The sessions and activities of the COMMIT conferences are planned with this goal in mind: to motivate young ladies to choose to seek God first, become fully committed to Him, come to love Him with all their hearts, and humbly serve others in their irreplaceable youth before facing the pressures of adulthood.

Encouraging Mothers and Daughters. The COMMIT conference provides an opportunity for mothers and daughters to deepen their relationship with the Lord and with one another.

Daughters will be encouraged to make Christ the first priority in their hearts and make wise decisions throughout their lives. Along with attending sessions with their daughters, mothers will benefit from mothers’ sessions of practical encouragement and insight.

Mothers attending with daughters will have the opportunity to have many fruitful conversations and strengthen their relationship. However, we do allow girls ages 14 and up to attend without their mothers.

We hope to see you at an upcoming COMMIT conference!

COMMIT Office • 2134 Cadjew St. • Redding, CA 96003 • 530-221-2425

“Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? . . .[She] who speaketh the truth in [her] heart.”  Psalm 15

The International ALERT Academy is delighted to invite mothers and daughters of all ages to an exciting retreat weekend geared specifically toward them! Ladies will be inspired through meaningful sessions , encouraged through fellowship times, and challenged during creative learning times.

Moms and daughters will be exhorted in a variety of ways to be built with wisdom, character, and godliness.

Retreat Dates

Thursday, February 24, 2011 – Sunday, February 27, 2011

Pricing

$150 per person. Cost Includes room accommodations, activities and meals.

This is a bunk housing rate. If you would like to have a private room with your daughter, please note that on your application and add $60 to your total.

Contact us for more information and registration:

International ALERT Academy
One Academy Blvd.
Big Sandy, TX 75755

Telephone: 903.636.2000
Fax: 903.636.2013
Email: info@alertacademy.com

Part 1 is about developing the system for handling the purchase, preparation, and clean up of FOOD for meals in the home. The other systems of the home deal with clothing, shelter, education, and life purpose. These systems are analogous to departments in a business. They are the backbone of a household and need managed to experience the peaceful fruits of a safe, joyful home. The alternative is a chaotic home with feelings of bitterness and apathy.

Here at the Headquarters, we are always encouraged when a new family calls to share what they are learning during their first year in ATI. The challenges our families face and the subsequent victories they experience give us one more reason to do what we do.  One particular first-year family has decided to create a blog for sharing their experiences. Check out their latest adventures at http://atifamily.com. As you read their blog, you’ll find some creative suggestions for teaching younger children the Wisdom Booklets and you’ll be encouraged by the freshness of their perspective. We hope you enjoy their blog – don’t forget to encourage them along the way – you can read and post comments on most of their posts. Keep up the good work!

–The ATI Office

Dear ATI Families,

We are pleased to announce that Phil Downer and his wife, Susy, will be
hosting a Marriage for Life conference at the Oklahoma City Training
Center on August 27-28.

Phil Downer has delighted and challenged audiences at the ATI Regional
Conferences this year. His straightforward approach to disciple making
has encouraged hundreds of families to make a commitment to
discipleship.

Phil and his daughter, Anna, have touched many fathers as they have
shared the practical steps they took to strengthen their relationship.

Now Phil and Susy Downer have created a seminar to teach how to build
intimacy and teamwork in marriage. Here is an excerpt from Phil’s own
testimony:

“We do not know where we would be if God had not reached us in the
despair and pain of our broken marriage, the pressures of business, the
crisis in relationships, the horror remaining from combat as a Marine
machine gunner, and given us a purpose in our family, a biblical context
for ambition and success, and tools and practical paths to follow in
nurturing and discipling our six children and reaching others the way we
were reached. Because Christ reached us through godly and committed
people, strategically placed in our lives, we are committed to spend our
remaining days, not only doing the same with others, but assisting like-
minded people, in addition to pastors and leaders, to be life
multipliers.”

For questions or more information on this event you can visit
www.afamilyforlife.com/okc , e-mail events@okc.iblp.org,
or call the Oklahoma City Training Center at 405-526-0001.

Sincerely,

Andrew D. Warner
Administrative Director
Advanced Training Institute International

“Success in marriage is not measured by the absence of misunderstandings, but rather by how quickly you course correct and reconnect after a conflict. If the words, “We need to talk,” strike fear in your heart, then this conference will give you the tools and confidence to pursue connection, overtake the host of issues you are facing and recover all God has ordained for your marriage. Newlyweds will gain valuable skills to keep little issues from becoming big ones. Mature couples will find new ways to resolve old problems and achieve lasting resolution.”

For more information on this conference including conference topics, pricing, and locations, please visit the Noble Call website. Noble Call Institute is the ministry of Chris and Ann Hogan.

