The 2009 National Fine Arts Festival will begin on Monday, August 3, with on-site check-in and registration. Presentations will take place throughout the week and will culminate with the Friday evening Celebration Service.

The week of services will combine dynamic speakers in the Assemblies of God with powerful worship led by recording artist, Jeff Deyo. The musician recently partnered with Worship City Ministries to establish a new worship school, Pure Worship Institute, which opened in July 2008 in Nashville, TN.

Wednesday’s service, featuring national youth director Jay Mooney, will challenge students across the nation to become a movement of Spirit-filled youth who are champions for Jesus Christ.

Combined student and adult services on Thursday and Friday evening will feature speaker Herbert Cooper, senior pastor of People’s Church in Oklahoma City and Dick Brogden, missionary to the Sudan.

Following the Friday night service, the National Fine Arts Festival Celebration Service will recognize the top Fine Arts participants across the nation and showcase an array of performances by various Award of Merit recipients.

Launched in 2008, the Kappa Tau program is designed to help students continue to discover and develop their ministry gifts beyond high school. KT is open to students who are 18-23 years of age and no longer eligible to participate in Fine Arts.

New to Kappa Tau in 2009 are the following performance categories:

For more information regarding registration deadlines, fees, rules and procedures, visit www.faf.ag.org.

Ambassadors in Mission (AIM) offers the experience of a lifetime as youth from across the nation unite to show the love of Jesus Christ to Orlando. Partnering with the Peninsular Florida District, AIM invites you to join us as we take part in this powerful outreach ministry.

This event is for teams only. Transportation will not be provided. For registration and further information, please contact the national AIM office at 417.862.2781, ext. 4039, or e-mail aim@ag.org.

The 2009 Bible Challenge Tournament is open to students fitting the same age/grade criteria as Fine Arts. A $1,000 scholarship for post-high school education/training will be awarded to the winner. Second place will receive a $100 scholarship.

The tournament is conducted in a one-on-one, round robin format with questions spanning from Genesis to Revelation and varying in difficulty. For more information, please contact the National Bible Quiz office at 417.862.2781 or e-mail bq@ag.org.