Mckenna Lloyd

November 4, 2019

Project Proposal

The Reformed Christians Club

 Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary

2. Introduction/Mission Statement

3. Club Goals

4. Needs/Problems

5. Procedures/Scope of Work

6. Timetable

7. Key Personnel

8. Evaluation

9. Next Steps

10. Appendix
1. Executive Summary
The Reformed Christian Club is designed to be a voice for a new reformed perspective
on campus. We will be a spiritual club organized to unite reformed Christians on
campus and educate students who are interested in learning about reformed doctrine.
The Reformed Christian Club will begin meeting in February 2020 and the hope is that
it will continue on campus indefinitely. To start the club, approval by the Director of
Clubs and Student Programs is necessary. In this proposal, I have outlined the
information that would be necessary in presenting the Reformed Christian Club to the
Director. This includes club goals, club positions, and a timeline for the two semesters
for the active club.
2. Introduction and Mission Statement
Since the end of last semester, I saw a need for a reformed perspective on campus. This
need stood out to me because I grew up with and am passionate about reformed
theology. Reformed Christian theology describes the values of theologians from the
Reformation of the 16th century. Men like John Calvin and Martin Luther emphasized
the Five Solas of the Reformation. The Five Solas are incredibly important to my faith
and I desire to see more reformed values on campus because the current spiritual life on
campus has no reformed perspective or influence.

The establishment of a club designed to augment the reformed voice on campus will
provide a new place on campus for students, like myself, who feel underrepresented in
their theological values.

Mission Statement: The Reformed Christian Club’s goal is to provide new

opportunities for students to learn about and go deeper in reformed theology. The club
is a spiritual club that seeks to see its members grow closer to each other in fellowship
and grow closer to God by learning more about His Word.
3. Club Goals
The Reformed Christian club seeks to be a place for broader theological understanding
on campus. Our goals cover a range of general things we would like to see happen on
campus and within the club. Are goals are as follows:
 Meet regularly to discuss reformed theology and practice fellowship and
community with each other
o Meetings might involve snacks, assigned reading, discussion, prayer, Bible
study, games, and whatever else is deemed appropriate for each time
 Build up a community of reformed Christians on the George Fox campus
 Educate members and visitors on reformed theology and Biblical teaching
 Work with SpiL to schedule campus events that may attract a larger number of
attendees
 Plan fun events that build fellowship and deepen the faith of club members
 Design club t-shirts
 Inform members of ways to plug into the reformed community at large
4. Needs and Problems
Forming a Reformed Christians Club will address the problem of theological diversity on
campus. As of now, there is very little theological diversity on campus and, specifically,
no presence of any reformed theology. Chapel and the SpiL office do not provide a space
for reformed Christianity but instead tend to push a theologically liberal message that is
inconsistent with the ideals of the Reformers and often Scripture.

While a Reformed Christian Club will provide more diversity, some problems for its
creation are foreseeable. Problems we imagine could arise include:
1. Disapproval of the club
a. Club director and Student Programs may see a Reformed Christians club
as exclusive
2. Inability to partner with SpiL
a. Because SpiL does not push a reformed message they may decide that
working with us to coordinate events may be not something they’re
interested in doing
3. Lack of membership
4. Has a club like this existed before?

Addressing the Problems

We have a few ways to address the stated problems. In order to remedy these possible
issues, the Reformed Christians Club will:
1. Assert that the club is by no means exclusive and is open to everyone, even those
who disagree with us theologically. We will welcome debate and healthy
conversation as long as it does not impede on our ability to meet and discuss
what we see as important. Furthermore, there already exists a Catholic club on
campus with a similar purpose as ours, of providing a new theological voice.
2. Cooperate with SpiL to the best of our abilities. A major focus for the Reformed
Christian Club is to reach a larger audience on campus and the easiest way to do
this is by partnering with SpiL. We will remain polite, gentle, and flexible in
attempting to plan events that effect a larger portion of campus life.
3. Advertise well. A concern for a lack of membership is mainly due to the inability
to know how many Christians on campus already identify as reformed. With
proper advertising, we hope to reach these students and more who might be
interested in learning about the reformed perspective.
4. George Fox already has a Catholic Club which is a club that is representative of a
specific theology. Their club meets regularly on-campus and off-campus. When
they meet on-campus they have a classroom reserved.
5. Procedures and Scope of Work
Meetings for the Reformed Christian Club will seek to create theological discussion and
understanding, and the growth of community among members.

