ON PURPOSE is the focus of Greek InterVarsity's lineup of student conferences for the 2006-2007 school year. Greek InterVarsity, a ministry to fraternity and sorority students, will hold two conferences during the 2006-2007 school year: February 2-4, 2007 in Indianapolis, IN and February 16-18, 2007 in Charlotte, NC.
In 1896, one hundred and ten years ago, C.T. Studd, a missionary to China, spoke to students at Bucknell University. He encouraged them to serve as missionaries wherever God might call them. Since then, generations of Bucknell alumni have continued their passionate witness of the gospel.
If we were to see a young woman walking down the street, a backpack slung over her shoulder, a cell phone flipped open, and an iPod hooked into her ears, we would immediately assume she’s a college student. But for all our assumptions, that woman could just as easily have been a graduate of the class of 2006.
On Friday, December 8, the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents adopted a policy change that directly impacts student organizations such as InterVarsity. We are thankful that the regents recognized a change was necessary.
With every earthquake and war, understanding the nature of evil and our response to it becomes more urgent.
The marketplace-faith movement offers a challenge to Christians in many cultures where calling or vocation is the privilege of only a few super-saints among us who are employed by religious institutions.