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A Biblical Survey of Integrity This paper was an assignment for a class with J. Robert Clinton called Mining Biblical Insights for Leadership. It walks through the Scriptures for examples of successes and failures of integrity in the Biblical narrative.  (more info)
by James Choung
01.14.2006 none James_Choung 2791
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A Brief Defense of a Confessional Stance in a Secular School An examination of the place of the InterVarsity Doctrinal Basis.  (more info)
by Tim Webster
05.12.1997 none Lydia_Sidrak 1097
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A Code of Ethics for Christian Witness A brief statement of commitment to non-coercive but vital evangelistic witness.  (more info)
by Doug Whallon
03.08.2000 none Nathan_Lenz 1890
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A Community of Transformation Chris Nichols discussed a new perspective on conversion in his talk at our 2008 staff conference: from cynic to seeker to believer to leader to world changer.  (more info)
by Chris Nichols
03.31.2008 none Gordon_Govier 968
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A Framework for Social Healing This material provides an introduction to a vision of "Social Healing" as a way to transform ourselves, our churches and our society to address injustice and bring the Gospel to our communities and the world. The goal of this material will help us to better understand our own church cultures and how to foster minority cultures within our church communities to develop communities that can more effectively address injustice.  (more info)
by Andrew Sears
12.16.2005 none alsears 1643
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A Guided Reflection on Ministry and Calling A prayerful exploration of your calling.  (more info)
by Roger Weber
08.31.2002 none Nathan_Lenz 2234
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A House at Rest Guidelines for a retreat exploring the idea and practice of rest, including suggested steps to follow and readings about rest and solitude.  (more info)
by Roger Weber
08.31.2002 none gospeljon 1684
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A letter comparing the worldviews of Postmodernism and Christianity A letter comparing the worldviews of Postmodernism and Christianity written to a student who embraces postmodernism and rejects Christianity. There is a reference to Matrix Revolutions (2003) describing how this movie represents postmodernism triumph over modernism.  (more info)
by Jon Paris
05.13.2005 none Lydia_Sidrak 2230
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A Multiethnic Ministry Framework This is a reflection on factors that have been helpful and not helpful in developing a multiethnic fellowship at Amherst College. It was presented at a Black Campus Ministry training in Boston.  (more info)
by Paul V Sorrentino
10.29.2005 none Paul_Sorrentino 1882
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A Prayerful Reflection on Psalm 121 A retreat designed around Psalm 121 and God's providential care, including instructions for "lectio divina" and guiding prayers.  (more info)
by Roger Weber
08.31.2002 none gospeljon 2643
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A Theology & Practice of Holistic Ministry This article examines the theology and practice of holistic ministry primarily through the Invitational model of evangelism.  (more info)
by Jessica Fick
10.15.2008 none jessica_fick 1087
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A Theology of Envy Envy is a great destroyer of souls and of communities. This paper provides some reflections on the nature of envy.  (more info)
by James Choung
05.13.2005 none Lydia_Sidrak 1319
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A Theology of Envy Envy is a great destroyer of souls and of communities. This paper provides some reflections on the nature of envy.  (more info)
by James Choung
04.17.1996 none Nathan_Lenz 1845
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Adult Development in Organizations A paper on the ways organizations can encourage personal and spiritual development of their employees. A specific look at InterVarsity as an organization  (more info)
by Rich Lamb
05.13.2005 none Lydia_Sidrak 1667
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Adult Development in Organizations A paper on the ways organizations can encourage personal and spiritual development of their employees. A specific look at InterVarsity as an organization.  (more info)
by Rich Lamb
05.19.2004 none Rich_Lamb 1509
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Adult Learning in IVCF A paper for an "Instructional Design" course written to assess the need for training on training in IVCF.  (more info)
by Rich Lamb
03.24.2006 none Rich_Lamb 1487
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African-American Gospel Worship Culture A description of the values and expressions of gospel music, and an extended contrast with typical White evangelical church worship style.  (more info)
by Krista-Dawn Kimsey
06.28.2007 4 star rating rich_lamb 1130
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Amazing Grace Movie Discussion Guide Discussion guide accompanying the movie Amazing Grace. Great resource for campus events focusing on justice.  (more info)
by Sarah Kirk, Shelley Soceka, Jeff Yourison
11.17.2008 4 star rating Sarah_Kirk 3779
