DiscipleLife Conference 2024
OBEDIENCE TO CHRIST
Thursday, October 17 — Saturday, October 19, 2024
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Take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ
2 Corinthians 10:5-6
WATCH this clip from last year: DiscipleLife Conference ‘23
DiscipleLife Conference 2024
The NDCBF DiscipleLife Family Conference was created to change the culture of homes and churches to embrace what it means to truly be a disciple in your everyday life by incorporating transgenerational discipleship into the very fabric of who we are.
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Agenda
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Registration
5:00 pm to 6:30pmPrayer and Praise
6:30pm to 7:00pmIntroduction - General Session I
7:00pm to 8:00pm
Obedience to Christ – Taking Every Thought CaptiveSpeakers Introduced
8:00pm to 8:30pm -
Continental Breakfast
8:00am to 8:50amPraise & Prayer
8:55am to 9:25amGeneral Session – II
9:30am to 10:30am
Destroying Speculations of Educational Training in the Church and Family; Education Is Discipleship Taking Thoughts Captive in Church and Family LifeBreak
10:30am to 10:40amSession
10:40am to 11:40amDestroying Speculations of Identify Taking Thoughts Captive Regarding God’s
Image in the Church and Family; What Does it Mean to Be Male and Female? Practical Steps in Being Disciples of Christ
Breakout – Children & Youth - Destroying Speculations of the Image of God, Why Sex Matters: Understanding the Differences Between Male and Female and Why it is Good)
LUNCH
11:40am to 12:40pmSession
12:40pm to 1:40pmDestroying Speculations of Social Media; How to Make Disciples that Take Captive the Use of Technology in the home and church for Christ
Breakout - Youth and Children - Destroying Speculations of Being to Young to Lead, Taking Captive Every Thought to Make Disciples NOW
BREAK
1:40pm to 1:55pmLive Podcast Recording with Culture Proof Live
2:00pm to 3:00pmDINNER
3:00pm to 6:00pmLive Podcast Recording with The Hamilton Corner
4:50pm to 6:00pmPrayer and Praise
6:00pm to 6:20pmSession
6:20pm to 7:20pmDestroying Speculations in the Home: Taking Every Thought Captive with Practical Solutions on Making Disciples and Building Family Values
Panel
7:20pm to 8:30pmAll Speakers - How to Destroy Speculations that Are Raised Up Against Making Disciples for Christ in the Home and Culture
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Continental Breakfast
8:00am to 8:30amPraise and Prayer
8:30am to 8:55amGeneral Session
9:00am to 10:15amDestroying Speculations of Church and Culture. Taking Captive the Thought of Being in It but Not Off It
Breakout Children and Youth
BREAK
10:15am to 10:25amSession
10:25am to 11:40am(Destroying the Speculations of the Family) How to Build a Family Life That is & In But Not Of It, Taking Captive Every Thought Against the Family Life
Breakout Children and Youth - Destroying Speculations of Teen Life, Taking Every Thought Captive to the Obedience of Christ
LUNCH
11:40am to 12:30pmOpen Floor All Speakers
12:30pm to 2:00pmClosing Remarks
2:00pm to 2:30pm
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Speakers
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Meeke Addison’s most cherished roles are that of follower of Christ, wife to Wil, and mother and disciple-maker of their six children. She and Wil are the co-founders of Culture Proof, equipping Christians to resist cultural trends that rival the Truth. Meeke is also a sought-after conference speaker, women’s teacher and writer.As a pro-family activist, she keeps a close eye on politics, pop culture and the Church, challenging fellow Christians to answer the question of first importance, "What does God's Word say about this?" Meeke focuses on equipping everyday Christians to effectively engage and transform culture.Meeke’s nearly 25 years of ministry include serving as a missionary on secular university campuses, as well as local churches, before serving the American Family Association/American Family Radio for 15 years. As an articulate spokesperson and broadcaster, Meeke contributed courageously and impactfully to discussions within Christian culture.Meeke and her husband Wil co-host Culture Proof, a daily podcast that applies the straight-edge of God’s Word to current events, pop-culture, marriage and family, political issues, and the Church. In real time, she and Wil examine tough topics through the clear lens of Scripture, equipping faithful followers of Christ to walk out the Gospel with increasing clarity and conviction.
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Abraham Hamilton, III (Abe) is a husband, father of six wonderful children, homeschool dad, lawyer, Bible Teacher and national radio and television talk show host. He serves as American Family Association’s General Counsel and host of “The Hamilton Corner” which airs Monday through Friday at 5 p.m. CT on the American Family Radio Network (AFR). He also hosts “The Hamilton Corner” television program, which airs Friday evenings at 8 p.m. CT on the National Religious Broadcasters Television Network (NRB TV). He has an undergraduate degree in New Testament Biblical Literature and a Juris Doctor degree. Abe is a Home School Legal Defense Association Board Member (HSLDA) and is licensed to practice law in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
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Wil Addison is a New Orleans native with over 20 years of ministry service. Wil served as a missionary and missionary evangelist to America’s colleges and universities after serving six years as a nationally appointed home missionary.
