D E ADLINE: October 16 RELEASE T-SHIRT SIZE. (circle one) YOUTH S M L LEADER INFORMATION. Name: Male Female. Address: City: State: Zip:

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1 Director USE ONLY : CABIN LEADER INFORMATION Name: Male Female (First) (Last) Date of Birth: m m / d d / y y Address: City: State: Zip: Phone #: Secondary Phone #: MEDICAL INFORMATION Are you under a doctor s care at present? Yes Condition: No Will you be taking medicine at DNow? Yes* No List: D E ADLINE: October 16 **No registrations will be received after October 31, 2017 *ALL medications must be checked in with the nurse upon the arrival to Baptist Hill.. List any physical disabilities that would keep you from participating in DNow activities: List any known allergies: In the event of an emergency please call: PERMISSION/CONSENT Your signature gives permission for DNow staff to seek emergency medical treatment if needed. Furthermore, your signature acts as consent for you to participate in the activities marked in the Release Box above. RELEASE Release for Activities: Please check the following activities that you may participate in. Signature: T-SHIRT SIZE (circle one) 1. Have you ever been arrested for child abuse or molestation? Yes No 2. Have you ever been prosecuted for child abuse or molestation? Yes No I hereby attest that the above information is correct. I also give permission to conduct a background YOUTH S M L check if one is NOT on file with their church. (**Note: A criminal back- ground check MUST be on file for

2 Director USE ONLY : CABIN STUDENT INFORMATION Name: Male Female Date of Birth: m m / d d / y y (First) (Last) School District: ( C i r c l e o n e ) Grade: PARENT/CONTACT INFORMATION Parent/Guardian: Relationship: D E ADLINE: Address: City: State: Zip: 1st Contact Phone #: 2nd Contact Phone #: Once at DNow, your child will not be allowed to leave without written permission of a parent or guardian. (ID will be required) Please list here who has permission to take your child from DNow: MEDICAL INFORMATION Is the child under a doctor s care at present? Yes No Condition: **No registrations will be received after October 31, 2017 F E E: PARENTS/LEGAL GUARDIAN Release for Activities: Please check the following activities that your child may participate in. Will your child be taking medicine at DNow? Yes* No List: *ALL medications must be checked in with the nurse upon the arrival to Baptist Hill.. List any physical disabilities that would keep your child from participating in DNow activities: List any known allergies: In the event of an emergency, if parent or guardian cannot be reached, call: PERMISSION/CONSENT Your signature gives permission for DNow staff to seek emergency medical treatment if needed. Furthermore, your signature acts as consent for your child to participate in the activities marked in the Release Box above. Release for Images: TCBA DNow staff may take photographs or make audio/video recordings of students and staff while at DNow. In addition images may be used in advertising, promoting and T-SHIRT SIZE (circle one) YOUTH XS S M L XL XXL 3X

3 DNow FAQs 1. What is Disciple Now Weekend? DNow is a fun, intense time of worship, Bible teaching, small group activities, and recreation designed to help young people get away and focus on Jesus. 2. Who can go? DNow is for middle and high school students. 3. Who are the leaders? DNow weekend is organized and led by student pastors and leaders from Tri County churches. In addition, each church must send 1 adult leader for every 8 students it sends, to assist as cabin leaders. 4. Where will it be? DNow takes place at the beautiful Baptist Hill Assembly in Mt. Vernon, Missouri. 5. How much does it cost? Registration is $40 per student. 6. How do I register? You will need to fill out the registration form, and have your parents or guardian sign. Then turn in the form and your $40 registration to the leader of your church s student/youth group. 7. Is there a deadline for registration? Yes, October Can I or a friend just show up when DNow starts and register at the camp? No. 9. What will we do? There will be great worship. There will be great Bible teaching led by John Paul Basham, Lifeway Student Ministry. We ll have recreation. We ll have small group times. We ll get to know students from other churches. We ll get to know Jesus better. And, we ll eat good! 10. Do I need my parents or guardian s permission to go? Yes. 11. What should I bring? Bible, bedding, towels and washcloths and personal care items (toothbrush, etc.) The weather may be cool make sure and bring proper and warm clothing. 12. Can I bring my cell phone/electronic device? No. The purpose of DNow Weekend is to get away and focus on Jesus, so leave your phone/electronic device at home. Also, in accordance with Baptist Hill policy, you may not bring fireworks or weapons of any kind. If brought they will be held in the Camp Manager s Office until the weekend is over. 13. What if I need to make a telephone call? URGENT CALLS from DNow participants will be made if permitted by your student pastor. Parents, if your child is injured or sick, a DNow Director will call you. 14. Is there a dress code? Yes. Baptist Hill is a Christian assembly that maintains high standards of conduct. DNow participants shall dress respectably and shall not wear shirts with sides cut out, spaghetti straps, transparent clothing, or apparel that exposes the torso below the shoulders. All shorts must be mid-thigh in length. Skirts and dresses should be modest in length. Apparel displaying pictures, trademarks, or advertising of tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, controlled substances, or messages with non- Christian themes is PROHIBITED. Shoes and shirts must be worn at all times outside the cabins. 15. I have to take medications. What do I do with them? ALL MEDICINES FROM DNOW PARTICIPANTS AND STAFF MUST BE KEPT IN THE CAMP NURSE S OFFICE! A nurse will supervise the dispensing of those medications. This is a safety measure and will also insure that you don t forget to take medicine that you may need. Please bring all medicine in their original containers (including over-the-counter meds) along with dosage information and give to Nurse when checking in upon arrival. 16. I ve got a question that s not answered here. Who do I talk to? Talk to your student pastor or leader. Or, your parents or guardian can call Tri County Baptist Association at

