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January, 2012 

In This Issue
From Our Chairman's Heart
Upcoming TD Weekends
Secuela Dates
Sponsorship Drive Extended
TDNG Pastoral Scholarship
Sponsorship
Camp of Colors
Northeast Georgia Tres Dias
Check Us Out on Facebook
TDNG Endowment Fund
TDNG Application
Upcoming VN Weekends
Guide for Team Members
Secretariat Reminders
NGTD Secretariat Members
The Word




Come, Holy Spirit, fill our hearts and kindle them in the fire of your love. Send forth Your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth.





FROM OUR CHAIRMAN'S HEART
 

(ed. note: We would like to thank Bill Furr for his faithful service as Chairman of TDNG, and welcome George Flury to that role.  Please be in prayer for George as he leads and guides our community)

 

 

Blessings and DeColores, Everyone!

 

My name is George Flury. I attended TDNG #61 in August, 2000, where I sat at the Table of John. Under the leadership of Holy Spirit and His Servant Rector, Phil Cook, God placed me, a broken and patched up vessel, back on the Potter's Wheel and began reshaping my life. My Godly, Wonderful wife, Kate attended the companion Weekend, #71, a few weeks later, and we began sponsoring the people God placed on our minds and hearts who might share the Tres Dias experience.

 

Six years ago, Kate and I began serving on the TDNG Secretariat as one of the Palanca Couples. In 2008, I was called by God and the Secretariat to serve as the Rector for TDNG #95, where God poured out His "Lavish Love" in such measure I often could not stem the flow of tears. I was dubbed the "Weeping Rector" (a title I held with great honor, until last year when my good friend Chuck Surdi offered even more "sacrifice of tears" than I had). Six months after our full term in Palanca, Kate and I went back to serve as a sub-committee in the Palanca area, and then I served as Bill Furr's Administrative Assistant until June of last year.

 

In the past eleven years, God has greatly blessed our lives, the lives of family members and friends through His faithfulness to the Tres Dias Community. TDNG has a wonderful, dedicated group of volunteers serving on the Secretariat, and it is my honor to have been elected to serve them and all of you as Chairman for the next three years.

 

We as a Community are greatly indebted to Bill Furr and those who have served with him for achieving growth while maintaining the uniqueness of TDNG. My pledge to the Community and those who serve with me on the Secretariat is to seek the Master's Plan rather than just a master plan for our future. We will build on the successes of those who have gone before us, not rest on them. We consider our service to be that of stewards and servant leaders, and we ask for your prayers and, as we asked of you as Candidates on your Weekend, your spirit of idealism, cooperation and love.

 

In Christ's Lavish Love,

George

 

UPCOMING TDNG WEEKENDS

 

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2012


Men's 108 - February 2-5
Bob Watt, Rector

Women's 121 - February 9-12
Helen Breier, Rector

Men's 109 - April 26-29
Roger Garrett, Rector

Women's 122 - May 3-6
Michelle Sanders, Rector

Men's 110 - July 12-15
Bill Shoemaker, Rector

Women's 123 - July 19-22
Pat Portal, Rector

Women's 124 - July 26-29
Hellen Pendley, Rector

Men's 111 - October 11-14
Daryl Carter, Rector

Women's 125 - October 18-21
Shannon Biddy, Rector


Send-offs are Thursday at 6:00pm
Serenades are Saturday at 6:30pm
Closings are Sunday at 4:30pm 

 

As team information becomes available, it will be posted at www.ngtdteams.org  

SECUELA DATES FOR 2011

 

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Dear Friends,

We wanted to give you the dates for the 2012 Secuelas. Please mark your calendars now, and make Secuelas a priority this year. It is a great way to support new pescadores, and a great way to stay connected with old friends in the community. It is a wonderful time of fellowship and worship.

We meet at Piedmont Church (Near Town Center Mall) at 6:00 and try to start serving dinner no later than 6:20.

The dates are:

February 25, May 19, August 11, November 10, and December 15.


Bring your best covered dish to serve 10-12, and call a Tres Dias friend and bring them too! 
 
We hope to see you there!
Tim and Joan Kiger
Alpha couple for Post Weekend/Fourth Day


  

All secuelas are at Piedmont Baptist Church unless otherwise noted
SPONSORSHIP DRIVE EXTENDED
 
 

In order to encourage Sponsorship within our Tres Dias community, we are offering a $25 discount on the weekend fee for all NEW applications that are postmarked by March 31, 2012.   

 

We will keep track of these applications, and the $25 discount will be applied at

the Candidate's send-off. 

 

 

TDNG PASTORAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
 
 

Tres Dias of North Georgia (NGTD) is proud to announce the establishment of the Pastoral Scholarship Fund. The scholarship fund was unveiled at the January 2011 meeting of The Secretariat recognizing the necessity and importance for church leadership candidates to attend a NGTD weekend, and has been renewed for 2012.

