Lads to Leaders – Orlando Convention – March 29-31, 2024

 

2024 HIGHLIGHTS:

• The Convention Theme is “I am Not Ashamed – Romans 1:16”

• Bible Bowl book for this year is the book of “Romans”

• Debate Topic is “Resolved: The use of instrumental music in the worship of God by His church is not authorized by His word.”

 

CONVENTION DEADLINES:

• January 4  - Early Registration for Event Participation at Midnight (CST) ($45 fee). After this date there is a $5 late fee per person.

• February 2 - Scholarship applications must be submitted.

• February 11-25 - Bible Bowl, PEARLS & Defender Tests (Online Testing)

• February 25 - Mass Media Pre-Convention events by Midnight (CST).

• February 26 - Rosen Centre Hotel Reservation at 8:00 AM (CST) ($400 per night)

 

EVENTS COMPLETED BEFORE THE CONVENTION:

• Blogging - Write a blog post suitable for a Christian website, 350-700 words.

• Podcasting  - One or two participants record a podcast (on topic), 3-6 minutes in length.

• Power Point  - Create a 20 slide presentation on chapter 11 in the PEARLS book..

• Storyline - Present a 3-4 minute video skit related to this year's L2L theme.

• Good Samaritan  - This is a non-competitive event. Service hours are recorded by parents and submitted to the leader. Awards are given based on the number of service hours.

• Bible Bowl, PEARLS & Defender – Pre-convention tests must completed online.

 

YEAR-ROUND EVENTS:

• Centurion of Scripture

• Defender

• GIFTS

• GUARD

• Good Samaritan

• Headed to the Office

• Junior Leader

• Keepers

• Know the Books

• Mass Media

• PEARLS

• Providers

• Read the Word

• Second Language

• Sower

• Teach Me to Pray

• Teach to Teach

• Year-Round Bible Reading

• Year-Round Bulletin Board

• Year-Round PowerPoint

• Year-Round Puppet Theater

• Year-Round Song Leading

• Year-Round Songs of Praise

• Year-Round Speech

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CONVENTION PARTICIPATION:

• Art Says It

• Art Says It (Display Only)

• Banner

• Bartimaeus

• Bible Bowl (Teams of 4)

• Debate (Teams of 2)

• Host/Hostess

• Oral Bible Reading (K-6)

• Parade of Leaders

• Puppet Teams

• Scrapbook

• Song Leading

• WC Song Leading

• Songs of Praise

• WC Songs of Praise

• Speech (3-5 Minutes)

• WC Speech

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NOTES TO THE LEADERS & PARENTS:

• Parents and/or guardians are chaperones (pending background check).

• All attendees must register for a seat at the ceremony.

• Thursday night (D), Friday (B-L-D) & Saturday meals (B-D) in the hospitality suite.

• We need to start taking records of all speeches, songs, service hours and year-round events.

• Organize 4th Sunday nights each month for the young men to lead the services.

• Begin teaching the PEARLS and Bible bowl material in Bible class.

• Begin preparing mass media events (finished by February 4 after evening services)

• Begin writing convention speeches (delivered on March 24 PM service).

• Organize Sunday night classes (pre-K-5th grade) led by our 6-12 graders (Junior Leaders).

• This will be lots of work, but lots of fun!

 

CONVENTION SCHEDULE:

• March 27 – Ray & Misty will leave on Wednesday afternoon and return on Sunday.

• March 28 – The church van can leave the church building at 7 AM on Thursday and arrive in Orlando around 5 PM. You may want to drive yourself.

• March 29 – Art, Scrapbook, Banner, Debate, Oral Bible Reading (K-6), Puppets, WC Speech

• March 30 – Speech, Songs of Praise, Song Leading, WS Songs of Praise, WS Song Leading, Bible Bowl

• March 31 – Depart from Orlando on Sunday around 10 AM and return to the building around 6 PM. Rooms will only be booked through Sunday. Additional nights cost $400 per night.

 

NEARBY ACTIVITIES & DESTINATIONS:

• Top Golf (1 mile)

• Sea World (1.5 miles)

• Discovery Cove (2 miles)

• Islands of Adventure (5 miles)

• Fun Spot (6 miles)

• Universal Studios (7 miles)

• Disney Springs (7.9 miles)

• EPCOT (11 miles)

• Hollywood Studios (11 miles)

• Animal Kingdom (13 miles)

• Magic Kingdom (13 miles)

• Legoland (42 miles)