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An Emerging Culture Journey This email newsletter is the first in a series of newsletters written by Jimmy Long to help pastors and mission exibitors at Urbana understand this emerging culture.  (more info)
by Jimmy Long
06.21.2000 none Rich_Lamb 1128
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An Emerging Culture Journey This is a series of newsletters to help pastors and mission exhibitors coming to Urbana understand this emerging culture.  (more info)
by Jimmy Long
06.21.2000 none Rich_Lamb 1156
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An Exposition of Our Four Ministry Commitments This is an exposition of the Vision Statement of Graduate InterVarsity at the University of Illinois at Urbana. It covers our understanding of the Gospel, as well as each of our Four Ministry Components: Evangelism, Christian Community, Integration of faith, learning and practice, and Spiritual Formation.  (more info)
by David Suryk
07.15.2002 none David_Suryk 896
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Apologetics Chart This chart poses several typical questions regarding the truth of the Christian faith. A section describing assumptions underlying those questions follows, with an apologetical explanation in response to the questions.  (more info)
by Rich Lamb
03.01.2000 none Nathan_Lenz 1928
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Apologetics Notes from Kreeft Outline of Peter Kreeft's Handbook on Christian Apologetics for easy reference.  (more info)
by Curtis Chang
03.15.2000 none Rich_Lamb 1721
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Apologetics Notes on the Reliability of Gospels For easy reference to answer questions on the Gospels historical reliability  (more info)
by Curtis Chang
03.09.2000 none Rich_Lamb 1586
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Aristotle on Friendship Extended sections from Nichomachian Ethics on the topic of Friendship.  (more info)
by Aristotle
04.05.2000 none Rich_Lamb 1610
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Asian American views on Ethnic Specific Ministry and Multi-ethnic Ministry This paper will address the two main types of Asian American ministry that we have in InterVarsity: ethnic specific and multiethnic. (Within the category of ethnic specific fellowships, they are Pan Asian American, Korean American or Chinese American). We will talk about the Scriptural basis for these fellowships, presenting two views as well as to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the two types of ministries. This paper is intended for Asian American staff and students. Though it may relate to other situations as well, it is not intended to address issues of all ethnic specific ministries. Before we start, we want to start by introducing ourselves a bit and sharing some about our background, and why we are writing this paper.  (more info)
by Collin Tomikawa & Sandy Schaupp
03.13.2001 none collin_tomikawa 1737
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Back to School Bash Brief description of NSO plan for outreach.  (more info)
by David Ruark
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 1307
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Bible Study Enhancements A brief list of values and strategies to enhance the Bible study experience in InterVarsity.  (more info)
by Robert Grahmann
03.13.2000 none Nathan_Lenz 2069
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Biblical and Theological Perspectives for Urban Ministry of Reconciliation A brief overview of some key Biblical passages and theological perspectives that support and provide guidance for urban ministries working for reconciliation.  (more info)
by Jack Kooyman
05.13.2005 none Leedya_Seedrak 1582
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Calling for decisions Written to help bible teachers during chapter camp, but is useful for any bible teacher that wants to think through calls for response.  (more info)
by Jessica Fick
04.12.2004 none Jessica_Fick 1075
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Campus Engagement Considering witnessing communities that engage the campus through evangelism, engaging particular groups, engaging the college/university structure, challenging personal and public morality, and engaging the marketplace of ideas.  (more info)
by Dan Denk
07.03.2006 none rich_lamb 1079
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Campus Prayer Strategy from Mary Anne Voelkel This was presented as a letter to Carolyn Carney, at that time IVCF-Link staff. Insight regarding preparation to pray for campus ministry, especially in places suffering a particular ministry barrenness or spiritual struggle.  (more info)
by Mary Anne Voelkel
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 1405
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Can Women Teach? An exegesis of 1 Timothy 2:11-15 and 1 Corinthians 14:33-40 Much debate still exists about the role of women in the church. This paper is an exegesis of two controversial texts, arguing for an egalitarian view of women's roles in the church. Includes notes and a bibliography.  (more info)
by James Choung
11.17.2005 none James_Choung 16984
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Case Studies for Leadership Training A brief argument for the use of case studies in student ministry leadership training, and principles for writing good case studies.  (more info)
by Rich Lamb
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 3287
