Urbana national college

1. Proposal for the
2015 National College Training

2. Burden of the College Training
• Provide a training atmosphere where college students can:
o Be equipped with truth
o See a heavenly vision
o Be helped in their experience of life
o Enter into the practice of the church life
o 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 code
o Minimal contact between brothers and sisters
o Oral and written testing
o A strict schedule

3. 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 campuses
o 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

4. 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

5. University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
• 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

6. Dorm and Dining Area (Ikenberry Commons)
Ikenberry
Commons
Dining Hall
Dorm Room Cafeteria

7. Large Meeting Room (Foellinger Auditorium)
• 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
Auditorium
Student
Union

8. Distance to Champaign from Major Cities
Montreal (14 hr)
ATL (10 hr)
Dallas (13 hr)
Austin (16 hr)
Columbus (6 hr)
Boston (17 hr)
Charlotte (12 hr)
Champaign, IL
Houston (15 hr)
N.Y.C (14 hr)
Miami (19 hr)
Minneapolis (8 hr)
Denver (15 hr)
Vancouver (33 hr)
Toronto (9 hr)

9. 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

10. Suggested breakdown by area for international students:
Europe—75
Asia—75
Mexico—20
Central America—10
South America—45
Africa—45
Australasia—30

11. 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

12. 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.
.

13. 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

14. 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.