Chapter NSO Plans for Midwestern State U - Ministry Exchange (MX)

Chapter NSO Plans for State U

Case Study by Andrea Thomas

About the Chapter:
8 designated leaders (5 on Leadership Team, 3 additional Small Group
Leaders)
22 Core members
10 additional regular attendees

VISION:
Overall Vision: “see students and faculty transformed, our campus renewed
and world-changers developed”.

GROWTH GOALS FOR NEXT YEAR:
See the chapter grow from 40 people to 70 people in the next year, having a
greater impact on the campus and seeing more people transformed. Prayer
goal is to see 7 new believers (10%).

CHAPTER PLANS FOR NEW STUDENT OUTREACH: (parentheses indicates who is
responsible and deadline)

1. By October 1, we will gather many and enfold 40 of Jesus’ sheep by hosting a “banquet” in Jesus’ name on campus. a. BE VISIBLE in the places where New Students connect i. Before Freshmen step foot on campus (NSO Coord.., July 1) 1. Technology – Facebook, attractive website (July 1) 2. Orientation advertisement – newspaper, display case (June 1) 3. Orientation missionaries – recruit 2 for next year (January) ii. During the first week (President ) 1. Booth at Organization Fair (Jenny, set up by 8/1) goal of 200 follow up cards, 48 hr face-to-face follow up 2. Freshmen move-in – recruit all frosh SGLs and 10 others at camp to help. Wear IV T-shirts, pass out flyers. Invite to SG. b. BE HOSPITABLE – throw them an awesome party first two weeks of school!!!! i. “Sexy Pizza*” that draws 150+ people (goal of 50 staying for discussion) hosted near freshman dorm volleyball courts on Wednesday, August 30 1. Invitations to Pizza Party- We will invite everyone!!! a. Near – each core invites 3 friends b. Going to “the streets” – Canvas dorms the hour before the party, get flyer in every mailbox c. Going into “the countryside” – chalk sidewalks all over campus, pass out flyers at organization fair, in class and on the quad, pass out on the quad, core wears IV T-shirts all day of event 2. Draw Attention – besides the title, info booth on campus two days before. Smell of pizza, sound system 3. 48 hour face-to-face Follow-up Plan in place 4. Well organized and funded ($400) a. Nametags, gift pens, follow up card drawing, gift pens b. Prize giveaways- (NSO coord.) c. Food – 40 pizzas and drinks (NSO coord.) d. Moderator -will lead 30 minute large group discussion about “what the Bible says about sex” after pizza and before games. (Staff) e. Campus logistics & health dept.- (President) f. Raise $ to cover from chapter Summer Day’s Wage ii. Each SG hosts a social activity in their area on second weekend of school (SG Coord.) as an alternative to the drinking/party culture and to promote SG iii. Accessible, high quality Large Groups focused on new students first 3 weeks, 7:30 Thursday in room 201 Student Center (LG Coord.) 1. LG #1 Ice Cream Social – “Christian Student vs. Student Christian” Call to the Lordship of Jesus at college 2. LG #2- “Sujo John: 9/11 Survivor” Gospel presentation 3. LG #3 – Free pizza “What is InterVarsity?” Explain chapter to new students 4. Great worship team, best speakers, all logistics thought through 5. LG coord will plan these during the summer with the LG Team c. BE EVANGELISTIC: We will invite people to meet Jesus! Our prayer is to see 7 people come to Christ during New Student Outreach. i. Host one high profile evangelistic event as second LG with 9/11 Survivor Sujo John on September 7 in the Student Center Ballroom: (Outreach Coord, $1000) – Goal to draw 200 people. Prayer goal to see 5 respond to the Gospel invitation and get plugged in to chapter. 1. Invitation -(Same as Sexy Pizza goal) Tell all Christian groups, get campus newpaper to do feature article 2. Proxe Station on campus 10a-1p in quad M-Th before talking about 9/11 ii. SGLs and core trained to do 48 hour face-to-face evangelistic follow-up at the Back to School Bash, Aug. 27 1. Have at least 10 people do conversational evangelism at the student organization fair. (Staff to train) 2. Give every chapter member a packet of evangelistic materials 3. 10 GIG leaders ready for follow-up 2. Have a chapter structure with enough spaces for new members/Christians to grow i. 7 missional Small Groups for all 70 members to plug in to, beginning the 2nd full week of school after Sujo John outreach (SG Coord, recruit 2 more leaders from core before back-to-school bash) ii. Attractive corporate prayer meetings Mon-Wed at noon a week at the campus chapel (Prayer/Publicity Coord) and Thursday at 6:30p before LG iii. New Student Overnighter on September 22-23 at Pine Hills Camp (President) 1. Provide solid training in foundational disciplines -Daily Quiet Time training, Inductive Bible Study, Lordship of Christ 2. Orient to IV – vision, values, structures, acronyms, history 3. Build community through fun, games 4. Present vision for being a campus & world-changer