Leadership Training for Christ is an organization designed to stimulate
and encourage spiritual, mental, and social growth among young men and
women in the third through twelfth grades. Its mission is to achieve
this growth by developing skills in leadership, Bible knowledge, and
Christian servant hood.
2009 Bible Bowl Book: The Gospel of John. 2009
Theme: LIGHT
LIFE
WORD Imagine it – where you are sitting or standing right now does not
exist. There is nothing on which to sit or stand. There is no sound of
any kind, and all is incredible blackness. If you reach out your hand
to grasp something, all you find is nothingness. You begin to wonder if
you have fallen into some type of black hole. Then, a voice pierces the
silence and speaks the words, “Let there be light!” And brilliant,
pure, dazzling light races across the empty space quicker than your eye
can follow. Light – the first thing that God speaks into creation - is
almost musical in its dance across the heavens. You cannot see the
source of the light – there are no stars, no moon, no sun. Its origin
seems to be the Word that God spoke. Your heart rejoices and you feel
almost giddy. Where the light probes, darkness scatters, like fear
running from truth. On the third day of creation, something so unique
happens that modern science still can’t figure it out. God speaks life
into being. Vegetation, plants, trees all spring from the Word that God
speaks. God doesn’t plant seeds; He speaks and life appears. How
different this life is from the rocks, waters, and dry land – life can
grow, move, live, and die. Rocks cannot bring forth life. Water cannot
give birth to life. Life must come from life. Life comes from the
living Word of God. The old apostle John must have been in an awesome
mood as he began writing his gospel. I cannot begin to comprehend the
thrill he must have experienced as he put all his thoughts together and
proclaimed that “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God.” Jesus was no “Johnny come lately” to
creation. He was with God at the beginning. Can you feel the excitement
jumping from the heart of the old apostle to the page he was writing,
as though he cannot get it down fast enough? In Him, in the Word, was
life – the source of all life that we now know. And, just to make sure
we really understand the voice of Genesis, John proclaims that the life
is the light of humanity. And we see it – God’s Word, full of life,
full of light – creating everything that is. Just when we think we can
hold no more wonder at what God and His Word have done, John blows
everyone away by declaring, “The Word became flesh and made his
dwelling among us” (John 1:14). And we know – we know that Jesus is the
Life of Creation, Jesus is the Light of the world, and Jesus is the
WORD that God spoke in the very beginning. It is my prayer that as you
begin exploring this theme of the 2009 Leadership Training for Christ
convention, the Word will shine within your hearts His light, and fill
you with the fullness of His life.
- Manual for 2008 With Judging - PDF format
- Manual for 2008 With Judging- DOC format
- Tentative Schedule for 2008
- Challenged Children for Christ
Pre-Convention Events
- Bible Class Teaching
- Children's Book
- Christian Fiction
- Church Bulletin
- Communion Meditation
- Daily Devotional Challenge
- Leadership Challenge
- Poetry
- Radio Minute Message
- Scripture Challenge
- Service Challenge
- Song Writing
- Video Bible Drama
- Video Christian Fiction
- Video Speech
- Website Development
Convention Events
- Bible Bowl
- Bible Quiz
- Bible Reading
- Bulletin Board
- Chorus
- Christian Art
- Live Modern Christian Drama
- Puppets
- Scrapbook
- Signing For The Deaf - link to words to songs as pdf
- Song Leading
- Speech
- Worship Banner
14th Annual Convention
April 10-12, 2009 at
The Doubletree Inn
San Jose CA
DoubleTree San Jose 2050 Gateway Place San Jose, CA 95110 Tel: 408-453-4000 1-800-222-8733
Hotel reservations for this event are your responsiblity and seperate from your event registration. Doubletree rates will be posted as soon as we know them. Reservations can be made by phone at 1-800-222-8733 or by going online to DTSJ.com . Group convention code is “LTC”
Registration Information
Registration will open on January 1, 2009Recent and Upcoming Events:
- June 25, 2008 - Website Under Heavy Construction
- January 1, 2009 - Registration Opens
- March 1, 2009 - Registration cost increases to $60
- March 15, 2009 - Advance Registration Deadline - Cost increases to $75
- March 16, 2009 - Pre-Convention Events Deadline
- March 28, 2009 - Hotel Reservations Due Date
- April 10-12, 2009 - L.T.C.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF LTC
In the late 1960’s, Jack Zorn began working with the young boys in his Montgomery, Alabama congregation. His goal was to develop their leadership skills. Under the name “Lads to Leaders”, the program spread to nearby churches of Christ. Eventually, registration at the convention grew to about 3,500, generating the need to expand to more locations! In 1988 it was decided to expand further, and become LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR CHRIST. From that first convention in Montgomery, Alabama, there are now conventions in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, Phoenix, Arizona, Austin, Texas, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Kokomo, Indiana and since 1997, San Jose, California. Total participation at last year’s convention exceeded 7,800. LTC Conventions have been conducted over Easter weekends primarily because this is the only weekend throughout the year that hotels seldom, if ever, have a convention booked. This means that we can secure lodging and have access to all meeting rooms at a much lower rate than any other time of year. Keeping these costs down makes it is possible for all to attend. The aim of Leadership Training for Christ is to develop in our youth Christ-like leadership by serving others, forgetting self, and being true to God. The board sees the convention as a time and place where young people can meet and demonstrate their accomplishments and broaden their definitions of excellence. The events are the foundation necessary to sharpen the tool, the opportunity to practice leadership skills, and a challenge to raise our collective standards. Furthermore, the goal is to enrich the gifts and abilities that are God given. Our youth are challenged to compete only against their own interests and abilities as they strive for excellence. We look to mature Christian adults who will walk side by side with our youth and help them to become leaders in the Master’s church. Each person involved in Leadership Training for Christ is committed to the youth of the churches of Christ because they see and know today’s need of influencing young people in the path that God desires for all of us. It is exciting when you realize that this movement has now grown to at least 6 major conventions. And that LTC is growing throughout the United States. We ask that you work hard with your youth and motivate them to excel in whatever they choose to accomplish. Demonstrate Christian leadership to them by not only training them, but also by helping them at the convention.
Website and Technical questions can be directed to me.