FAQ

Lead THE Cause is a one-week mission trip to large urban cities where your students are also trained to be “on mission” for life. They’ll come home passionate for God and others and armed with a strategy and plan to build God’s Kingdom within their community. Your teens will gain confidence in their faith, know how to start and engage others in gospel conversations, and be lit on fire to see everyone in their world know Jesus.

Lead THE Cause is put on by Dare 2 Share Ministries. The mission of Dare 2 Share is “Energizing the Church to Mobilize youth to Gospelize their world.”

Dare 2 Share has also partnered with Sonlife and Colorado Christian University to make Lead THE Cause a reality.

CHICAGO, IL
June 17-22, 2019

AUSTIN, TX
June 24-29, 2019

DENVER, CO
July 8-13, 2019

ORANGE COUNTY, CA
July 15-20, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C.
July 29-Aug. 3, 2019

Greg Stier: Speaking at CHI, AUS, DEN, OC, DC

Greg is the founder and CEO of Dare 2 Share Ministries. For over 28 years, God has used Greg to train and inspire over a million teenagers to reach their generation for Christ. He’s an expert on youth ministry and evangelism, a captivating speaker, and the author of numerous evangelistic resources. 

 

Zane Black: Speaking at CHI, AUS, DEN, OC

Zane’s own radical gospel transformation gave him a passion to help young people encounter Jesus and go “all in” for His Cause. Zane has spoken at numerous Dare 2 Share events and the 2019 Winter Jam tour, written books, served with Torchbearers International, and leads a ministry called Lovin Life.

 

Doug Holliday: Speaking at CHI, OC

Doug is the Executive Director of Sonlife, an organization that offers in-depth discipleship training. God has taken Doug around the world to rally and mobilize the Church to jumpstart disciple-making movements. Prior to working at Sonlife, Doug served in local church ministry as a youth pastor, teaching pastor, and church planter.

Andy McGowan: Speaking at DC

Andy is the Lead Pastor of Immanuel Kenosha.Church in Wisconsin where he previously served nine years as the Youth Pastor. Andy’s heart is to see the next generation transform this country through the gospel. His personal ministry has frequently taken him overseas and he is also involved with the Allies of Kenosha gospel network.

Gustavo Gonzalez: Speaking at DC

Gustavo is the youth pastor at Second Union Church in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. Saved in adulthood from a life of “cultural Christianity,” his passion is to share the gospel, make disciples, and see believers go from casual church-goers to active disciple-makers. God has also given him the gift of teaching in both English and Spanish.

Tyree Sterling: Speaking at AUS

Tyree is a former youth pastor with a heart for teens be fully in love with Christ and living on mission for Him. In his fourteen years of youth ministry, the event that transformed his students and ministry the most was Lead THE Cause. Today, Tyree is a speaker and coach for evangelism and discipleship.

Jon Burdette: Speaking at AUS

Jon has been a youth pastor, a church planter, and a lead pastor. Today, he’s a full time evangelist who trains churches on sharing the gospel. When he was a youth pastor, Lead THE Cause totally transformed his students and his youth ministry strategy, and now he’s giving the training at LTC Austin this summer.

Joshua Edwards: Speaking at DEN

Joshua is the Youth Pastor at Village Church of Oak Park just outside of Chicago. Throughout his decade of youth ministry experience, Joshua has seen how focusing on discipleship and evangelism can forever change students and entire ministries. We’re looking forward to both students and leaders learning from Joshua at LTC this year!

 

LTC is designed for youth leaders and their students who want to leverage their talents and abilities to advance THE Cause of Christ. We encourage you to bring every student in your youth group that you would take on a mission trip. Training is geared toward students between 9th and 12th grade, but middle school students and college freshmen are invited at the discretion of their youth leader.

The mission and training week dives into principles that will inspire and equip your students to take their faith to the next level and sets them up to understand and model discipleship. Participants will be actively learning, praying, witnessing, and strategizing. They’ll leave LTC motivated and equipped with a specific, customized plan for impacting their world for Christ and His Cause.