When the club begins, we will meet at my house (the Villa St. House) and change
locations when we gain members. We can reserve a classroom on campus using the
25Live website that George Fox has linked on the Club Manual. Meetings will be every
other Friday night. Time of meetings may vary depending on the scheduled event for
that Friday.

The Reformed Christian Club will host a variety of fun events and meetings for its
members. These may include:
 Bible studies
 Discussions on texts by reformed theologians
 Club dinners
 Game nights
 Movie nights
 Service events
 Club hikes
 Holiday parties

The Reformed Christian Club will not require anything from its members, other than the
expectation of reading or skimming a text if the meeting entails this. Members do not
need to come with a reformed theology background but hopefully with an attitude of
charitability towards reformed theology and a desire to learn and engage in
conversation. Depending on specific events or meetings, we may sometimes ask the
members bring snacks, cash for food, or games to contribute to fun activities we have
planned.
6. Timetable
The Reformed Christian Club wants to begin meeting at the start of next semester so
that by October of next year we are a well-established club, able to partner with the SpiL
office for a Reformation chapel service.

Phases Description Dates

Phase 1 Club approval By the end of January
2020
Phase 2 First club meeting The first Friday of
February 2020
Phase 3 Campus event in Anniversary of the
partnership with SpiL Reformation Chapel to
occur the week of October
31st 2020
7. Key Personnel
Forming a club at George Fox requires three officers and an advisor who is a full-time
staff member.

Name Title
Dr. Javier Garcia Club Advisor
Mckenna Lloyd Club President
Anna Parrott Club Vice President
Jane Smith Club Treasurer

George Fox recommends that clubs typically have at least president, vice president, and
treasurer.
8. Evaluation
The club’s success can be measured by the number of members, their frequency of
attendance, and the number of larger events were able to put on per semester.

These are our membership and event goals for the first semester of club activity:
1. To have at least 10 regularly attending members by the end of our first active
semester.
2. To put on and promote at least 1 larger on-campus events that will be advertised
on and around campus.
3. To organize at least 3 off campus events.

Membership will be evaluated through a sign-in sheet for meetings. All attendees will
write their name down on a sign-in sheet so as to record the number of attendees. At the
end of the semester, sign-in sheets can be compared to see growth and member
frequency.

For an event to qualify as “larger” it must be something that we promote to the student
body via posters and other advertisements. Additionally, this would most likely be an
event in which we partner with SpiL to reach a greater audience.

An off-campus event will entail the club meeting at a location that is outside of the
George Fox campus. This might include an organized hike, dinner at a restaurant, an
off-campus service event, etc.
9. Next Steps
1. Write Club Constitution (November/December 2019)
2. Seek club approval through the Club Director and Coordinator of Student
Programs (January 2020)
3. Have club approved (January 2020)
4. Create Instagram account to promote club and gain membership (January 2020)
a. Use Instagram to promote events, such as the first meeting
5. Hold first meeting (February 2020)
a. Get feedback from members on what kinds of events they want to see and
what kind of material they’d be interested in reading together
6. Set up schedule for events and reading (February 2020)
7. Gain elective chapel credit for meetings centered on spiritual and Biblical
subjects (February/March 2020)
8. Reach out to SpiL (April/May 2020)
9. Plan Reformation Anniversary event with SpiL (Fall Semester 2020, with event in
October 2020)
a. Design and put up posters around campus to promote the event
b. Get the word out over social media
10. Appendix
George Fox Clubs Manual:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iGGN5RFDil94h5i3D4vYbOYMqMBlI9Ozv6Et9dV0g1U/edit#book
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