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Case Study: Where to Plant a Chapter? With 25 schools to choose from, this author tells how she chose where to staff and plant. Discussion questions are available at the end.  (more info)
by Betsy Staudt
06.09.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 1295
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Change Agent Roles This chart seeks to identify the various roles people play in a change process. Based upon Bobby Clinton material  (more info)
by Havelock
12.17.2001 none Nathan_Lenz 1919
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Change Dynamics Case Studies Illustrates some of the typical short-circuits of the five-step change dynamic cycle.  (more info)
by Scott Hall
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 1034
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Chapter 1 of Keith Cooper's book First chapter of my book for secular students with illustrations.  (more info)
by Keith Cooper
04.24.2000 none Nathan_Lenz 1073
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Chapter Builders Assessment Tool A list of questions for evaluation of a chapter, using the Chapter Building Model.  (more info)
by Jay Anderson
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 1307
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Chapter Builders Checklist A calendar for the year for staff trying to keep the fellowship on track to grow through all the opportunities and challenges of the year.  (more info)
by Jay Anderson
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 1183
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Chapter NSO Plans for Midwestern State U Case Study and Calendar by Andrea Thomas. Illustrates the place of New Student Outreach in the Vision of the fellowship. Illustrates successful planning and creativity.  (more info)
by Andrea Thomas
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 1343
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Chapter Planting at Chico State This Northern California school of 15,000 is primarily known for its party scene and alcohol use. A few students are taking initiative with staff and other students and are modeling community on campus.  (more info)
by Jeff Miller
06.09.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 995
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Chapter Planting at CSU East Bay "Working students, international students and commuters make up a majority of the 13,000 students. In the last year the Lord has provided advocates in the administration and student life department, a community prayer group on campus, part-time volunteers, and four committed student leaders."  (more info)
by Sophia Nibungco
06.09.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 1435
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Chapter Planting at Franklin Pierce College Breakthroughs are happening at this rural college in New Hampshire.  (more info)
by Tom Brink
06.09.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 952
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Chapter Planting at Goldey-Beacom College This small private college in Wilmington, Delaware, is urban in nature. The chapter is largely African American.  (more info)
by Nonie Bell
06.09.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 971
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Chapter Planting at IPFW (Commuters) "Picture a campus of nearly 12,000 students where only 500+ live on campus. The rest are commuters. That's IPFW (Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne)."  (more info)
by Amanda Callen
06.09.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 959
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Chapter Planting at Kalamazoo Valley CC "We started with one student. By the end of the first semester there were more than 20 students attending weekly."  (more info)
by Jamie Marshall
06.09.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 988
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Chapter Planting at Mills College This small women's liberal arts college in Oakland, CA (around 400 undergraduates), has rich Christian roots but has since disowned most of its Christian traditions and association.  (more info)
by Yu-Shuan (Shirley) Sho
06.09.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 999
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Chapter Planting at Portland State University A diverse urban campus of 24,000, mostly commuters. Portland is generally hostile to religion, God, and any organized anything.  (more info)
by Vikki Leung
06.09.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 1237
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Chapter Planting at Richland Community College "Richland Community College is a campus in my own home town that has no organizations trying to meet the spiritual needs of the students. We can't ignore it."  (more info)
by Erik Klouse
06.09.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 933
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Chapter Planting at Santa Rosa Junior College More than 35,000 students, 12 faith-based clubs, one being a church plant. "Students from the local churches are getting excited to partner with us next year, and we're excited to be building more bridges with churches too."  (more info)
by Michelle Silvashy
06.09.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 992
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Chapter Planting at Solano Community College Broken students, a large span of ages, exhausting work. But there are a lot of Christians on campus . . .  (more info)
