Importance of Sponsorship

• Sponsorship for all three phases of the weekend (before, during, after) is one of the Essentials of Tres Dias.
• Tres Dias is not a walk-in and sign-up organization. It is by invitation only.
• Sponsorship is an act of sacrificial love - and at the same time - spiritual warfare.

Whom Should You Sponsor?

• Begin in prayer.
• Tres Dias is designed for Christians.
• Tres Dias is not for everyone.
• Those whom you should consider inviting:
  • Unchurched believers who are potential church members
  • Dependable church members
  • Less active church members
  • Church leaders
  • Unchurched Christians who are hungry for “something more”
• The following are not ideal Candidates, and you should not sponsor such a Candidate without much prayer and sound Christian counsel:
  • Non-Christians (persons who have no relationship to Jesus Christ’s church)
  • Persons undergoing a severe emotional crisis requiring professional counseling
  • Persons who repeatedly decline to make a weekend after being invited
  • Persons looking for another “spiritual high” or another experience to help them “arrive”
  • Persons living in a non-Christian lifestyle

How to Sponsor:

• Start early (three to six months before the weekend).
• Consider making your invitation a special occasion.
• Avoid “spooking” with unnecessary secrecy but save the surprises.

Before the Weekend:

• Pray for your Candidate.
• Explain that this is a cloistered weekend and that watches and phones should be left at home.
• Discuss general weekend topics with your Candidate.
• Plan when you will pick up your Candidate to bring them to the weekend.
• Explain to the Candidate’s family about Palanca letters.
• Set a deadline for getting the letters to you.
• Discuss the weekend application and fee with your Candidate. An application can be found at https://www.nttd.org/application or you can call the Pre-Weekend couple.
• Bring your Candidate to the weekend.
• Stay with your Candidate through Send-off.
• Deliver family and friend Palanca letters to the Palanca Room at Lake Lavon.
• Provide a Sample Palanca Request Letter to your Candidate’s family and friends.
• Be an encourager and helper to your Candidate.

During the Weekend:

• Pray for your Candidate.
• Check on the Candidate’s family.
• Ensure that the Candidate’s family knows how to contact you for emergencies.
• Family Palanca is a good idea. This may include mowing a lawn, babysitting, bringing them a meal, etc., while their family member is away.
• Attend the Serenade and encourage other community members to attend.
• Be there for Closing; it is your responsibility to get them home. Make sure your Candidate leaves the weekend with all his/her belongings.

After the Weekend:

• Help your Candidate find a reunion group.
• Bring your Candidate to their first Secuela.
• Help your Candidate to sponsor others.
• Seek ways to help your Candidate grow in their Christian walk.
• Continue to pray for your Candidate.