DNow

DiscipleNow is an awesome experience that takes place in the late winter or early spring.  It is a combination of the best parts of youth camp, Refuge, and mission trips all rolled up into one amazing weekend of an intense encounter with God.  Students get to study the word, worship, join in a service project, and have fellowship with one another over a weekend.

DiscipleNow will be January 17-19, 2025

You can register your student for DiscipleNow 2025 HERE.

The cost for DNow Weekend is $65 ($85 after November 3).

DiscipleNow Weekend 2025 will take place from 5:00 PM on Friday, January 17 to 12:30 PM on Sunday, January 19, 2025. If your student will need to miss any of this time, please fill out a DNow Time Away Form HERE. 

At First Baptist Garland, we do NOT want a lack of funds to keep you from attending events. Individuals in our church family have made donations designated for use in scholarship assistance for those in need of help in paying for the cost of attending church events. Please complete the Scholarship Application HERE to help us determine your need and to be good stewards of the financial resources given by these generous individuals. The amount of scholarship funds available to each applicant varies depending upon need and availability of funds. All information is confidential and we will make every effort to help you. 

If you are interested in being a Host Home, please email Alyson Davidson ([email protected]).

• Host Homes play a vital role by providing a place for students to call “home” for the weekend and helping to create an environment for discipling students. You will receive a weekend schedule that thoroughly explains what happens at all times during Disciple Now. We believe teenagers need Christian adults in their lives! We hope you will see this weekend as not only an opportunity to share your home, but to share of your life as well.
  
  
• Weekend participants will be placed in small groups by age and gender. The size of your group will depend on the number of participants and host homes, but will typically be between 5 and 9 students. Students bring sleeping bags/rolls to sleep on the floor in a designated area determined by you. After you let us know that you are interested in hosting, our Student Ministry Staff will contact you to help determine what age, gender, and size of group will be a good fit for your home.
  
  
• One or two adult Bible study leaders for the weekend will be assigned to your house and will take the lead on helping the students at your house behave, have fun, stick to the weekend schedule, and experience the Lord together.

If you are interested in being a Driver, please email Alyson Davidson ([email protected]).

• Be a driver for DNow Weekend!  We need adults over the age of 25 to help shuttle students around.  Host parents can only fit so many kids safely in their cars, so we like to provide responsible church approved drivers that can help transport kids to and from worship at the MAC, to Host Homes for Bible study, and Service Projects.  You are encouraged to stay for as many of the DNow events as you want. 

If you are interested in being a Bible Study Leader, please email Alyson Davidson ([email protected]).

• A DNow Bible Study Leader is asked to lead a Bible study group at a DNow Host Home. Our Bible Study leaders are usually young adults who can connect and share with our students. Groups are typically 5-9 students. We usually have 3 or 4 sessions during the weekend, all of which we will provide the curriculum to teach written by Michael Murrie himself. In addition to your primary role of leading the Bible studies, you are also expected to have fun while promoting an atmosphere of learning, encouragement, and growth for the students. It is your job to make sure they are excited and participating all weekend long so you will be staying in the Host Home as well.

Interested in being a Host Home, Driver, or Bible Study Leader for DNow 2024? Contact Alyson Davidson at [email protected]