In San Diego the staff and students from nine different InterVarsity campus chapters have asked the big, bold question: "What would happen if we work together to reach the over 190,000 students throughout the city of San Diego?"
In 1956 some of the staff at Bear Trap Ranch gathered a group of interested alumni together to pray for the ministry at Bear Trap. Seven or eight times a year for the past 50 years, prayers have been offered for the students in Colorado.
"Multiethnic reconciliation is all too rare in mainstream culture and the church," says the introduction to an article in the August issue of Christianity Today. The article is written by Orlando Crespo, the director of La Fe, InterVarsity's ministry with Hispanic students.
Frank Stenzel retired from InterVarsity staff in June of 2006. This was the culmination of a long relationship with InterVarsity that began in 1959 when Frank entered California State University-Chico as a freshman.
This calendar offers an idea of the opportunities available to continue your support of InterVarsity in your area and across the country. These events offer opportunities for volunteering and for prayer.
As new students arrive on campus, InterVarsity members are welcoming freshmen and encouraging them to participate in large group meetings, Bible studies, and chapter social events. Cookouts, bonfires, and bowling also characterize New Student Outreach (NSO).
The campus web ministry of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA has launched StudentSoul.org, a new website for university and college students. "Even though this new ministry is online and 'virtual,' it's as real as InterVarsity's other field ministries," said Jeff Yourison, director of InterVarsity's campus web ministry.
InterVarsity Press gathered with thousands of Christian booksellers and retailers last month to support the renewing of the mind at the International Christian Retail Show (ICRS) in Denver, Colorado.