This season's theme is Excellence. What does true excellence look like? Our guiding Bible verse for this year, Colossians 3:23-24, provides the perfect answer: "Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men."

Reminders:

• Fillable script submission forms are now available in your Stoa Resources - Tournament Hub - Speech folder.
• Early Bird discount on annual membership ends September 30th. Register soon!
• Look at the top navigation bar to see tabs to commonly used resources, including all your Stoa Member Resources, the Rulebook app, and the Script Compliance Tool app.
• Clash in the Cloud Fall Online Tournament opens September 1st and closes September 15th. Don't delay! See the details here.
• Volunteers make Stoa run smoothly. We would love to have you serve! Contact Lynda@stoausa.org for a role that is right for you!

• Full details on MinistrySafe, and who needs to complete training, and how to get started are available here.
• New Minimum Tournament Standards are here.