Large Group Meetings Handbook

Large Group Meeting Handbook

Take a Look at Your Chapter

As you consider planning large group meetings, it’s important to have a foundation of understanding about your chapter. Take time to answer these questions, and add some of your own to give you a picture of your chapter.

Statistics

_____# of students in chapter _____core _____periphery

_____# of men in the chapter

_____# of women in the chapter

_____# of students by class

_____freshmen _____sophomores _____juniors _____seniors

_____graduate students

_____# of ethnic students in the chapter (which groups?)

_____# of students who became Christians in college

_____# of students who attend small group only

_____# of students who attend large group only

_____# of students who attend both small and large group meetings

_____# of students in chapter living in apartments

_____# of students in chapter living in dorms

_____# of students in chapter living at home

_____# of students living in fraternities _____in sororities
 

  1. If you plot on a map where the InterVarsity students live, what do you observe?
  2. Is there a week night which has more events than others? clubs, etc? Which night do most of the small groups meet on?
  3. What ideas/persons/groups influence the attitudes and actions of InterVarsity members?
  4. What do students most often express that they appreciate about the chapter?
  5. What do students most often express that they do not like about the chapter?
  6. To what degree do chapter members know and understand the vision which the leaders have for the group?
  7. To what extent do chapter members know one another?
  8. What is the general understanding of the scriptures and how to apply God’s truth to daily life?

 

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