Registration Open For
Tri-Area DNOW 2026

The 2026 DNOW planning team, led by Tyler Kelley, has scheduled the DNOW for 2026 to take place on Saturday, February 7th. This year's DNOW will be hosted by Sandia Church in Clovis. The theme will be "Equipped!"

The planning team for DNOW 2026 want feedback from Tri-Area youth leaders on what areas of their faith they see students having trouble with defending or questioning. Their desire is to tailor each message to try and answer some of the most common questions youth leaders are getting in our area. They can email DNOW Team Leader, Tyler Kelley at tyler@highlandclovis.com.

The schedule will be as follows:

Saturday

Check-in & Hang Out – 9:30 a.m.

Session 1: Morning Worship – 10:00 a.m.

Small Group 1 – 11:00 a.m.

Lunch – 12:00 Noon

Small Group 2 – 12:30 p.m.

Session 2: Afternoon Worship – 1:30 p.m.

Recreation/Free Time - 2:30 p.m.

Small Group 3 – 4:00 p.m.

Dinner – 5:00 p.m.

Session 3: Evening Worship – 5:30 p.m.

Head Home – 6:30 p.m.

Sunday
(Resources will be provided to participating churches to use on Sunday)

Small Group 4 – During Sunday School

Session 4: Sunday Morning Worship

Program

The Sandia Worship team will provide leadership in singing during the DNOW and the speaker for DNOW 2026 will be Dr. Ergun Caner, a personal friend and mentor of the pastor of FBC Melrose, Tyler Eanes.

Dr. Ergun Caner

As the oldest of the three sons, Ergun was led to Christ by a persistent High School friend. Caner has been preaching and teaching almost since that day some thirty-five years ago.

He is currently the Dean of the Graduate School of Theology at the Arlington Baptist University in Arlington, Texas.

Over the last twenty-five years, Caner has been a Seminary and College President, Professor of Evidential Apologetics, Speaker and Author.

He has written over twenty books, many with his brother, Dr. Emir Caner. Caner is one of the most popular speakers on the circuit, having spoken in hundreds of youth camps, evangelism conferences and Apologetic conferences.

Caner had earned five degrees from accredited institutions, including three Masters degrees and a Doctor in Theology from the University of South Africa.

Registration is now open for DNOW 2026. The deadline for registering your group is Wednesday, January 7th.

Click HERE to register your group.