The delegates will be going in pairs to people’s homes who bought them, and doing various odd jobs like washing windows, mowing lawns and maybe even ballroom dancing!  

Over $400 was raised and a hilarious time was had by all. It not only raised money, but also raised the profile of ncyc11 in the community and will establish relationships between the older and younger members of the congregation.  

Burdekin UC is looking forward to their next venture, selling soft drinks at the local festival.

Well done – keep it loud!

- Preparation within the delegates for the message to be shared at NCYC

- Willing to learn and have fun

1. Small group leaders

- Provision of suitable small group leaders

- Confidence and love within the small group leaders to successfully lead their team

1. Chaplains

- Provision of suitable chaplains

- Equipping of the chaplains with the skills and compassion necessary for task at hand

1. Organising team

- Ongoing enthusiasm

- Ability to close outstanding issues and complete tasks as necessary

The site, http://www.ncycmusic.com.au/ allows composers to upload songs, lyrics and chord charts and allows attendees of NCYC and people in congregations to browse, listen to and download the music for use in worship.

The site aims to take a step further in music creation from the National Assembly’s Songs that Unite competition, by building an online composer community which includes forums where people can share music writing ideas and challenges, as well as discussing issues relating to music and worship.

Created for ncyc11, the designers behind the site hope it will transcend more than just the National Christian Youth Convention being held at the end of this year.

“Our early ideas were that the site would help to give exposure to all the songs that get submitted for use at NCYC, not just the 12 or so that are selected for use in worship at the event,” said Rob Adamson, co-creator of the site and member of the NCYC music team.

“Our idea is that the site will be passed onto the next NCYC or grow into something else, that it’s a resource that gets built on,” Mr Adamson said.

In the past, NCYC attendees could purchase a CD and music books to share the music with their congregation; this site allows people to access all the submitted music for free and play in worship with their CCLI or other license.

The NCYC music team will be responsible for selecting the songs from this collection to be used in worship at the week long convention.

“One of the big things that we will look for is that the music will be transferrable, not just on a big scale with a full rock band, but music that you can take back to your congregation as a piano player, guitarist or vocalist and play,” Mr Adamson said.

“People come from different churches­—NCYC is great because it brings people from all over the country together.

“Some people may be from a church where they only have 10 young adults, so to be in a massive group of young adults worshipping is pretty big.

“Music inside of worship plays a big role—some people don’t have the style and variety of music that you will find at NCYC—and music will be used to help set the mood or theme for the day.”

Coordinator of worship at ncyc11, Megan Thompson agrees.

“Music is a universal language that can transcend language and cultural boundaries,” said Ms Thompson.

“Favourite music takes us back to precious times and places. But God doesn’t ask us to live in the past—our living God calls us to be members of a heavenly ensemble here and now, leading people in hope and love to meet the greatest conductor we will ever know.

“And so it is good to learn new songs. The website with up and downloadable material will be an excellent forum for attendees and their congregations to prepare for and follow up from the convention. 

“I encourage music leaders within congregations to visit the site to learn new songs and let us know which ones work well in their settings.”

Composers have until 20 September 2010 to submit their MP3 files, chord and lyric charts to the site, to be considered for use in worship at ncyc11. Full details, including copyright and licensing information can be found at http://www.ncycmusic.com.au/.

The National Christian Youth Convention is a biennial event of the Uniting Church for young people aged 16-25. This year the event is being held on the Gold Coast, from 29 December 2010 to 4 January 2011.

We’d love you to share your stories in pictures or youtube clips:

* fundraising activites – dinners, car wash, stalls, musicals, crazy new ideas

* sharing the story – how do you get people in your community involved – prayer, testimonies, promotion

* road trip & travel plans – act out how you’re going to get here and what you’re going to see!

Simply email us the link (if it’s on youtube), or send us some image files. Contact details are here.

Please come and join us at Wellers Hill Tarragindi Uniting Church – 24 Pope St Tarragindi QLD.

Here’s what will be included in the day:

• • find out the  vision behind ncyc11 and how we hope it will influence the  church
  • understand  the theme, Turn it Up
  • meet some  key personnel on team, find out about their roles and see where you can fit  into the bigger picture.

We’ve got some specific team positions we’d like to fill, but we also want people already on team to get the full picture of how this great event is shaping up.

The day will follow a process developed by Rev Peter Armstrong which will step us through each piece of ncyc11 and help to grow us together as a team.

There will be an opportunity for you to register, if you haven’t already.

We also need anyone involved with ncyc11 to have a Blue Card – so please bring those details with you.
 
We’ll provide you with sustenance in the form of afternoon tea delights.

Please let us know if you can make it and encourage others to come. Tell us now. Or at least by 23 August.
 
So don’t whisper, TURN IT UP!

Logan Multicultural Uniting Church are sending 17 people to ncyc11. Each combined night service, someone who is going to ncyc11 shares their testimony, talking about why they’re going and what they are looking forward to.

At their next night service, some older people who have been to NCYCs 10 or 20 years ago are going to share their experiences – they believe not only does this encourage young people to go but it tells great stories of the amazing, transforming history of NCYC.

The church has agreed to pay half the registration costs, with fundraising covering the other half. Just last week a BBQ raised more than $680. Other ideas include breakfasts and concerts.

What a great effort and how exciting to see a mix of PNG, Tongan, Samoan and Fijian people embracing ncyc11!

-       God will provide bring the people and their registrations to the event in a timely manner

1. NCYC organising team

- God will provide an enthusiasm to the organising team for their tasks

- God will provide clear direction to the organising team for their task

1. Leadership and Volunteers

- God will place upon right people to be involved in leadership and volunteer roles at NCYC.

- God will give an enthusiasm to those nominating for leadership and volunteering roles for church’s young people

This year, we’re going interactive!

We’re calling all musos, composers and songwriters to submit their songs www.ncycmusic.com.au. This is where new and original music will be selected from for inclusion in worship at ncyc11.

Once approved to go public on the site (just checking we have everything we need and that no inappropriate material ends up on the site) others will be able to download and listen to your original compositions and give feedback.

Even if a song is not selected for use at ncyc11, you can still use it with the appropriate license at your local congregation.

So, get creative and find out all the details at ncycmusic.com.au

It’s now less than six months until ncyc11 and we need to get together with as many people on our team as possible.

When: 1.00 pm – 4.00 pm, Saturday 28 August 2010

Where: Wellers Hill Tarragindi Uniting Church, 24 Pope Street, Tarragindi

If you are not in SE Queensland we’d still love to have you as part of our team.

Please contact us if you are not sure how you can be involved.

This meeting is important to help us:

• get to know each other
• find out where we need people to help
• place people who are keen to help but without a role
• catch up on what has happened so far and what still needs to happen
• share ideas, dreams and visions for ncyc11
• focus in on the goals and purpose of ncyc11—for young people to grow in their relationship with Jesus

And of course to TURN IT UP!

Please RSVP before Wednesday August 23 to the ncyc11 office: info@ncyc11.com.au or 07 3377 9750 so that we can cater for you.

- God will provide bring the people and their registrations to the event in a timely manner

- God will assist those with lacking means to attend NCYC

2. Leadership and Volunteers

- God will place upon right people to be involved in leadership and volunteer roles at NCYC.

- God will give an enthusiasm to those nominating for leadership and volunteering roles for church’s young people