 

Here are some of the details:

The NGTD Pastoral Scholarship fund is devoted to the enhancement of leadership in our area church leaders.  It provides the necessary funds on a need basis to enable the church leader and his/her spouse full participation on a NGTD weekend as a candidate.

 

There would be a total of 10 pastoral scholarships given per calendar year and a limit of 6 scholarships to be given on any one weekend.  Pastoral scholarships can be given to vocational full-time pastors, music and youth pastors and their spouses.

 

Pastoral scholarships would be given on a first come, first served basis and tracked by the Weekend Couples.

 

Award: The scholarship has a maximum limit of $2,500 per calendar year and given to the pastoral candidate in an amount up to a $125. The spouse of the pastoral candidate is also eligible to receive an amount up to $125. Partial scholarships (less than $125 per candidate) are also available as part of this fund.

 

I would be most welcome to talk to you further to answer any questions or provide additional information.

 

Contact:

Dr. Mike McCrum

NGTD Pastoral Scholarship Fund

678-622-8734; [email protected] or [email protected]

  


SPONSORSHIP

Sponsoring a family member, friend or co-worker is SUCH a blessing. You already know a peek at what God has in store for them when they attend their Tres Dias weekend! Only God knows the whole package He has to give them!!
 
Being a part of someone attending a Tres Dias weekend is small in comparison to what God will do on the weekend, as He uses the Rollos, the Spiritual Directors, the wonderful worship, the delicious meals (entertainment included), the serenade, the fellow Candidates and the smiles and care from all the steadfast servants' hearts.  
 
Sponsorship is the beginning of the blessing in a Candidate's experience, and there are many important elements of Sponsorship! First is praying for God to reveal who you should approach about attending a Tres Dias. Then, pray for God to give you the right time to approach your potential candiate(s). It's a good idea to have a Tres Dias application on hand too! 
 
Explain to your Candidate everything you can about why you would love to see them attend and what your weekend meant to you. Of course, you will want to omit sharing about palanca, serenade and closing. If questions arise that might reveal any of those things, be honest. For example, your potential Candidates may ask, "Do they make you speak in front of people?" The answer would be, "You are not asked to do anything you do not want to." As we all know, no one is forced to speak into the microphone; but we hope that they will, once they observe other Candidates receiving support from their table when speaking during Decuria. 
 
One important element of sponsoring someone is the weekend fee. Sponsorship does not now or has ever included the Sponsor paying for the Candidate's weekend fee. While it is a very considerate gesture, it is not part of your Sponsorship duties. Share with your potential Candidate the cost of the weekend and ask if that will be a problem for your Candidate. You will know if it is. If it is a problem, you can offer to help out by asking if they could pay half or part of the fee. If your Candidates are a married couple, you could offer to pay the husband's weekend fee and ask if they could pay for the wife's weekend fee. There are those Sponsors who feel it is such a blessing to pay their Candidates' weekend fees, that they do not discuss this element with their Candidate. The Candidate then has the mistaken understanding that in order to sponsor someone, they too, must pay their Candidate's weekend fee. If any Sponsor feels paying for their Candidate's fee is the way it must be, then their potential Candidates do not get to attend Tres Dias if that Sponsor does not have the personal funds to pay their Candidate's fee! Please do NOT let paying your Candidate's weekend fee become an obstacle to your prospective Candidate attending Tres Dias. How you feel about this personally may have a direct effect on whether or not your potential Candidate gets to attend Tres Dias! Most importantly, IF you do pay for your Candidate's weekend fee for whatever reason, be SURE to let your Candidate know that this is something you wanted to do and it is NOT a requirement for them to sponsor someone once they complete their Tres Dias weekend. How many Pescadores have not sponsored someone for Tres Dias because they misinterpreted the Sponsor's responsibility when it came to paying their Candidate's fee and they were simply unable to pay? 
 
Once you get agreement and have a signed application, mail it to the address shown on the application along with your $10.00 (one person) or $20.00 (couple) sponsorship fee, as appropriate for a single Candidate or a couple. Waiting times vary for many reasons, but when you do get your call from the Pre-Weekend couple, contact your Candidate to see if they can attend and get back with the Pre-Weekend couple right away! Also, let your potential Candidate know they will be hearing from the Pre-Weekend couple and they need to respond right away as well!

As the weekend approaches, make sure you have your palanca letters for your Candidate, arrange to bring them to Send-Off, attend Serenade (if appropriate), touch base with their spouse during the weekend, and be at Closing to cheer for your candidate and to return them to their home!!

Please feel free to contact Pre-weekend couples if you have any questions on Sponsorship that are not covered here. Their email address is [email protected].


