God is Bringing Revival Through Students
College students will play an important role in leading what may be a revival in the United States, InterVarsity National Evangelist York Moore says, in a recent interview with Mission Network News.
Moore defines revival as “punctuated works of intense spiritual activity where God supernaturally infuses the church with a new sense of direction, and power, and energy, and that spills over into society.”
While revival is often accompanied by increased spiritual fervency, prayer, and proclamation of the gospel, Moore says revival also spills into broader society. “Revival, if it’s of God, will move out into culture to revitalize and renew the institutions of society.”
In InterVarsity, students are being equipped to bring change to all spheres of society, as a part of our vision to see students and faculty transformed, campuses renewed, and world changers developed.
Moore also shared testimonies of what God is doing through the ministry of InterVarsity in Southern California in a recent video conversation with San Diego Divisional Director and fellow evangelist Ryan Pfeiffer. Pfieffer says students are coming to faith in record numbers, with 250 students in San Diego making decisions for Christ this past year. Pfeiffer says, “Campuses, staff and students are beginning to awaken to something bigger than we’ve ever seen before.”
InterVarsity staff members BJ and Sarah Carter recently shared stories of students being transformed at the University of California-San Diego. This year 53 students became Christians at UCSD. Here’s a story of one student’s transformation:
“I met Sean when he attended our spring break camp, having only prayed once before in his life. He went in looking to see if God was real. By the end of the week, God became real to Sean when he saw his friend encounter God at camp. After that, Sean dedicated his life to God and just weeks later, he shared his testimony in front of dozens of fraternity and sorority students at a Greek IV event.”
Are you seeing evidence of God reviving the Church in the U.S.?
Lauren Anderson is an InterVarsity student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison studying Journalism and Mass Communication.
