Last month to save $30!
The 2011 GCN Conference early bird special ends this month! This year's conference (Jan. 6-9) in Denver, Colorado, will feature a keynote by bestselling author Philip Yancey, a brand-new sequel to our 2007 musical, Straight to Heaven, and more surprises! Register now for only $99, because the price is about to go up to $129!

T-shirt design contest
Have a great idea for a T-shirt? Love to draw? Design? Play with words? Play with fonts? If any of these apply to you, check out our September T-shirt design contest! Send us your designs by the end of the month, and we'll put them on shirts. The best-selling design could win $100! Click here for all the details.

GCN's financial summary: August
From Nate, our Director of Operations:
Hello, everyone! Thanks to all of you pitching in to help, GCN received over 108% of our monthly need for August! The more that happens, the more GCN can reach out to those in need. Let's keep it up as we move into the Fall season. We are currently at 31% ($4,032 of $13,074) of our budgeted need for September. Please make your pledge or donation to help GCN continue to impact hearts and minds for Christ.

Hot topics this week
Message board discussions worth checking out, recommended by our Community Manager:
Early morning wake-up call - One member's prayer to God for forgiveness.
Came out to my mom! - One young woman's encouraging story.
Can we hear the voice of God or is it just our imagination? - Different thoughts on how God speaks.

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