ICG T-shirt competition

SHALOM BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN CHRIST…….

Inter-Campus Gathering 2009 will be held on 19-22 September 2009, at Majodi Center, Plentong, Johor. Therefore, the ICG-2009 committee would like to invite all friends (MJCC, KLCC, PCC) to participate in the ICG T-shirt competition. The rules and regulations for the ICG T-shirt competition are as follows:

Rules & Regulations:

1. The design must be original.
2. You may send as many entries as you want.
3. The colors used in the design should be minimal. The fact that the T-shirt is attractive and impressive but also cost effective must be considered. (Maximum colors that can be used are 3 colors).
4. The winner will be chosen based on their creativity of design that reflect on ICG 2009 theme, “O.R.A.I.T.!!” (Our Religion As The “In-Thing”)
5. All designs submitted will not be returned. Once the designs are submitted, we have the copyright of the design. The committee will have the right to modify and use the designs that are submitted to us. Judges decision is final!
6. The designs must be submitted in softcopy (JPEG format).

The closing date for this competition is on 5^th July 2009. The winner will be contacted soon afterwards. Entries and your details (name, contact number, CSS/CUS) can be emailed to Fiona Fabian (fay_luke@yahoo.com).

Description on the theme:

“O.R.A.I.T!” ~ Our Religion As the ‘In Thing’.

Many people today, the youth especially, tend to separate religion from the rest of their lives. God, for them, exists only in the church and any relationship with Him tends to be confined to Sunday masses or feast days of the Church. Religion is not a cool thing. Praying and charitable acts are seen as nice but not cool. The active living out of one's faith is not considered hip or exciting for the youth because it does not seem to correspond to their idea of what is cool, hip and "happening". In short, religion is not the "In Thing". Ipods, notebooks and gadgets, cybergaming,techno music, Korean tv series, F1, the fashion and lifestyles of American idols are "In" but religion and faith, for most young people, is "Out".

At ICG 2009, we want to address this mindset. We want to ask the participants as university students of this generation, "What is cool, hip and happening for you as an undergrad?" After that, we want to challenge their view and mindset that religon is not cool. We want to show that it is possible to be a cool and hip Christian who actively witnesses to Christ because when He was on earth, Christ was the coolest guy alive and He still is!! We just do not know it.

At ICG 2009, we aim to show them that youth can be cool, hip, happening and Christ-centered too. We want to bring participants to a greater awareness and appreciation of the importance of putting Christ FIRST in their lives and that religion is not separated from their young and hip lifestyles. Indeed, religion is the base and foundation of that cool, hip and happening lifestyle.

We believe that as young, responsible Malaysians in colleges and universities, we can authentically witness to the work of Christ only when our faith is fully integrated with our lifestyles, more so, in face of the many challenges our world is going through today.

In short, we want to be effective and “cool” witnesses for Christ! Our religion is the "In Thing" and we intend to prove it at ICG 2009! ORAIT!!