by Matt Lee and Hunter Buikema
06.09.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 1022
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Chapter Planting at Southern New Hampshire University The most diverse campus in NH, SNHU is about 15 percent minority. A recent breakthrough has opened up ministry opportunities.  (more info)
by Tom Brink
06.09.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 949
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Chapter Planting at St. Petersburg College - Tarpon There are about 4,000 students at this commuter campus in Florida.  (more info)
by Daniel Rodriguez II
06.09.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 950
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Chapter Planting at the University of Tampa This relatively small private, residential campus of about 5,100 students is 65 percent residential. The students are mostly white middle-class from the northeast. There is a large international student population of about 700 - 1,000.  (more info)
by Michelle Verrill
06.09.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 1039
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Chapter Planting at University of Minnesota 50,000 students form a very large and fragmented campus in the heart of the Minneapolis - St. Paul metropolitan area. Most are commuters. A strategy is in place to buy several apartment units for both housing and ministry.  (more info)
by Mark Paulson
06.09.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 930
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Chapter Planting at University of Minnesota - West Bank This "Arts Quarter" section of the U of MN finds arts students living in close proximity to urban poor of diverse ethnic backgrounds, other college students, and middle-class urbanites. One strategy underway is to minister from purchased housing units.  (more info)
by Mark Van Steenwyk
06.09.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 939
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Chapter Planting at UW-Madison School of Journalism "Beginning a new InterVarsity chapter focusing on journalism students faces a lot of inertia. However, diversity is very important to journalism and I think that may be one of our strongest appeals."  (more info)
by Gordon Govier
06.10.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 993
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Chapter Planting at Vermont Technical College A college of 1250 students. "Starting something new means we get to create a new ethos from the beginning."  (more info)
by Ralph Indorf
06.09.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 904
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Chapter Planting at Weber State University This school of 16,600 students is mostly commuter. A large percentage are Mormon students, creating interesting dynamics.  (more info)
by Brad Bertelsen
06.09.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 919
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Chapter Planting at William Penn University This liberal arts university in Iowa has Quaker roots. White students from the immediate geographic area are joined by students from urban centers around the country (predominantly black). The male/female ratio is about 7:1.  (more info)
by Jon Hietbrink
06.09.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 882
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Chapter Planting at Yakima Valley Community College YVCC is a school of 7,000 located in Yakima County (WA), the poorest, most diverse, most crime-ridden county in the state of Washington. God is at work, and student leaders have a vision for ministry.  (more info)
by Joel Sommer
06.12.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 1011
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Chapter planting in a Greek ministry context This paper describes ways to adapt the InterVarsity chapter planting model to the Greek context. The emphasis is on contextualizing the planting model, recognizing potential leaders and missional believers, and upholding and leveraging Greek values for the sake of the Kingdom.  (more info)
by Mindy Meier, Kristen Dalton and Eric Holmer
07.01.2008 none jeff_yourison 843
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Chapter Planting with BCM at Youngstown State U Youngstown State University is an urban commuter campus of 13,000 students in Ohio. About 2,000 students live on campus, but there is very little community spirit, even in the dorms. The 14 percent minority enrollment is primarily African American.  (more info)
by Katie Schneider
06.10.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 1200
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Chapter Planting with Deaf Ministry at U Tennessee The University of Tennessee at Knoxville is a large state university with about 17,000 undergrad students. There are about 20 Deaf students enrolled at UT in any given semester.  (more info)
by Lydia Edrington
06.10.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 959
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Chapter Planting with Greeks at UNC - Greensboro This school of approximately 13,000 undergrads has a small Greek population of about 700 students. The students are almost exclusively from North Carolina and they are predominantly middle class.  (more info)
by Courtney Hatcher
06.10.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 929
