Disciples Today was honored to host seven workshops and two events at Reach2016 in St. Louis.
On Friday afternoon, we held a Christian Professionals Luncheon to connect and inspire two hundred ministry staff and non-staff professionals to work together in building God's church. We also announced plans for the Christian Professionals Conference this fall in Boston -- stay tuned for more information!
Saturday afternoon brought these seven "optional" workshops that many attended:
- Adoptive Families with Ron & Lavonia Drabot, Bruce & Jennifer Radl
- Becoming Wavemakers: Inspiring Change in Your Church or Organization with Steve Staten (pictured at right)
- Christian Executive Coaching with Shawn Sommerkamp
- Empty Nesters on a Mission with Glenn & Danielle Petruzzi, Jimmy & Anita Allen, Peter & Jeanette Leap, and Chris & Ann Efstathion
- Kingdom Kids Leaders with Steve & Vicky Bergem, Mark & Cindy Wilkinson, Ruben & Barbara Marbury, Matthew Bridges
- Special Needs of Exceptional Families with Drs. Mike & Mary Shapiro, Jake & Nancy Jensen, Brock & Ann Roby, Susan Stroebel
- The Recovery Ministry: Disciples in Motion with Dr. Tim Sumerlin
The audio from each of these incredible workshops is available here at DToday.tv. (Please note that a small subscription fee is required to access hundreds of video and audio from this conference and others.) Read class descriptions here.
On Saturday night, DT Travel hosted a reception for approximately 120 disciples to say "thank you" to previous "Steppers" and also to introduce the amazing advantage of fellowship/Bible study vacations to "newbies." There was much excitement as three 2017 fellowship cruises were unveiled and plans for 2018 and beyond were announced. Pictured at right are Bill and Sally Hooper, DT Travel coordinators, with Lee and MaryJoy Weathersby, who were first introduced on one of our singles' cruises and married last year!
One of the most special moments of the conference was a breakfast for the Disciples Today global team. Disciples Today operates with only two full-time staff and over 30 volunteers. This breakfast was the first time many members of the team met each other!