CAMP OF COLORS

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The Camp of Colors exists to be a place for Three Day Movements to hold weekends.  The Board is comprised of members from each community that holds weekends at the Camp as well as "at large" positions.  For information about the Board of Directors, the history of the Camp, weekend schedules, etc., visit www.campofcolors.org





NORTHEAST GEORGIA TRES DIAS


 The newest of many Tres Dias communities sponsored by TDNG has scheduled its first weekends.  The dates are:

 

 

Men's #1 - March 8-11, 2012

Jim Brooks - Rector 

 

Women's #1 - March 15-18, 2012

Cathy Brooks - Rector 

 

 

This is the culmination of over three years of effort.  Please be in prayer for everyone involved in this new manifestion of God's work.

CHECK US OUT ON FACEBOOK

Tres Dias of North Georgia has a Facebook page.  Stay in touch with other community members at "Tres Dias of North Georgia".  It is a closed group and you must ask permission to join.

There is also an "unofficial" prayer and praise group for Tres Dias and Vida Nueva.  Share your praise reports and prayer requests at "TD/VN Prayer & Praise".  

TDNG ENDOWMENT FUND

 

 

TDNG operates and maintains several active bank accounts. One of these active bank accounts that our community maintains is called the Endowment Fund.  This account was primarily set-up so that money that is donated and deposited into this account can be used for scholarships and the funding and support for new Tres Dias communities.  If you would like to help support emerging Tres Dias communities, contact [email protected] for more information. 


TDNG APPLICATION

 

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The TDNG Sponsorship Application is available online at:www.tdng.org or by clicking here.  

 

UPCOMING VIDA NUEVA WEEKENDS

  

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 The next North Georgia Vida Nueva Weekends are:

 


Young Women's #44
Kristen Barfield, Director
Lindsey Strange, Youth Director
March 2-4, 2012

Young Men's #44
Tyler Horton, Director
Charles Stewart, Youth Director
March 9-11, 2012

 
For more information go to http://www.ngvn.org and click on Upcoming Weekends.

TRES DIAS GUIDE FOR TEAM MEMBERS

 
The following continues a series of excerpts from The Tres Dias Guide for Team Members.

SPECIFIC TEAM ASSIGNMENTS

ROLLISTA



 There are fifteen rollos given during the Weekend.  The person giving a rollo is referred to as a rollista.  If you are asked by the rector to give a rollo, you will be given an outline for that rollo.

It is vital that each rollista stay within both the time limits and the contents included in the "Outline".  The "Commentary on the Outline" will provide valuable information for the rollista.  However, the rollista may decide to use some portions of the "Commentary" content and may decide not to use other portions.  The "Commentary" contains far more content than can possible be presented during the time allowed for the rollo.  The rollista should not deliver the rollo speaking word for word from the "Commentary" other than part I.A. of the Reunion Groups rollo.


NOTE:  The rollista also has a very important role to play in the dynamics of the table groupings.  This role is explained as part of the training conducted during the team meetings.
 

 

 

In the next issue, we will present the role of the Spiritual Director. 

 

SECRETARIAT REMINDERS

 
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The Secretariat would like to remind you that it is inappropriate to bring children to send-off, closing, serenade or other Tres Dias functions that are not "family affairs".

Further, only those that have attended a recognized 3-day weekend my attend Tres Dias functions.
 
We appreciate your understanding and compliance with these Tres Dias requirements. 
 
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Also a reminder to sponsors - Please urge your candidates to leave all cell phones & electronic devices at home so that they can block out the outside world & spend 3 days focusing totally on God and what He has in store for them.
    
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There has been a growing issue with sponsors bringing candidates to send-off that have not been called for the weekend by the Secretariat.  We would ask that, to avoid embarrassment to yourselves and your candidate, that you NOT bring anyone to attend a weekend that has not been called by the Secretariat.  If you have a candidate that can attend at the last minute, write "last minute" on the top of the application and the application will be handled accordingly.  For questions about this, or any area of sponsorship, contact the appropriate Secretariat member.   
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 We would like to remind everyone in the community that names and addresses from weekend rosters, team lists, and or the TDNG database are for TDNG use only.  This information should not be used for solicitation, or any other purpose not related to TDNG business.



Each Rector who serves the community agrees to be responsible for the collection of the team fees for their weekend. In some cases it has been interpreted that they would have to pay for any fees that were not paid by team members. This is not the intent. It is the Rector's responsibility to ensure that a full weekend fee is collected and paid to the Secretariat, but the fee is not his/her personal liability. Any shortfall should be taken care of by scholarships and remaining incidental fees. 
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If you have a need to inform the community of a ministry, prayer need, employment opportunity or need, we encourage you to use the Facebook page mentioned elsewhere in this  newsletter.

 
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NGTD SECRETARIAT MEMBERS

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THE WORD

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"Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ" 
 
Galatians 6:2 

 

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