Over 1,000 students at DCC packed 104,000 meals for children in Haiti. Click on this link to see local news coverage of the event:

http://www.kdvr.com/videobeta/7c34d174-8c3f-4b68-9693-45952de766d4/News/College-student-helping-Haiti-combat-malnutrition

Brian Davis is a worship leader and songwriter in the North-Denver area. Brian has served as a worship pastor in several Denver-area churches over the past 12 years. His experience in working within these communities has helped him hone a style of music that is challenging to the soul, yet musically accessible. Always curious about why we believe what we believe and constantly in awe of the love and grace of Jesus Christ, Brian writes songs that he hopes will connect with and challenge people from all places on the spectrum of belief. Whether singing with a group of people in a cabin in the woods or leading songs before thousands, Brian makes an effort to engage every person in the room, forming a community of sojourners who are constantly stumbling toward a better way to live our lives.

For more information on Brian and to listen to his music, check out www.doyousmellthat.com.

One area that will look a bit different this year at DCC will be the “Day of Faith.”  We are changing this title to “Faith Experiences” because we will have three unique and compelling opportunities for DCC to take practical, application steps to the vision for reaching out to others during DCC.

Faith Experience #1: Gospel to the World:  Meals for Haiti
Christ came to restore both the brokenness of our hearts and the brokenness in our world.  It will be our privilege to play a part in bringing relief and restoration to earthquake-shattered communities in Haiti.  In partnership with Feeding Children Everywhere and the Hyatt Regency Hotel, we will assemble over 100,000 meals for secure distribution in Haiti.

Faith Experience #2: Gospel to your Community:  Spiritual Conversations through Social Media
When we think about reaching the world, often we forget that we already have many friends and family who don’t yet completely understand the Gospel.  The reality is that many of us find it more difficult to share our faith with those closest to us.  This hands-on experience with your small group will open up spiritual conversations with your faith with friends and family.

Faith Experience #3: Gospel to the City: Sharing on the 16th Street Mall
You don’t want to miss this! We have s surprise planned to help us start Gospel-centered conversations in a way that you’d least expect!  You will go with your Small Group to the 16th Street Mall and creatively engage people in purposeful conversations about life and faith.  See it as an opportunity not only to tell others about Christ, but to practice listening and asking questions to understand peoples’ spiritual journeys.  Ask the Lord to use you in a unique way to communicate the Gospel to others.

We wanted you to see this Inception parody DCC promo video created by the students at Mizzou. Don’t wait till someone plants the idea of going to DCC in your head. Decide for yourself to come today!

We are excited to announce this year’s personal growth seminars:

Becoming a Self-Feeder for a Lifetime
Knowing and Doing the Will of God
Walking with God for the rest of your life as a man. (Men only)
All the Single Ladies (Women only)
Hope Through Hardships
Good News for Those Trying Harder
A Tale of a Missional God
Conversations about Christ with your friends and family
The Divided Life: Compartmentalization
Satisfied?: The Spirit-Filled Life
Spiritual Warfare
To the Ends of the Earth: Unreached People Groups and World Missions
Jesus and Your Money
The Historical Trustworthiness of Scripture
Strategic intersections of faith and culture for the cause of Christ
Sexual Abuse
The Gifts of God
Shame
Waiting on the Lord
Spiritual Adoption
Story, Longing and Relationship: An Apologetic for a Postmodern World
Doubt your Doubts: Engaging Skeptics with the Gospel
“All Christians Are Dumb” and Other Myths:  Learning to Love God with Your Mind
Addicted to Approval and Performing?
Above Reproach – In Relationships, In Life  (Women Only)
Between Two Worlds : Using the Christian Worldview in Evangelism
Sharing Your Faith with Your Parents
Prayer
Dating By Faith
Missional Living: How You Could Change the World
Same Sex Attraction

In addition, we are also offering seminars relating to ministry after college:

Theology of Work
Business as Mission
Art
Academia
Pastoral Ministry
Serving with International Justice Mission
Serving with Campus Crusade for Christ
Education
Ministering to your Community
Serving Christ in the Health Professions
Living On Mission

DCC is almost here!