Wil helped plant a church in Lafayette, Louisiana, where he served as associate pastor of discipleship before coming to American Family Association in 2008. In 2013, he was named director of Urban Family Communications and Urban Family Talk, a ministry division of AFA that put Christian conservative content into the urban context. As part of his duties, he managed a radio network that was broadcast over six stations and online.
Wil currently serves as director of special initiatives for AFA, where he oversees outreach and ministry to American families. He also directs AFA’s Marriage, Family, Life Conference. Wil can be heard weekdays on American Family Radio as co-host of "Airing the Addisons." Wil and his wife, Meeke, observe cultural trends and explore the effects of those trends on the foundations of biblical morality. Wil and Meeke offer insight on culture, popular trends, and current events that threaten the integrity of the Christian faith and the proliferation of the gospel. The Addisons have five children, and they educate them at home.
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Dr. Kathy Koch (“cook”) is the Founder of Celebrate Kids. She has spoken to thousands of parents, teachers, and children in over 25 countries. Kirk Cameron chose her as an expert in two recent documentaries and she is also a popular guest on Focus on the Family radio and other radio talk shows and podcasts. She podcasts at Dr. Kathy Says and Facing the Dark and she is the author of seven books published by Moody. Dr. Kathy earned a PhD in reading and educational psychology from Purdue University. She is a former education professor, teacher, coach, and school board member. She has loved Jesus for years and her faith and desire to serve and glorify God is the foundation of her ministry.
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Maria Hamilton is a devoted follower of Christ. She is the wife of Abraham Hamilton, III and homeschooling mom of six. Maria has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and minor degrees in Spanish and Rehabilitation Services. Maria’s testimony is that she came to faith in Jesus at 16 but had no idea what it meant to live as a follower of Christ. As a result of this, she is passionate about providing children with a robust defense of the Faith. She is committed to helping young children develop a strong Biblical worldview as early as possible. In service to her local fellowship, Maria teaches apologetics to children. She writes and adapts existing apologetics curricula, making them suitable and more easily understood for younger learners.
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If, at the age of 19, you asked Pastor Terrem Dames where he would be today, his focus would have been on worldly accomplishments. He probably would have said, "wealthy business owner" or "running a contracting business in Nassau." The youngest child of a Bahamian family of 11 siblings; a child who was familiar with hunger, now is responsible for feeding God’s people with His Word. He never would have thought that as a young man who was trained on the streets he would one day be the devoted husband of one wife and the loving father of four children. He never would have imagined that one day, in the middle of a club God would call him into a relationship with. But then again, how many of us had a vision for our life that accurately lined up with God’s vision? God’s plan for our life often looks very different than our own. Pastor Dames' life is proof of this truth. As senior pastor of North Dallas Community Bible Fellowship, he challenges others to see themselves from Christ’s perspective. When we encounter the one, true, Holy God, our life is never the same. As the Pastor of NDCBF he invites everyone journey to authentically pursue being true disciples of Christ and making disciples of others. Your life will look a lot different than you imagined it, but “eyes have not seen, nor ears have heard, nor mind conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.”
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Erin Kunkle is a full-time stay-at-home homeschooling mom of five. She has a bachelors degree in sociology with an emphasis in political science from Biola University. She has served in a variety of church ministry positions, from junior high and high school ministry to women’s ministry and children’s ministry leadership.
Brett and Erin live in Southern California with their five children and recently welcomed their very first grandchild.
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Brett Kunkle is the founder and president of MAVEN. He has more than 25 years of experience working with junior high, high school, and college students, as a youth pastor and as the Student Impact Director at Stand to Reason. Brett was an associate editor for the Apologetics Study Bible for Students, wrote the Ambassadors Guide to Mormonism and co-authored A Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today’s World. He received his bachelors degree in Christian education from Biola University and his masters degree in philosophy of religion and ethics from Talbot School of Theology.
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John is a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ! He’s also a husband of twelve years to Sherna Mason and a father of six beautiful blessings from God. He strongly believes that discipleship and education of the family is a priority given to Christian parents by God. He and his wife founded an online community called God First, Life Second that focuses on prioritizing God in every area of the Christian life through living and promoting a biblical worldview and practicing apologetics. John is also the Youth Ministry Director at North Dallas Community Bible Fellowship in Plano, TX. He’s originally from Houston, TX where most of his family is located. John loves listening to music, primarily movie score instrumentals, and he’s a natural with technology. John has over a decade of professional experience in Information Technology. John’s primary mission is to teach and promote God’s biblical truth through the foundation of the Gospel to counter the current cultural lies that many Christians have allowed to become the standard way of living their lives through the power of deception.