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

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

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!

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.

All you have to do is give us the names and emails of 10-15 friends and we will contact them right away! We will send them an email with a personalized link to the DCC web page (i.e. www.godcc.com/friendname).

CLICK HERE TO SEND AN E-VITE!

Excited to see you and your friends at DCC,

The Marketing Team

YOU CAN HELP YOUR FAVORITE VIDEO WIN THE CONTEST by getting all your friends to watch the video too! The number of “views” the entry receives will be very significant in the judging process (50% of the score)

The producer(s) of the winning video will receive $250 CASH!!!!!!!

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, what happens there, etc.

2. Be sure to include conference details and the website: www.goDCC.com.

3. Your video must be less than 2 minutes in length.

4. Do NOT use copywritten video or music clips.

5. YOUR VIDEO MUST BE POSTED on YouTube.com by NOON, Monday, November 10th (however if your video is completed earlier you can post it earlier to gain YouTube views).

6. Also, send the YouTube embedded URL to: DCCvideocontest@gmail.com by NOON, Monday, November 10th.

The DCC Marketing team will judge entries based on the following criteria:

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 and family to accumulate “views” thus increasing the video’s popularity on the World Wide Web. 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 to watch your video.

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

Winners will be announced on Thursday, December 11th, 2008.

Questions? E-mail: DCCvideocontest@gmail.com