2023 National Disciple Leaders Network Conference
Thursday, April 20 – 21, 2023
Preconference Meetings, April 19
Forest Hills Baptist Church
2101 Old Hickory Blvd, Nashville, TN 37215
All sessions will be recorded and available digitally to all who register and to all DLN members.
Holy Father, protect them by your name that you have given me, so that they may be one as we are one.
John 17:11, CSBEvent Information
April 20-21, 2023 | Nashville, TN
Forest Hills Baptist Church
The commission of Jesus for His church to go and make disciples (Matthew 28:18-20) requires unity–Unity among church staff, volunteers, members, and other Great Commission churches. Unity was so vital that Jesus prayed in John 17:11 that His disciples would be one as He is one with the Father. Then, in John 17:21-23 Jesus prayed for future believers–HIS CHURCH–that they too may be one as [He is] one with the Father.
This quest for unity is ongoing and requires a consistent disciplemaking strategy. One Body = One Mission will provide
- Practical steps for helping you improve your disciplemaking strategy
- Practical ways to discover and develop volunteers and staff,
- Practical steps for leveraging existing and new relationships,
so that your church may fullfil Christ’s Great Commission to go and make disciples (Matthew 28:19, CSB) who have reached unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son, growing into maturity with a stature measured by Christ’s fullness. (Ephesians 4:13, CSB)
REGISTRATION
All registrations includes post conference digital access and one-year DLN membership.
$108
Conference Fee
DLN New and Renewing Members
$39
Conference Fee
Current, Discounted and Lifetime Members
SPEAKERS

Jeff Iorg
President, Gateway Seminary
Jeff teaches leadership, preaching, and church ministry courses at Gateway Seminary. He speaks frequently on these subjects in conferences and other venues, including college campuses and leadership seminars.

Brian Kennedy
Pastor & Associate Professor of Preaching
Brian Eric Kennedy is Associate Professor of Preaching at Gateway Seminary. He has been the Senior Pastor of Mt. Zion Church of Ontario, California, since 1998.

Shelly Melia
Keynote Speaker
Shelly is the Program Director for the Master of Arts in Children’s Ministry and the Master of Arts in Family Ministry at Dallas Baptist University. She has over 25 years of experience in children’s and family ministry and is a frequent speaker at national conferences, local churches, and state conventions.

Jonathan & Emily Martin
Worship Leaders
Jonathan & Emily are singer-songwrites and worship leaders from Nashville, TN. Over the past 7 years, they’ve released 7 albums and travel sharing their songs and leading worship for churches and groups.
Muiltiple High-Level Workshops
Coming Soon!
SCHEDULE
All times are CST

Precon Experiences (Free to all conference registrants)
2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Graduate Student Presentations
Join professors and students from around the country as they gather to learn from one another. Topics and presenters will be added prior to the event.
D-Life Boot Camp Experience
(Led by Bill & Rondie Wilks)
D-Life exists to equip common people to be Christ-like disciple makers. In this conference, you will learn…
- How to begin a D-Group of 3 to 5 people anytime & anywhere.
- How to lead a D-Group using the Bible as your only textbook.
- How to involve your group in personal ministry & evangelism.
- How to reproduce disciple makers and multiply D-Groups.
- How to know when others are ready to lead & when they’re not.
- How to show loving spiritual accountability in a caring relational environment
Dr. Bill Wilks and his wife, Rondie, are passionate disciple makers. Through D-Life, they have trained thousands of common people to be Christ-like disciple makers in churches, associations, and state conventions across the country.

Main Event - Day One
8:00am –
- Disciplemaking Town Square Open – Visit exhibits, share ideas, grab a snack.
9:00am –
- Main Session – One Body: Unity for Kingdom Purposes – Phil. 2:1-4 – Jeff Iorg & Brian Kennedy
10:30am –
- Workshops 1
11:30am –
- Disciplemaking Town Square Open – Check out our Partner Exhibits!
Noon –
- Lunch (provided)
- Main Session – One Mission For All Generations – Shelly Melia
1:30pm –
- Workshops 2
2:30pm –
- Sweet Break / Disciplemaking Town Square Open
3:00pm –
- Workshops 3
4:15pm –
- Main Session – One Mission: The Mission Matters Most – Phil. 1:12-18 – Jeff Iorg & Brian Kennedy
5:30pm –
- Time for Dinner with Friends (On Your Own)

Main Event - Day Two
8:00am –
- Disciplemaking Town Square Open – Visit exhibitis, share ideas, grab a snack.
8:45 am –
- DLN Awards and Updates
- Worship with Jonathan & Emily Martin
- Main Session – A Strategic Direction for Disciple Making – Acts 1:8 – Brian Kennedy
10:30am –
- Workshops 4
11:30am –
- Main Session – Disciple Making Leaders – Acts 11:19-30, 13:1-3 – Jeff Iorg
12:30pm –
- Dismiss
HOTELS
All hotels are approximately 5 miles from Forest Hills Baptist Church.
Some hotels reservation web banners may say “Baptist Assocation of Christian Educators 2023 Conference”
Homewood Suites Nashville/Brentwood
5107 Peter Taylor Park, Brentwood,TN 37027
Rate: $164
Cut-off Date: April 5, 2023
Hampton Inn Nashville/Brentwood, I-65S
5630 Franklin Pike Circle, Brentwood, TN 37027
Rate: $154
Cut-off Date: March 22, 2023
Hilton Garden Inn Nashville/Brentwood
217 Centerview Drive, Brentwood, TN 37027
Rate: $169
Cut-off Date: March 22, 2023
Courtyard Nashville/Brentwood
103 East Park Drive, Brentwood, TN 37027
Rate: $124
Cut-off Date: March 22, 2023
Hyatt Place Nashville/Brentwood
202 Summit View Drive, Brentwood, TN 37027
Rate: $129 (Use Corp/Grp Code: G-BCED)
Cut-off Date: March 29, 2023
Springhill Suites Nashville/Brentwood
7109 Town Center Way, Brentwood, TN 37027
Rate: $159
Cut-off Date: March 22, 2023
AC Hotel Nashville/Brentwood
5007 Maryland Way, Brentwood, TN 37027
Rate: $189
Cut-off Date: March 29, 2023