We are blessed and excited to offer a full ten day Journey for mothers, for the very first time! Last year the Lord honored us with the opportunity to offer a shortened Journey for mom’s in order to give them a time of rest and refreshment.
This year, God has made it possible for us to hold a full length Journey to the Heart for mothers. We hope and pray that this will be an opportunity for the mother’s to have an incredible experience with the Lord, and with each other.

Dates:
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 – Saturday, October 2nd, 2010

Cost:
ATI Member: $50 per day (Total of $500)
Non ATI Member:$80 per day (Total of $800)

Travel Information:
The Journey will begin and end at IBLP headquarters in Oak Brook IL.

If Flying:
Please book your tickets to arrive on Wednesday September 22nd between 8:00AM and 5:00PM.
Please book your tickets to depart on Saturday October 2nd between 8:00AM and 7:00PM

Airports: Tickets may be booked for either Chicago Midway airport (MDW) or Chicago O’Hare airport (ORD). Pick up and drop off will be provided for both of these airports at no extra charge if flights are booked within the time frames specified above.

If Driving:
You are welcome to arrive at Headquarters any time between 9:00AM and 5:00PM on Wednesday, and you are welcome to depart at anytime on Saturday.
For directions use the following address:
707 West Ogden Ave, Hinsdale, IL 60521

As a note, registration for the Journey will actually be held at our Staff Center which is about an eighth of a mile up Adams road and to the right.

Items provided:

• Towels and Washcloths
• ALL Bedding (sheets, blankets, pillows..)
• Washer, Dryer, and Detergent
• Iron and Ironing Board
• Meals and Snacks
• Transportation to and from the Northwoods

How to pack:

• On summer Journeys, in case of water activities, it is suggested that ladies bring modest swimwear. Pants, shorts, capris, or skirts, (all of which must fall bellow the knee), and a t-shirt. Please avoid sleeveless tops.
• On fall/winter Journeys, please bring warm clothes, including warm pants to wear under skirts for outdoor activities.
• Due to unpredictable weather conditions in the Northwoods, please refer to the link available at http://northwoods.iblp.org/weather for a current weather forecast, weather related details, and clothing suggestions.

Journey Overview:

The Journey begins on Wednesday September 22nd with each attendee having a personal interview with Mr. Gothard at some point during the day. The first official session will start at 7:00PM Wednesday evening.

Thursday will be a time of completing personal interviews, getting to know team members, and teaching sessions on various topics such as Lies we Believe, how to Hear the Voice of God, and how to Prepare your Heart to Seek the Lord.

Friday all Journey attendees will travel up to the Northwoods of Michigan where the real Journey begins. For the next five days, (Saturday through Wednesday) there will be much individual time interspersed with group prayer and discussion time as the teams work through the Journey to the Heart binder, and simply take time to seek the Lord. In the evenings there may be speaking sessions, or various DVD messages or testimonies.

Monday will be a day of delighting in the Lord through fasting and seeking Him.
Thursday morning the teams will leave the Northwoods and return to Headquarters in time for an evening meeting. Friday will be follow up training, and practical counsel for going home. Saturday everyone will return to their homes and families.

Our hearts desire and prayer is that this will be a precious time of refreshing, healing, brokenness, and sweet fellowship with Jesus. The most wonderful thing on earth is to know and abide in the love of our Savior, and we hope that this Journey will be an opportunity for you to be reminded of how much Jesus loves you.

That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

Ephesians 3:17-19

When your registration has been confirmed we will be sending you some powerful material to help you prepare for the Journey.

If you have any questions, concerns, or needs including things you would like us to pray about before you come, please don’t hesitate to call, write, or email us.

It is our privilege to serve you.
May God bless you as you seek His face.
In Christ,
The Journey to the Heart Office
630-323-9800 Ext 522
JourneytotheHeart@iblp.org

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In this segment you’ll learn how to go from the Upper Path to the Lower Path using the first 5 Commands of Christ.

Study Guide:

Noble Moments Session 2 Study Guide

Other Sessions:

• Noble Moments Session 1: Slow is Fast in Relationships
• Noble Moments Session 3: Becoming a Noble Man in Jesus Christ
• Noble Moments Session 4: The 9 Levels of Intimacy

Welcome to our first podcast in the Noble Moments Series! This first segment introduces the diagram of the Upper Path and the Lower Path of Relationships.

Study Guide:

Noble Moments Session 1 Study Guide

Other Sessions:

• Noble Moments Session 2: Taking the Lower Path in Relationships
• Noble Moments Session 3: Becoming a Noble Man in Jesus Christ
• Noble Moments Session 4: The 9 Levels of Intimacy