A Generation of World Changers
“Changing the world happens one life at a time, and we can start now.”
-Greg Little, new InterVarsity staff in North Carolina
New staff from around the country recently gathered at InterVarsity’s Orientation for New Staff (ONS) in Madison, Wisconsin, and were equipped to serve the kingdom and share the gospel. Transformed as students and called to shepherd the next generation of world changers, God is sending 127 new staff to establish and advance ethnically diverse witnessing communities at universities across the U.S.
“At ONS, God helped me see that common, ordinary people like me and the students on my campus can become world changers,” said Greg Little, who will be at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina. Esther Cho, new staff at the University of California, Irvine, added, “I am excited to develop more world changers on my campus.”
20/20 Vision
InterVarsity President Alec Hill spoke to new staff about the fellowship’s vision and purpose, and ways the Holy Spirit is moving on college campuses across the country. Longtime InterVarsity staff member Tom Trevethan spoke about how InterVarsity’s Doctrinal Basis is rooted in the Trinity, fueling our vision and ministry on campus.
“God impacted my view of ministry on campus in a large way through ONS,” said Marsha Tam, new staff assigned to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. “Learning and knowing the historical background of InterVarsity and the ways God has transformed InterVarsity through evangelism, multiethnicity, and risk-taking has placed a burden on my heart to be part of an organization with such high values.”
Garrett Trent, new Greek InterVarsity staff at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, added, “Seeing how God has used InterVarsity over the years, and where we are today, was incredibly helpful in affirming what he can do through InterVarsity’s ministry at UVA.”
“God called me to be bolder in my prayers and in my actions at ONS,” said Stephen Wiley, new staff ministering at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. “I now think more critically about what it means to serve in a multiethnic context.”
Weley Lai, new staff from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, summed up how God prepared ONS class of 2012 for the coming school year: “After these 10 days at ONS, I’m deeply committed to this ministry. I’m coming to campus with more boldness, and I can’t wait to lead the students into evangelism.”
God has equipped and is sending this class to help develop the next generation of world changers. We are praying that God is glorified through InterVarsity’s new staff members’ preparation this summer and ministry on campus this fall!
Click on top photo to see what the ONS class of 2012 looked like just before the action photo was taken.