Three mornings at LTC will have a Core Training breakout session for all attendees. During Core Training, students learn the skills and tactics needed to effectively and confidently share their faith in a relational, conversational manner. Core 101 is for all students unless they are recommended for a higher track by their youth leader. Second year students may be eligible for the Core 201 track, and third year and up attendees may be eligible for the Core 301 track. See the next FAQ for more information on the Core 201 and 301 tracks.

Core 101 will feature the following topics:

Ask, Admire, Admit
The key to effectively sharing your faith is by having a conversation, not giving a presentation. People are more open to discussing their spiritual views when they know that you genuinely care about them and want to know what they believe and why. This session goes over our proven approach that allows you to start a spiritual conversation in non-offensive, genuine way.

GOSPEL
The Gospel is an overview of the entire story of the Bible. In this session you will drill down into each letter of our GOSPEL acrostic so that you have a thorough understanding of what the good news is and so that you can remember it in the midst of your conversation. A great tool for you that will increase your confidence in being able to really share Christ and God’s plan with your friends, family, teammates and neighbors.

Now What?
The point of sharing the gospel is for the person to understand what God has done for them and that He desires a relationship with them. Bringing them to a point where they understand that they need to decide what they are going to do about Jesus is a critical component of sharing the gospel, but many of us have a hard time when it comes to bringing them to a decision. Now What? Helps students with this crucial skill and provides approaches that will enable them to give the listener a chance to respond to God’s love.

For returning Lead THE Cause students, the 201 and 301 tracks take students deeper in their faith, their ability to share the gospel, and in growing as disciple-makers and leaders. Core 201 is for second year attendees while Core 301 is for third year attendees or second year attendees beginning or ending their senior year.

Core 201 – 2nd year attendees
This track is for returning students who are recommended for the next level of training by their youth leader. A bit more intense than Core 101, students are pushed in the areas of personal renewal, apologetics and disciple-making.

Core 301 – 3rd year attendees OR 2nd year attendees in their senior year
Students in Core 301 will receive deeper training on the bigger picture of advancing the gospel: disciple multiplication. They’ll learn to implement the 7 Values of a Gospel Advancing Ministry as student leaders in their youth groups and to be Gospel Advancing Leaders for the rest of their lives. Check out this post for a more in-depth look at this new Core Training track for upper level students.

61 Days out or more = Refund less a $50 per registration cancellation fee

31-60 Days out – 50% Refund

0-30 Days out = No refund

All refund requests, whether they abide by the above criteria or an exception is being requested, require approval from the Sales Manager.

Yep, eligible students attending any of the five LTC events this summer could earn 3 college credits for the evangelism training they receive! Click here to find out more about this awesome opportunity offered by our partners at Colorado Christian University.

There is parking provided at each location. If needed, parking passes will be provided at check-in.

Rooming is decided by the Lead THE Cause team based on the attendee list provided by individual application forms. If there are special circumstances that require you to room with a specific individual, please communicate that need with your group leader.

Check out the page for your Lead THE Cause city found under the “Locations” tab to find specific details for the event you’re attending. You can also download the 2019 Planning Guide to help you prepare for an impactful experience for all of your students and leaders. Additional details and information will also be emailed to the group leader after your online group registration and deposits have been submitted. Call 1-866-448-0270 if you have more questions.

You’ll need to maintain a minimum 1:5 leader/student ratio and provide adult leaders of both genders if you are bringing a coed group.

Bedding is provided at all locations except for Washington DC, but you are welcome to bring your own bedding if you’d prefer.

Check out a more comprehensive list of what to bring to LTC here.

All clothing should be appropriately modest and appropriate for the activities students will be participating in during the event.

All students are required to complete this medical release form listing their group leaders as their personal representatives in case of an emergency. If parents cannot be reached, group leaders will have the authority to approve necessary treatment. Additionally, if students have required medication or treatments that need to be managed during LTC, the responsibility is on the student and group leaders.

We will also provide a list of local urgent care facilities and hospitals when you check in should a medical emergency happen in your group.

Each campus has different Wi-Fi availability and policies, so instructions will be provided at check-in.

Yes, click here to go to the 2019 Planning Guide!