D6 At Catalyst

What is D6?  D6 is a new initiative by the publishing arm of my denomination to get more families into the bible and to challenge parents to take the lead in teaching biblical truths to their children.  My friend Ron Hunter, who heads up Randall House publishing, took D6 on the road to this week’s “Catalyst” leadership conference and writes in his blog about the great response he had for the program. I know most everyone at Randall House and can tell my readers they are some of greatest servants of Christ you’ll find anywhere.  In short, “D6″ refers to Deuteronomy 6 in the bible and is the spot where Moses tells the nation of Israel to teach the Lord’s words to their children.  It’s a simple thought marketed well but sadly, many churches do not encourage this.  Oh we give it lip service but do we really follow through in our leadership to see to it that this is a staple of our church lives?  Is it any wonder then that youth leave the church in alarming numbers when they reach college age?  Kudos to Ron Hunter and staff for their work this week.  I’ve known of D6 for a while now (and I REALLY do have the T-shirt!) and think it’s an excellent challenge for churches and their families.  It’s nice to see my denomination move outside itself to share this stuff with others.

On another note for Catalyst, I’ve read a lot of blog posts regarding the event and am encouraged but what about the guys who can’t afford to go like me?  I don’t know how other church planters do it but with three kids, two of ‘em teens, and all the associated stuff that goes along with that, I can’t afford it.  I wish these conference folks would find a way to bring regional day long events to areas like Denver for the “little guys” who could then attend without worrying about hotel stays, meals, rental cars, etc..  As for Catalyst, if this stuff is all so great, why not make the sessions available as a podcast after the event and do so FOR FREE!  Make them available as a download about a week or so afterwards so many more can benefit.  If you’re worried about people attending, then make last year’s sessions available now and then promote ’08’s event by providing ’07’s sessions as a Podcast for those of us who have limited budgets.  Just a thought.