Education & Christian Growth
Sharpen your spirit and mind as you engage in a tussle of wit and wisdom based on general knowledge and your understanding of the Bible. Harness your linguistic talents to build faith or to expand your intellectual capacity through the written and spoken word.
Why You Need To Participate ...
- Be on your way to becoming a fiery preacher!
Who We Are Looking For …
Categories:
| Level |
Leaders (all who have attended CLT and all existing CGLs) |
Members |
- Participants must be 26 years old and below.
What You Will Face …
- Finals: Each participant must prepare and preach an original five minute sermon.
What You Need To Know ..
- Finals: Aug 2, 2008 (SAT) 10am at Church Main Auditorium
- Each participant is to prepare a sermon based on ANY of the following topics:
- Faith
- Healing (Physical or Inner Healing)
- Holy Spirit
- Evangelism
- Discipleship
- The winners will be announced on the final night in the Emerge Conference.
- The judges’ decision is final and irrefutable.
Why You Need To Participate ...
- Make a difference with your life story!
Who We Are Looking For …
Categories:
| Level |
Secondary |
26 years and below |
What You Will Face …
- Finals: Aug 2, 2008 (SAT) 12pm at Church Main Auditorium.
- Each participant must prepare and share an original personal testimony for four minutes.
Rules & Regulations
- Each participant is to prepare & share a powerful testimony based on ANY of the following areas:
- Salvation or Conversation
- Financial / Material Blessings
- Healing & Restoration
- Transformation
- Breakthroughs in career / studies.
Why You Need To Participate ...
- To increase your knowledge and love for God’s Word
- To be an effective disciple of Christ!
Who We Are Looking For …
- Open Category: Participants must be 26 years old and below.
What You Will Face …
- Preliminaries: Jul 12, 2008 (SAT) 1pm at Church Main Auditorium
- Contestants must memorize the 60 verses based strictly on the handout given by the organizers. This round will be based on individual effort and contestants will be required to write out 60 verses chosen by the organizers. Verses will be posted on our Emerge KL website – www.emergkl.my by Jun 15, 2008 (SUN)
- Contestants are required to read through the Four Gospels in the Bible, as 10 general questions (Maps included) related to the Four Gospels will be tested.
- Only 4 teams will enter finals according the highest scores accumulated by the best three contestants from each cluster in the Preliminary round.
- Finals: Aug 10, 2008 (SAT) 3.30pm at Church Main Auditorium
- Only 1 team will be selected as winner for this competition.
Why You Need To Participate …
- Improve your spelling skills.
- Increase your vocabulary.
- Challenge and stretch your ability to handle competition stress and gain personal confidence!
Who We Are Looking For …
Categories:
| Level |
Secondary |
26 years and below |
What You Will Face …
Preliminaries (Semi-Finals) | 1,500 words | Category 1-2: Jul 12, 2008 (SAT) 10am at Church Main Auditorium |
Finals | 2,500 words | Category 1-2: Aug 10, 2008 (SAT) 2:30pm at Church Main Auditorium |
What You Need To Know ...
- Students must not eschew normal school classes in favor of preparation for the Spelling Bee competition.
- The official source for all words given in the competition shall be the spelling list given per round.
- Words will be posted on our Emerge KL website - www.emergkl.my by Jun 15, 2008 (SUN)
- Prelim/semi-finals: This is a verbal oral test round. Participants will be immediately disqualified is the word given was spelled wrongly.
- Should there be more than one spelling for the word pronounced, the spelling by the speller shall be accepted as correct if (1) The pronunciation of the words are identical, and (2) The definition of the words are identical.
- If a word has one or more homonyms (words such as "caret" and "carrot" that have the same pronunciations but are spelt differently, and have different meanings), the speller is to find out by definition which word is to be spelt. If the speller does not and gives the word not intended by the Pronouncer, that shall be taken as the final answer.
- The judges’ decision is final and irrefutable.
Download Resource here | Secondary Level | Tertiary Level |
5. “How Smart Are You?” IQ Test
Why You Need To Participate ...
- An opportunity to learn how to think with your logical mind
- Put to test your own logical reasoning and problem solving skills.
- Challenge and stretch your ability to handle competition stress.
