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ConGRADulations! is the #1 Grad Gift for a reason. Below you’ll find the scoop on all the goodies we’ve crammed into ConGRADulations! -- all the music, all the videos, all the great artist pics and written words of wisdom, and much, much more.
interlínc has been creating a ConGRADulations! project every year for around 20 years. We’d love for you to check out the Story of ConGRADulations! and see how a simple request from a youthworker has turned into an effective ministry tool for over a million graduates!
Music Samples From The CD
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Sure, video has become important to a GRAD’s life, but music is still king in communicating deeply to their hearts. On the Music CD, you’ll find 21 grad-themed songs from today’s most popular Christian artists. The songs address the issues that grads are facing – the future, success, friends, life mission and purpose, and personal faith and will be the soundtrack for your grads’ real life “video.”
Get Grad Now!The Gift Book
We have received serious threats at the notion of taking away the Gift Book... so it is back in 2012! We have added even more great stuff from Derek Melleby of CPYU and others. Also back this year is strong advice from John Bryson of College Ready/Family Life (Empowering Friendships), and Cody Brumley (Finances & Stewardship), and Josh McCellan (Worldview). It is a collection of amazingly graphic pages full of words of wisdom, artist advice, grad encouragement, song lyrics, and much more. It has got a page for you to write a personal greeting to your grads if you want to, and it holds the Music CD (or download card) and Media DVD in the front and back covers.
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Here is a sample of how the ConGRADulations! Class of 2012 Gift Book looks … there’s a four page section built around Switchfoot’s song “Afterlife”. The first two pages highlight the song lyrics, the third is a the third is a challenging thought from Jon Foreman — Switchfoot's leader, the fourth is words of wisdom from Class of 2012 grad Patrick Ivison — an amazing story. Also check out the four page section from Lecrae and the 116 Rappers on the song "Man Up" and the theme of responsibility, plus a note from Benny McGowan who will be playing football next year at Michigan State. Then take a look at Tobymac's pages on friendships. The Gift Book has a similar section for each of the songs on the Music CD-Download Card.
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Video Samples From The Media DVD
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From the moment the Class of 2012 first opened their eyes, they’ve had a camcorder staring back at them. Birthdays, holidays,
sports events, and vacations were all captured on video and in photographs. YouTube has taken this homemade video phenomenon to another level. What better way than the “video mode” for grads to share with each other?
The Media DVD is loaded with personal videos to the Class of 2012: from fellow classmates, from previous graduates, and from the top
names in Christian music. It also has great video clips on It also has great video clips on Finances-Stewardship from Cody Brumley
(NextChapter), Worldview from Josh McCellan (NextChapter), and Relationships from John Bryson (College Ready) that get grads ready for
college and the working world. All are offering
their best wishes and words of wisdom at this major life transition time. The Media DVD is chock-full of other resources: grad advice books, a year in review video, and a slew of ministry-based websites.
Why Give A Music CD & Media DVD As A Grad Gift?
- Because Grads Need A Transition Resource
- “Between 65% and 94% of church high school students stop attending church after they graduate.” —A Profile of Youth Group Kids, Post-Youth Group. —YouthWorker Journal Sept-Oct 2005.
This is the biggest transition of their lives. Many grads will make unwise choices that will affect the rest of their lives. - Because Music Is Their Life’s Soundtrack And Technology is Their Language
- The YouTube, MySpace Generation is spending a whopping 7.5 hours EVERYDAY with music, media and technology.
—Generation M: Media In The Lives of 8-18 Year Olds. - Because They Listen To Their Peers & Music Artists
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Social networking is the name of the game for the Class of 2012. They listen very carefully to their friends and peers. When other people their age talk and popular Christian artists sing or speak, grads are listening.
Years ago, a youth leader, knowing our unique function with youth ministry and Christian music, asked us a simple question. “My seniors never read the book that I give them for graduation. Couldn’t you guys put together a collection of songs that would deal with the same topics that the grad books do?” And from a simple question a wonderful Grad gift was born. For around 20 years we’ve worked to create a new CD (for those doing the math it was a cassette tape back then!) for the graduating class. We work hard to pick songs that will encourage, challenge and remind them how vital their relationship with God is as they stretch their wings.
But, probably the best reason for giving ConGRADulations is that seniors love getting GRAD and they actually use it. We love hearing stories from youth leaders - a former student comes home for Christmas as says, “Hey, thanks for that GRAD CD! It’s been cool to listen to & the video and web resources were kind of helpful”. We love how pleased youth leaders are knowing that they’ve given a gift that actually goes to college with their students. And we’ve worked hard to pack the DVD full of resources to keep grads from graduating from their faith.
Add a Hardback Bible
A large number of leaders and grad gift givers have asked us to provide the option to add a Bible to your ConGRADulations! gift order. In 2005, we heard you and created the GRAD “Add A HardBack Bible” PACK. Your response has been strong and clear...”Keep offering the Bible option and give us two Bibles as options.” We have continued to listen, and in 2012 you will have the ability to add a Message:Remix or NIV hardback Bible, or a Leather Bible to your order for a fraction of the cost you pay elsewhere (check out the webstore to see how low it is)-- just another way we are youth ministry-minded at our core...
The Message Remix
Eugene Peterson. 2272 pages. In this revised edition of Eugene Peterson's bestselling paraphrase, the reader-friendly text is still in paragraph form, but chapter and verse numbers have been added alongside. Includes book introductions and a "User's Guide" article.
NIV Compact Student Bible
Executive Editors: Philip Yancey and Tim Stafford 1464 pages. The NIV Student Bible’s proven, commonsense approach to studying the Scriptures appeals to high school and college readers. Its carefully researched features will help overcome common obstacles to reading and understanding the Bible. Edited by award-winning authors Yancey and Stafford, this Bible enables a student to understand what they read, find the topics they’re looking for, and make real progress in their Bible study, Features include: Guided Tour Of The Bible (180 Day Journey), Book Introductions And Overviews, 3-Track Reading Plan, Subject Guide, 100 Biblical People You Should Know.
The Maxwell Leadership Bible (Leather)
Executive Editor John Maxwell 1650 pages, bonded leather. Revised edition. Includes new laws of leadership The Law of Addition and The Law of the Picture, dozens of new articles, eight new Biblical teaching outlines. Also “21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” – in-depth articles that reveal these laws as seen in the lives of Bible people; “21 Indispensible Qualities of a Leader” -- insightful articles showing positive and negative examples of each quality; over 100 biographical profiles ; introductions to the books of the Bible outlining God’s role in the lives of influential men and women; 100’s of compelling short articles on mentoring and influence; thorough topical indexes for quick access to Scriptural passages and articles addressing leadership issues. Retail price = $50
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