ONS is, quite simply, one of my favorite times of the year. This year's cohort seemed to be a tad older than previous years, some bringing years of outside experience.

For over sixty years, InterVarsity has faithfully worked in the mission fields of this nation's college campuses and universities, season after season, planting the seeds of the gospel, nurturing new witnessing communities among students, preparing young disciples of Jesus to help transform the world.

Ramez Atallah is general secretary of the Bible Society of Egypt, and program chair for the Lausanne III World Congress

InterVarsity students eagerly share the Gospel with their peers on campuses across the country

Don and JoAnne Fields mentored generations of students and staff

Dana Crenshaw’s involvement with InterVarsity came after he had graduated from college

New InterVarsity Press book analyzes how people come to Jesus in a postmodern culture

At Orientation for New Staff, which the National Service Center hosts every summer, InterVarsity gives the new staff a broader and more encompassing view of the organization.

The relationship that starts between a student and InterVarsity is meant to last for more than four years. Maintaining contact is dependent upon a smooth hand-off between campus staff and the alumni department.

Last month, as Mary and I sat teary-eyed watching our oldest daughter graduate from Georgetown University, I reflected back on a much different set of emotions just two years ago.