One of the ways you can prepare your heart for this special week is to enjoy this free talk by John Piper on “Doing Missions When Dying is Gain.”

Download it here for FREE: http://www.desiringgod.org/download.php?file=http://media.desiringgod.org/audio/1996/19961027.mp3

Don’t have enough money for DCC? You are a college student. Totally understandable. But don’t let that keep you from joining 1,200 other students this Christmas break.

You might not realize it, but you have many friends and family members who would be willing to give you a gift to help cover your DCC expenses.

We’ve taken the time to write up an ask letter for you to send out! Also, you will find a response card document that you can send with your letter.

Download here:

DCC Ask Letter

Response Cards

Make a DCC 2010 Promo Video—you could win $250 CASH!  Grab a few of your friends and make your own promo video for DCC, enter it to win!

Video Contest Rules

1. Your video must contain a DCC related message. Entry must contain at least one clearly stated message regarding DCC, what it is, why people should go or what happens there, etc.

2. Be sure to include correct conference details and the website: www.goDCC.com. Dates, location, etc!

3. Your video must 2 minutes long or less.

4. You can’t use copy-written video or music clips. However, parodies of songs are acceptable (maybe even encouraged…J)!

5. Your video must be posted on YouTube.com by NOON, Tuesday, December 1st (however if your video is completed earlier you can post it earlier to gain YouTube views).

6. You must send the YouTube embedded URL to: DCCvideocontest@gmail.com by NOON, Tuesday, December 1st.

7. Multiple submissions from one campus are definitely allowed!

How We Pick the Winner

1. DCC MESSAGE and ADHERENCE TO CONTEST RULES (25%)

2. CREATIVITY & QUALITY (25%)

3. POPULARITY (50%): Entries submitted via YouTube.com should be forwarded to friends to accumulate “views” thus increasing the video’s popularity online. The number of “views” the entry receives will be very significant in the judging process. Use whatever means necessary to get as many people on as many campuses as possible to watch your video.

For Inspiration

Check out these Fall Getaway promo videos for some ideas (note that some of these videos don’t meet a few of our criteria..They’re for ideas, not guidelines!):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mj_AK1HJfQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4OKGxiTgtI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JoN_uExhqA&feature=related

Sky’s the limit—if you want to sing and dance around, awesome.  If you want to do a TV show spoof, awesome.  If you want your video to be about ways to raise $ to go to DCC, awesome.  As long as you stick to the guidelines, go for it!

Disclaimer: Entries that contain any inappropriate language or material will be automatically discarded from the contest.

Winner will be announced at DCC 2010!

Questions? E-mail: DCCvideocontest@gmail.com

DATE: Friday, October 23 starting at 7:57 thru Sunday, October 25 at 10 am

LOCATION: Kansas City, exact location TBD

REGISTER: Register by October 21, 2009. Click here to register!

COST: FREE

SEND QUESTIONS TO: Email Vicki Guinn at Vicki.Guinn@uscm.org

This weekend is new, fun and exciting.   DCC 2010 will use you – STUDENTS – to lead musical worship. We will use this weekend to select our praise and worship team.   This student band will help lead DCC participants to the throne room of the Great I AM.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

Choose your own adventure!

Every student coming to the conference will experience DCC in their own unique way! You will be able to choose from dozens of break-out sessions that are customized to fit your needs and designed to be applied to your life right now.

Here are a few seminars that will be offered this year…

• God’s Blueprint For Your Finances
• Dating By Faith
• Time Management
• Addictive Behaviors
• Gaining Freedom From Sin and Your Past
• Darwin’s Demise: Why Evolution Can’t Take the Heat!
• Determining God’s Will
• When You’re Not a Kid, But You Still Have Parents
• Sharing the Gospel: Where Do I Start?
• Reliability of the Bible
• Depression: A Practical Approach to Dealing With It
• Pride: Our Constant Battle Within
• Life after College
• The Three Marks of Manhood
• Sticks and Stones: The Power of Words
• Art and Faith

Get a full list of the seminars on the second day of DCC here.