4 FOR STUDENT PASTORS AND YOUTH LEADERS: things you need to know about DNow weekend DNow weekend is a ministry created by the joint efforts of student pastors and leaders in TCBA churches. It requires the helpful participation of all in order for the weekend to have the impact we want on our students spiritual lives. 1. REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT PROCESS: A. REGISTRATION is available September 6, KNOW THE DEADLINE. Registration deadline is October 16. B. MAKE COPIES. When you receive the information/registration packet, make as many copies of the materials as needed. C. FILL OUT THE REGISTRATION. FORMS. Have each student fill out the registration form, and make their check for $40 to your church. The registration forms must be signed by the student s parent or legal guardian. D. COLLECT THE FEES, AND SEND ONE CHECK TO TCBA. After you have collected all the funds for your group, send a church check for the entire amount to TCBA. TCBA will not accept checks from individual parents or legal guardians. E. COMPLETE REGISTRATION ON LINE. You or someone you designate will be responsible to officially register your students on-line, on TCBA s website. Registration is not complete until your students are registered on-line. Double-check to make sure the information you enter is accurate! (We don t want a student who needs an XL T-shirt getting an extra small!) F. DON T PUT IT OFF. Please register early! (We need sufficient time to get the right number and sizes of T-shirts for your students.) G. NO STUDENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO BE AT BAPTIST HILL THAT HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED. Students that show up at the last minute will not be allowed to stay. No exceptions. 2. CABIN LEADERS: Cabin leaders for DNow are provided by our churches, provided on a 1 to 8 ratio each church will need one adult to volunteer as cabin leader per every eight students sent by the church. The adult volunteers MUST have a current background check on file with their church if not TCBA will need to have a current background check run prior to registration deadline. Cabin leader registration forms are also included in the registration packet. Please send these Cabin Leader Registration Forms to TCBA no later than October 16. (You may mail them to Tri County Baptist Association, PO Box 370, Nixa, MO 65714, fax them to or scan them and them to meleta@tcsba.com.) 3. CABIN ASSIGNMENTS: Cabin assignments will be made by TCBA. It is likely that your students will be put in a cabin with students from another church. We cannot guarantee requests to stay in the same room with specific individuals. Adult kitchen volunteers and student leaders will stay at the Motel (unless you request to stay in a dorm room with the kids.) 4. SCHEDULE. At this printing, the final details of the schedule are being finalized. A tentative schedule is included in this packet. A. You should plan to arrive at Baptist Hill by 6:00 pm on November 3. You should have already eaten supper before arriving. B. The weekend will end with worship on Sunday morning at Baptist Hill. We should leave the camp by 12 noon. We will be serving a light breakfast on Sunday morning. Lunch will be on your own. 6. PRAYER. Please enlist people in your church to pray for your students, your adult leaders, the camp preacher and worship team, and for the camp cooks. Any questions or concerns, please contact TCBA. We re praying for a great weekend!

5 Dear Parent/Guardian, We are excited to invite your child to Disciple Now ( DNow ) Weekend, sponsored by Tri County Baptist Association, a ministry of churches in Christian, Stone and Taney Counties. DNow is for middle and high school students, and the weekend is organized and led by student pastors and leaders from Tri County churches. DNow is a fun, intense time of worship, Bible teaching, small group activities, and recreation designed to help young people get away and focus on Jesus. It takes place at the beautiful Baptist Hill Assembly in Mt. Vernon, Missouri. The theme this year is FEARLESS which comes from 1 Corinthians 16:13, Be on guard, stand firm, be courageous, be strong. At DNow students will explore what it means to believe in Jesus and how their belief will make a difference in their lives. We are designing a spiritual experience that we pray will have an eternal impact on your child s life. Included in this letter, you will find a DNow FAQs. In addition to this letter, you will find a Registration Form as part of this information packet. Please read and complete the form very carefully for your child. Take note of the Release box in the side bar of the Registration Form. Please return the registration form, along with the $40 DNow Weekend fee, to your church. The deadline is October 16. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact your church s student pastor or leader, or call Tri County s office at the number listed below. May God richly bless you! Rev. Phillip Shuford Director of Missions, Tri County Baptist Association E a s t D o w n i n g S t r e e t P O B o x N ix a, M O P h i l l i p S h u f o r d phillip@tcsba.com

6 DNow Weekend Tentative Schedule Friday November 3 Supper on your own 6:00 pm Registration/orientation/ice breaker 7:30 8:30 Worship Be on guard 8:45-10:00 Small group time 10:00 Late night build your own sundae. 11:00 Lights out Saturday November 4 8:30 am Breakfast 9:30-10:30 Worship Stand firm in the faith 10:45-12:00 Small group 12:00 Lunch 1:00-4:30 Recreation-bubble ball and more! 5:30 Supper 6:00-7:30 Comedy Video 7:30 8:30 Worship Be courageous 8:45-10 Small group time 10:00 Late night bonfire/s'mores 11:00 Lights out Sunday November 5 8:00 am Breakfast 8:30 Cabin cleanup 9:00 Small group 10:15 Worship Be strong 11:30 return home

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