Henry DeJong Ethnography Notes #1 Campus Outreach 11/12/13 6 rows of seating with 16 seats and a divide in the middle

16 seats and a divide in the middle of 3.5 feet 1 row of seating in back with 20 seats Temporary gray wall dividing seating with the rest of RDH Two 7 foot black speakers (7 feet including 5 foot stand) 7X5 projection screen w/stand Males and females sit in respective clusters ~80 people 60% female, 40% male 74 white, 5 black, 1 Hispanic Aged 18-23 One person leads presentation Two microphones Podium in front Socialization prior to start Males standing while socializing while standing mostly Females mostly sit Parody video in beginning advertising a retreat Interview with member about retreat with leader, jokes with interviewee Weekly interview by one member with another member Informal dialogue Projector is used for powerpoints, powerpoints aide talking, but do not dictate it Some talking by audience during presentation with each other Interviewee tells personal story with Christianity Metaphors by interviewee that relates to Bible Prayers for interviewee after interview Multi-week powerpoint series Powerpoint is white with green font More people sitting in back of room than front of room More serious tone by leader when giving presentation Prayer for understanding of Bible prior to presentation Leader stands behind podium, uses hand gestures, and reads from own paper during powerpoint 1/5 people read Bible during presentation Some pictures in powerpoint Powerpoint covers I Am statements by Jesus and philosophy around it + analysis of verses down to each sentence Very casual attire (jeans, hats, tshirts) for all members, females slightly more formally dressed Personal analogies during presentation

Personal stories during presentation People very attentive during story in presentation Relevant 7 second movie clip Several people have food and drinks (soda, tea, chips) Announcements and end w/ twitter and facebook for community