Paul Borthwick was 19 years old, attending his first Urbana Student Missions Conference, when he realized that God spoke with an accent. Listening to the Bible exposition of London pastor John R.W. Stott, Borthwick heard the gospel message explained for the first time from other than an American cultural perspective.
Getting a global perspective on how God is at work in the world, and responding to God’s global invitation, is what InterVarsity’s Urbana Student Missions Conference is all about. The next Urbana conference begins one year from today at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis.
Brief Description:
Paul Borthwick is a missions consultant who travels the globe, and offers an Urbana sneak peak.
Westmont, IL—InterVarsity Press (IVP), a leading publisher of thoughtful Christian books, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Biblica Books, the book-publishing arm of Biblica Worldwide. In the acquisition, which is expected to close by the end of the calendar year, IVP will obtain 170 current and nearly 30 new Biblica Books titles. This includes Operation World, the definitive global prayer guide that’s now in its seventh edition.
The acquisition agreement between IVP and Biblica was made possible when Biblica recently made a strategic decision to narrow its focus solely to the Bible. A search for the right strategic partner with which to place their book-publishing portfolio led them to IVP.
Brief Description:
InterVarsity Press will obtain 170 current and nearly 30 new Biblica Books titles, including Operation World, the global prayer guide.
The largest gathering of evangelical Christian leaders in the world took place in Cape Town, South Africa, October 17-24, 2010. InterVarsity/USA and its sister movements in the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) were well represented at Cape Town 2010, Lausanne’s third Congress on World Evangelization.
Brief Description:
InterVarsity leaders participated in the Lausanne congress in South Africa.
Vivienne Stacey, one of the great women in the history of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students, has gone to be with the Lord she loved and served for so long. In her own words, “I began as a missionary from the West. I became a missionary from the East and I ended up a world Christian.”
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"Ordinary people can do extraordinary things with God's help."
Amanda Davis almost didn’t make it aboard that first trip to Uganda in 2008. It was InterVarsity New England’s first Global Issues Internship in Uganda and the internship director Tom Brink was not sure freshmen were ready for the experience.
Amanda was a freshman at Wellesley. Her application was accepted because of a previous overseas ministry trip during high school. And because of that 2008 trip Amanda is today the co-founder of The Street Child Project, a ministry based in Uganda.
Brief Description:
Amanda Davis almost didn't make it aboard that first trip to Uganda in 2008. It was InterVarsity New England's first Global Issues Internship in Uganda and the internship director Tom Brink was not sure freshmen were ready for the experience.
(Madison) — InterVarsity is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Lin as vice president of Missions and the director of the Urbana Student Missions Conference, effective February 1, 2011.
“Tom is an entrepreneurial leader with rich experience in student ministry and missions, both in the U.S. and abroad,” said Alec Hill, InterVarsity’s president.
Brief Description:
InterVarsity is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Lin as vice president of Missions and the director of the Urbana Student Missions Conference, effective February 1, 2011.
A seven month around-the-world tour is not a bad start for a first job after graduation. The tour is a daily adventure, according to Doug Arms, who was an InterVarsity student leader at James Madison University (JMU).
A seven month around-the-world tour is not a bad start for a first job after graduation. The tour is a daily adventure, according to Doug Arms, who was an InterVarsity student leader at James Madison University (JMU).
During the last afternoon of Urbana 09, a number of poets gathered in the InterVarsity Arts Lounge to express through spoken word what they had learned throughout the week. The audience—sprawled on bean bags, folding chairs, and the floor—was in high spirits, eager to snap their fingers in appreciation of a good line.
A tall figure, wearing a bright orange scarf and earrings dangling to her shoulders, weaved her way among bodies lounging in front of the stage (a corner draped in fabric and Christmas lights) and confessed that she had never performed spoken word before.
Brief Description:
At Urbana 09, an InterVarsity student discovers her own role in restoring relationships.
On the evening of December 30th, as he delivered the call to commitment at Urbana 09, Urbana director Jim Tebbe announced a commitment of his own. Next June he will be leaving InterVarsity to return to a part of the world where he was born, grew up, and worked earlier in his life.
“My wife Beth and I are saying yes again, one more time, because of the message of Urbana,” he announced.
Brief Description:
On the evening of December 30th, as he delivered the call to commitment at Urbana 09, Urbana director Jim Tebbe announced a commitment of his own. Next June he will be leaving InterVarsity to return to a part of the world where he was born, grew up, and worked earlier in his life. Consequently, InterVarsity is looking for a new vice president for missions and Urbana director.
Michael Oh faced two huge obstacles on his road to becoming a missionary and a seminary president in Nagoya, Japan. One was Japan’s legacy of imperialism in East Asia during the twentieth century. The other was the American Dream. But without either, he would not be where he is today.
Living Under Imperialism
His Korean family’s Christian roots go back five generations to the early twentieth century; they were among the first Korean converts to Christianity. But when his father was born, Korea was under Japanese occupation.
Brief Description:
Michael Oh faced two huge obstacles on his road to becoming a missionary and a seminary president in Nagoya, Japan. One was Japan's legacy of imperialism in East Asia during the twentieth century. The other was the American Dream. But without either, he would not be where he is today.
