Saturday Breakdown

What have people enjoyed or found encouraging from our Saturday events?

In general, people affirmed the range and format of events in the 2005 Fall semester.

• Unstructured time
• Good balance of activities in fall
• Joint activities with CICF
• Consistent times for events
• Roundtable
• Service project
• Hayride
• Small group events (e.g. joint dinner at Amy's)
• Retreat with CICF
• 1^st game night
• BBQ
• New students helping out at coffeehouse

What elements of the Saturday events do you feel need improvement or change?

• Planner "burnout"
• New student outreach through remainder of semester (intro events were good)
• Balance of social/non-social events in spring semester (3 roundtables, Inst. Bib. Studies, Regional retreat and Faculty conference all in spring, make for less community building time)
• Advertising for roundtable (beyond TGIF emails)
• Incorporation/invitation to non-Christians
• Prayer
• Clique formation
• 1^st year students at Saturday events due to time constraints

What should be the aim of our Saturday events?

• Community formation
• Witness/accountability
• Build a foundation for graduate Christians
• Build a meaningful and purposeful relationship with surrounding community
• Individual Growth

What are some actions we could take to improve?

New student outreach committee: Form a group of students to follow up with new students beyond introductory events.

Encourage prayer partnerships/accountability groups

Limit roundtable events to 2 in spring

Efficient delegation

Develop a group mentality of shared responsibility, prayer, and unity.

Quantity versus quality: carefully consider the number and quality of our events

Last updated April 4, 2007
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