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God led Scott Johnson from Urbana to south Los Angeles.
God led Scott Johnson from Urbana to south Los Angeles.
With about 1,000 students being reached through InterVarsity's Graduate and Faculty chapters at Harvard, this ministry has transformed its focus for engaging the campus.
Students walking across Stanford University's White Plaza on May 21, 2009, were surprised to see four goats and a yak grazing on the grass. Many stopped to pet the goats and have their pictures taken with them, which is just what the members of InterVarsity Graduate Christian Fellowship were hoping they would do.
One of the best parts of my job is to receive first-hand accounts of students and faculty accepting the Father's gift of salvation through Jesus.
25 students came to faith one night at the University of Rhode Island
As I reflect on this year of ministry to students and faculty, I'm thrilled by the Lord's active hand. Despite economic uncertainty and campus access concerns, we have been truly blessed.
Dallas Willard was teaching Philosophy classes and working on his PhD when he became actively involved with InterVarsity at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He described finding an organization on campus committed to seriously seeking God as a "tremendous relief."
The theme of Urbana 09 is "He dwelled among us."
The current economic crisis is squeezing InterVarsity, just as it is squeezing most ministries. But our ministry on college campuses continues, and our ministry model seems to be weathering the crisis well. InterVarsity was featured in the cover story for the current May issue of Christianity Today.