Who We Are Looking For …
- Open Category: Participants must be 26 years old and below.
What You Will Face …
- Finals: Jul 12, 2008, (SAT) 12pm at Church Main Auditorium
What You Need To Know ...
- Participants need to answer a set of 50 questions
- Time given to complete the task is only 45mins.
- Top scorer will be the champion
- The judges’ decision is final and irrefutable.
Why You Need To Participate ...
- Develop your business ideas and enhance your creativity
- Challenge and stretch your ability to handle competitive stress.
- Show your compassion towards the underprivileged in our society through fund raising
Who We Are Looking For …
Level |
| 26 years and below |
27 years and above |
What You Will Face …
- 3 rounds of competition to determine the winner
What You Need To Do ...
- Come out with a business plan to help an under privileged group of society financially eg orphans, widows, drug addicts, poor etc.
- Business proposal should be not more than 2000 words.
- Softcopy to be emailed to: emergekl.apprentice@gmail.com
- Hardcopy to be submitted by Jul 12, 2008. (SAT) 12pm at Church Office. Both softcopy and hardcopy of the business proposal are required to enter the competition.
- 10 finalists will be selected to enter the semi finals on Aug 2, 2008 (SAT) 2pm at Church Main Auditorium.
- 3 out of the 10 finalists will be selected to compete in the final rounds on
Aug 10, 2008 (SUN) 3pm at Church Main Auditorium.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Expectations of a Business Plan
The Business proposal should include the following characteristics:
- Viability - the opportunity should be reasonable and supported by a sound execution strategy.
- Realism – Assumptions and budget for the proposal should be valid and realistic.
- Competitiveness – Identification and analysis of competitors should be done and how the competitive advantages of the company can be enumerated.
- Writing style –Style should be catered for the educated, intelligent layman and avoid jargon. Include a glossary, if needed, for easy reference.
- Graphics - Graphics should help tell a story. Use them where they make sense.
- All proposals must be the original work of the team participating in this competition.
- Applicants risk disqualification if any attempt is made to approach a judge, or have someone to do so, on their behalf, in connection with the competition.
- The decisions of the judges are final, including the interpretation of the rules and regulations of the competition.
- Winner agrees that its proposal may be used by the organizing committee, at its discretion, in any form, and release the organizers and their representatives from any liability.
- The organizing committee of the competition reserves the right to amend or change the rules and regulations of the competition. Under no circumstances is the organizing committee obliged to inform or give prior notice to the applicants about the amendments and changes.
COMPETITION STRUCTURE
The competition is divided into 3 rounds. These are detailed below.
- Round 1 (Proposal submission)
- The first part of the competition is based on the initial submissions by the contesting teams.
- The panel of judges will select 10 teams for the next round.
- The criteria for the selection will be as follows:-
- Originality (40%)
- Coherence (30%)
- Impact (30%)
- Round 2 (Show & Tell)
- The 10 teams will be assigned floor space to display their proposals and will be judged based on the following criteria:
- Feasibility (40%)
- Presentation (30%)
- Impact (30%)
- Based on the submitted proposals, 3 finalists will be selected to participate in the final round (Elevator Pitch).
- Round 3 (Elevator Pitch)
- The final round of judging will take place through an ‘elevator pitch’ test.
- This test refers to a short presentation to communicate to a potential investor the most salient points of the Business proposal. This forces the presenter to be concise and convincing.
- The 3 finalists from each category will be given 90 second slots to present their proposals to a panel of judges and finalists are required to answer the questions posted by the judges regarding the business proposal.
- The panel will determine the winner based on the following criteria:
- Feasibility (40%)
- Presentation (30%)
- Q&A (30%)
Timeline
The tentative dates for the various rounds of the competition are listed below.
Competitions | Number of Contestants Selected | Time Given | Date & Time | Place | |
| Round 1 | Proposal Paper Submission | >20 | NIL | Jul 12, 12pm | Church Office |
| Round 2 | Show and Tell (Semi Finals) | 10 | 5mins | Aug 2, 2pm | Church Main Auditorium |
| Round 3 | Elevator Pitch (Finals) | 3 | 90secs | Aug 10, 3pm | Church Main Auditorium |
Judges
Judges for the competition will be selected from various backgrounds for all the rounds.
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