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D-School 2009-2010: Serving Haiti | June 7 -18

The Hope in the City D-School is teaming up with a ministry out of Antioch Community Church in Waco, TX called "Haiti Trasformed" for a summer mission trip.   Learn about Antioch's long-term plans in rebuilding Haiti at www.haititransformed.org.

We are thankful to be joining with Antioch and their long-term plans to rebuild Haiti with God's Love in our hearts.  Please consider joining the HITC D-School through your prayer support and financial support. 

If you would like to donate, please...

Thank you in advance for your support and generosity.  We look forward to serving Haiti and carrying back stories to share with you.  Email d-school@hopeinthecity.org with desires to be on our prayer list or with questions about donating and the school.

SEPTEMBER 2010 - MARCH 2011

The D in D-School stands for: Disciple = Mathetes  = a learner, a follower, a student of Jesus - one who obeys Christ and imitates His lifestyle.}

AREAS OF TRAINING
As a JESUS student in the d-school you will GROW in your ...

• Devotional Life
• Boldness and Skills in Sharing Your Faith
• Competence in Discipling a New Believer
• Love for the Word and ability to apply it to your life
• Ability to minister to others in the Power of the Spirit
• Development as a Leader

THIS TRAINING WILL BE THROUGH...
Excellent, experienced teachers + Experiential learning + Exploring and developing your spiritual gifts and calling + "Obedience-based" discipleship + Outside class reading assignments + A variety of outreach experiences, including a spring break outreach in another U.S. city.

SPECIFICS

• We will meet for a community meal (plus interactive discussion) and teaching every Monday from 6:00-9:30.

• Wednesday nights will include a community meal and a "lab" - an evening applying what we have been hearing or reading, or an outreach together (servant evangelism, a treasure hunt, or other creative ways to engage our community with the love of Christ).

• Once a month on Saturdays we'll gather for special training, retreats, or events.

•  The d-school student may opt for the 1 night/week plan.

COST
$125/ month
The spring break outreach $75/month (no fund-raisers needed)
If childcare is needed, $50/month/child - Monday's only

WHY WE ENCOURAGE EVERY-CHRIST FOLLOWER TO PARTICIPTE IN THIS 7 MONTH FOCUSED DISCIPLING PROCESS. OUR 5 MAIN GOALS ARE:

1. To intensify the process of us being conformed to the image of Christ. We will position ourselves to be transformed through practicing the spiritual disciplines and thus create an environment - a spiritual hot house for us to grow and bear more fruit than we ever thought possible.
2. To clarify each of our unique gifts and calling through study, learning from gifted leaders, and stepping out into various ministry experiences to "road test" what's "under the hood".
3. To help us each become more missional WHEREVER on the planet God chooses to call us. We will start by being more missional in our "oikos" (network of existing relationships), in our city.
4. To turn us all into more effective and dedicated "workers" in the church and in the harvest.
5. As a prerequisite for those who would go to the next level of training (CPX) in order to be sent out as a member of an HFN CP team or be invited on the staff at HITC.

INVITATION FOR ALL
Come and check it out! The D-school accepts applicants of all ages.  You have the month of September to determine if this training is a "fit" for you or what you expect. 

APPLICATION
Pick up an application at the Connection Center on Sunday or click here.  Applicants are not expected to have already achieved any particular level of spiritual maturity in their journey with Jesus Christ. This will be an exciting season of character building. We invite you on this journey.