Proposal for the 2015 National College Training

Burden of the College Training• Provide a training atmosphere where college students can: o Be equipped with trutho See a heavenly visiono Be helped in their experience of lifeo Enter into the practice of the church lifeo Be perfected in the preaching of the gospel

• To maintain a sanctified atmosphere, each student must agree to the training regulations, which include:o A strict dress codeo Minimal contact between brothers and sisterso Oral and written testingo A strict schedule

Benefits of the College Training

• Impact especially noticeable with incoming college freshmen o Stirred up to actively participate in the Lord’s move on their

campuseso Motivated to continue to pursue the Lord through the

school year

• Some have consecrated themselves to go to the full-time training as a result of the college training

o A significant number of FTTA trainees testified that attending the college training was a major factor in their wanting to come to the full-time training

• Affords the students priceless opportunities to blend with their peers for mutual inciting and encouragement

Proposal for 2015 National College Training• Greater impact among the students

• To boost morale on campuses nationally

• To facilitate more blending

• To increase the awareness and number of participants in future college trainings

• To provide a stronger stepping stone into the FTTA

• Dates: July 12-18, 2015 – eight days after the semi-annual

• Location: University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana

• Cost: Approximately $325 – comparable to recent years

• Booked as a Christians on Campus event

• Verbal commitment by Fall 2014• Signed contract by May 12, 2015• Deposit of 66% by June 12, 2015• Balance due at the end of the

college training• Need insurance certificate

University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana

Dorm Room Cafeteria

Ikenberry Commons

Dining Hall

Dorm and Dining Area (Ikenberry Commons)

• Large meetings held in auditorium

• Maximum capacity: 1200-1300

• Theater-style seating• 30-50 break-out rooms

near Foellinger, and space available in Ikenberry Commons for 120 small groups

Large Meeting Room (Foellinger Auditorium)

Auditorium

StudentUnion

Distance to Champaign from Major Cities

ATL (10 hr)

Austin (16 hr)

Dallas (13 hr)

Seattle (31 hr)

S.F. (31 hr)

L.A. (29 hr)

Columbus (6 hr)

Charlotte (12 hr)

Eugene (34 hr)

Houston (15 hr)

Champaign, IL

N.Y.C (14 hr)

Miami (19 hr)

Boston (17 hr)Minneapolis (8 hr)

Denver (15 hr)

Vancouver (33 hr)

Toronto (9 hr)

Montreal (14 hr)

Status Update for the National College Training

Dates: 7:00 PM Lord’s Day July 12, to12:00 PM Saturday July 18, 2015

Cost: $330 per person

Number of attendees that can be accommodated: 1750 (300 International)

Cost for bussing attendees from Chicago to the University (three hours) is included in the registration cost

Suggested breakdown by area for international students:

Europe—75Asia—75Mexico—20Central America—10South America—45Africa—45Australasia—30

Housing: Four dormitories close to each other and close to the cafeteria

Main Meeting area holds 1350

Overflow room over top of the cafeteria holds 550

Main meeting area is a 20 minute walk from the cafeteria

Since August 4 there have been four conference calls with about 15 to 20 on each call.

Registration:

We are using a company called RegPAk to develop a robust registration database.

This database will be used for all college trainings in the future.

We have a detailed timeline with milestones that will enable us to open registration on January 1,2015

October 20 to 22 a coordination team of 30 will gather in Champaign

Pray

Tour the campus

Review details of the current plans

Generate detailed plans for the registration process

Review all aspects of the college training

Review the organization chart and service areas

(Insert Org Chart)

Continue to add names of responsible brothers to the various service areas 

Meet with University A / V personnel to review arrangements and cost to have a video feed into overflow room.

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Review the schedule—Does it work?

6:30am Rise

7:10 - 8:50 Breakfast (in 4 separate shifts); those waiting to eat can have personal

morning revival and possibly attend a morning revival workshop

9:00 - 10:15 Meeting 1—Experience / Life

10:15 - 10:45 Break

10:45 - 12:00 Meeting 2—Campus Labor

12:00 - 1:40 Lunch (in 4 separate shifts); those waiting to eat can read excerpts, memorize verses, and/or have 2's and 3's fellowship

1:00 - 3:00 Recreation

3:00 - 4:00 Rest

4:00 - 5:30 Small group fellowship, 2's and 3's

5:30 - 7:10 Dinner; those waiting to eat dinner can have free time, attend a prophesying/overflow session, or attend workshops on preparing for FTTA, Q&A sessions, etc

7:30 - 9:30 Meeting 3--Vision

10:45 Lights out

  

We have a cost model that currently projects a cushion (excess of funds) of $30,000. So far we are on target for cost and schedule.