To keep the conversations flowing, both LUNCH and DINNER will be provided on Saturday along with water and coffee throughout the conference.

PLACES TO STAY:

• HOTEL: Special rates have been arranged with nearby hotels.  Book early.

• HOST HOMES –  Many local families have offered to host participants in their homes, sharing their guest bedrooms and hide-a-beds as places to sleep during the conference. The number of host homes is limited, allotted on a first-come/first-served basis. If this is your preferred option, please indicate that when you register for the conference.

• LOCAL CHURCHES – This is the “bring your own sleeping bag and sleep on the church floor” option. This is not for everybody, but will be an ideal situation for those who backpack or are otherwise a bit hardy. Most churches do not have showers. If this is your preference, please indicate that when you register for the conference.

BOOK SIGNINGS:
We’ll have book/CD signings with our major speakers.  Times TBD.
    Tony Campolo
    David Lose
    Marty Haugen
    Susan Briehl
    Alex Street

SCHEDULE:
There is a lot going on

Regular registration: $85/adult and $30/child ($230 family cap)
Early Registration ENDS JAN 15:  $60/adult and $30/child ($180 family cap)
REGISTER HERE
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A weekend event to form and inspire disciples for the 21st century by sharing wisdom, learning, eating and worshiping together.
Video: streaming or for download

Speakers who will change your life.

SOME THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO:

DAVID LOSE is well known to many area pastors as author of an popular preaching blog.  He is the President of The Lutheran Theological Seminary at  Philadelphia. Before returning to his alma mater, Lose taught on the faculty of Luther Seminary (St. Paul, MN) for fourteen years. While there, he also served a term as Academic Dean, was the founding director of the Center for Biblical Preaching, and led the creative team that developed WorkingPreacher.org. Author of Preaching at the Crossroads (2013) and the popular Making Sense series of books and resources from Augsburg Fortress, Lose has also written for the Huffington Post, Patheos, and The Christian Century. You can find his daily bible devotions and other writings and  reflections on connecting faith to daily life at “…In the Meantime” (www.davidlose.net).  Lose speaks throughout the US and abroad on preaching, leadership, Christian faith in a postmodern world, and biblical imagination..  David Lose will speak Saturday morning, give workshops, and preach at Sunday worship.

MIA CROSTHWAITE is a local speaker with a powerful voice.  She has been speaking, writing and teaching about living a life modeled on Christ for almost twenty years.  She wrote, Go and Do Likewise, Catholic Social Teaching in Action, published by Twenty Third Publications and served many years in ministry in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise. She has spoken locally and nationally, including events all over Idaho along with the LA Religious Education Congress, National Catholic Catechetical Leaders conference, and others. She holds a Master in Pastoral Studies from Loyola University New Orleans and is currently working on a Master of Divinity from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN.  Mia is a candidate for ordained ministry in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is the founding director of the Idaho Discipleship Conference.   Mia Crosthwaite will speak Sunday morning.

ALEX STREET is a Worship Leader and Youth Minister based in Boise, ID. He has led music and worship for many events throughout the country over the last four years. He released his first recorded project, Made for More EP, in August of 2015 and has enjoyed the blessing of sharing those songs and stories with others. Alex and his band of mighty musicians are so excited to join the Idaho Discipleship Conference!  The Alex Street Band will be with us throughout the weekend for prayer services, workshops, and liturgies AND give a concert Saturday night.

Regular registration: $85/adult and $30/child ($230 family cap)
Early Registration ENDS JAN 15:  $60/adult and $30/child ($180 family cap)
REGISTER HERE

6 days left of early registration

Regular registration: $85/adult and $30/child ($230 family cap)

Early Registration ENDS JAN 15:  $60/adult and $30/child ($180 family cap)

REGISTER HERE

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO:

TONY CAMPOLO is a speaker who leaves an impression.  Every person we have talked to who has heard him speak cites it as a faith-distilling moment.  Tony speaks all over the country, all over the world, and this February he will be in Idaho.  Tony is professor emeritus of sociology at Eastern University, a former faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania, and the founder and president of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education. He has written more than 35 books. He is one of the founders of the Red Letter Christian movement and blogs regularly at his website, RedLetterChristians.org, and can also be found on both Facebook and Twitter.  Tony Campolo will speak Friday evening.

SUSAN BRIEHL is a Lutheran pastor called by the Indiana-Kentucky Synod to serve the greater church as a teacher, writer, and liturgist. Previously she served with her husband Martin Wells as Executive Director of Holden Village, as campus pastor at Pacific Lutheran University, and as pastor of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Bellingham, WA. She has taught preaching and parish worship at Wartburg Seminary.  She has written numerous hymns, worship songs, liturgical texts, and books, including On Our Way: Christian Practices for Living a Whole Life, edited with Dorothy Bass (Upper Room), Holden Prayer around the Cross: A Guide to the Liturgy, with Tom Witt (Augsburg), and, with Marty Haugen, Turn My Heart: A Sacred Journey; Unfailing Light: An Evening Setting of Holy Communion; and Santo: A Bilingual Setting (GIA). She lives in Spokane, WA.  Pastor Susan Briehl will speak Saturday afternoon and present workshops.

MARTY HAUGEN is a long-time and well known liturgical composer.  He is also a workshop presenter, performing and recording artist & author from Eagan, Minnesota. For the past 30 years, Marty has presented workshops and concerts across North and Central America, Europe, Asia and the Pacific Rim.  He has over 40 recordings and more than 400 separate printed editions available through GIA Publications. A number of his published songs, including "Shepherd Me, O God," "Gather Us In" and "All Are Welcome are well-known to many religious denominations. He has several published mass settings for Roman Catholic communities, including Mass of Creation, and several liturgical settings for Lutheran congregations, including Holden Evening Prayer, Unfailing Light (with Pastor Susan Briehl) and Now the Feast and Celebration, as well as a communion setting for the new Evangelical Worship Book (ELW-Augsburg  Fortress).  Marty Haugen will be with us throughout the weekend for prayer services, workshops, and liturgies.

Teens & Kids

Teens & kids attending with their parents will have a full conference experience themselves.

High School.  Young people preparing for adult discipleship will enjoy the prayer services and keynotes with the adults.  At the workshop times, they may attend a workshop specifically designed for them or attend any of the adult workshops.  Teen workshops:

• Sex, sexuality and identity
  Sex can be taboo to talk about in church but it doesn't need to be.  In fact it should be a safe place for us to share.  This session for teens will address healthy sexuality and how it shapes us as disciples.
• Jesus hearts social media
  This session for teens will focus on discipleship through social media.  How can we share who we are, what we believe, and who God is through social media?
• Service project
  Teens will spend the time working on a short service project together.

Middle School.  Middle school aged disciples will have an opportunity to experience sessions, teaching, and fun designed specifically for their age group.  Each student will not only learn new discipleship oriented skills but have an opportunity to practice them.  In addition there will be games, time to talk, cool adult volunteers, and some adventure. 

Elementary School.  Children will enjoy the "Gone Fishing” Vacation bible School where they will, “Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”  (Matthew 4:19)

Nursery.  A well staffed and well stocked nursery will run concurrently for babies and tiny children.

Register today.

Only six weeks!

Register HERE.