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The Great Banquet Movement
The Great Banquet is a three-day, Cursillo model movement. The Great Banquet movement was developed from the Walk to Emmaus (a Protestant three-day, Cursillo model movement). Lampstand Ministries, located in Madisonville, Kentucky, USA is the covering corporation for The Great Banquet.

History: 

Complete information about Cursillo - the original Roman-Catholic movement, formed in Spain in the 1940's can be found in [this Wikipedia article].

The First Presbyterian Church, in Madisonville, Kentucky, began hosting Walk to Emmaus events in 1982. After ten years serving with The Walk to Emmaus, Rev. John E. (Jack) Pitzer, and a group of lay people formed The Great Banquet movement. Their purpose was to re-image the movement, based on the parable of the Great Banquet, as presented in The Gospel of Luke. The organization of The Great Banquet is lead by an ecumenical board of directors (as opposed to a single christian denomination). As the movement continues to spread to new U.S., and international communities, each new community is sponsored by a local church, that provides facilities for the three-day experience.


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The Banquet Weekend and After:

The Great Banquet is a 72-hour, [immersion] experience (usually Thursday evening to Sunday evening) that focuses on one's relationship with God and with others, and training attendees to become effective Christian leaders. The three days include fifteen structured talks, given by both clergy and lay people. The talks are outlined and presented in a specific order for teaching attendees about grace and priorities. The talks are based in scripture and are peppered with personal experiences of the individual speaker. After the weekend, alumni enter what the movement calls "the fourth day" (all the days following the weekend experience). Following the weekend, fourth day "reunion groups" may be established where alumni can examine their personal goals of spiritual growth, and receive encouragement from other alumni. An attendee of any three-day Cursillo model weekend may also choose to assist in future Great Banquet weekends by volunteering as team members and helpers.

Fun Fact:

The Great Banquet continues the Cursillo tradition of using the Spanish folk song De Colores as their theme song, and the words "De Colores" as their salutation. Another common, related theme in Cursillo model communities is the use of a Rooster (the root of the DeColores song, as well as a humorous verse within certain translations of the song), and the rainbow to represent the many bright and varied colors of creation.

Other Names (and external links):

 * Cursillo
 * The Walk to Emmaus
 * Tres Dias
 * Via de Christo
 * Kairos (prison ministry)
 * Cum Christo
 * Journey to Damascus
 * Unidos en Cristo
 * Awakening (youth)
 * Chrisalis (youth)

Other Helpful resources:
http://www.lampstand.net

http://www.greatbanquet.com

http://3dayol.org/