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Chapter Planting with Greeks at Valparaiso University Valparaiso University is a private, Lutheran-affiliated, residential campus. There are close to 4,000 students, and about 30 percent are Greek.  (more info)
by Sue Nathan
06.10.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 948
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Chapter Planting with Greeks at Wake Forest University Wake Forest University is a private liberal-arts university with 4,000 undergraduate students. The student body is 50 percent Greek, a high level of involvement. The students are from all over the country and are generally from a fairly high socio-economic class.  (more info)
by Courtney Hatcher
06.10.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 1078
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Chapter Planting with Greeks in the Southeast "God uses the already established community of Greeks to quickly grow a ministry. This makes me continue to think about how we as an InterVarsity ministry can seek to be Kingdom communities at work redeeming existing communities."  (more info)
by Liz Johnson
06.10.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 937
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Chapter Planting with La Fe at Northwestern University "Northwestern University is a suburban campus north of Chicago with about 7,000 undergraduates. The student population is predominantly white, about 20+ percent Asian, seven percent black, and six percent Latino. A big challenge with Latinos is combating the ideas that Catholics are not Christians, that Christianity is a white man's religion, that Christians are right-winged conservatives who don't show concern toward marginalized populations, and that Christ's exclusivity is an intolerant and close-minded belief."  (more info)
by Sandra Van Opstal
06.10.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 922
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Chapter Planting with Native Americans at Oglala Lakota College Oglala Lakota College on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota serves members of the Oglala Sioux tribe. It has an enrollment of 1500 students.  (more info)
by Rick Demarest
06.10.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 1010
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Chapter Planting with Native Americans at UNM-Gallup The University of New Mexico - Gallup operates as a community college. It has more than 3000 students, mostly Native American.  (more info)
by Celeste Handy
06.10.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 1000
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Chapter Planting with NCF in the Central Plains For NCF groups, the challenge is time! Finding a time for students and faculty to meet is probably the biggest challenge NCF groups face. Students in different semesters are on campus at different times.  (more info)
by Kathy Schoonover-Shoffner
06.10.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 1004
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Chapter Planting: Taking a Chapter from 30 to 80 This paper is a guide for staff on how to take a community college fellowship from 30 to 80. Note that this guide can assist both planting and building.  (more info)
by Jeremy Stephens
06.09.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 1618
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Christian Conversion This is my take on what Christian conversion is. It includes a change of one's social identity, the acquisition of a new conceptual language, and a paradigm shift (to borrow from Brad Kallenberg).  (more info)
by David Suryk
06.27.2007 none David_Suryk 658
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Christian Response to Immigration A brief survey of immigration issues followed by a start at a Christian response to the issue using Biblical values.  (more info)
by Hans Schenk
11.13.2008 none hans_schenk 1053
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Christian Response to Immigration A brief survey of some immigration issues and a Christian response starting with Biblical values.  (more info)
by Hans Schenk
11.13.2008 none hans_schenk 695
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Christian Spiritual Formation This essay seeks to define Christian Spiritual Formation.  (more info)
by Steven Stuckey
02.01.2001 none gospeljon 2559
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Communicating Your Vision Helps staff think through the various ways they will need to communicate vision, and tools to prepare for opportunities that come.  (more info)
by Renea Livingstone
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 1221
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Concerted Prayer Diagnostic Questions A brief tool to help you analyze your fellowship or your students’ strengths and weaknesses in the area of prayer toward the vision.  (more info)
by David Ruark
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 1310
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Conference Recruitment Gameplan Help to think about how far in advance to publicize and begin recruitment for big retreats.  (more info)
by Jesse North
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 923
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Congratulations, You're Going to be a Millionaire Article talking about a Godly view of Money. Great for departing students or seniors.  (more info)
by Robert E. Schwab and Gweneth B. Schwab
11.14.2008 none Sarah_Kirk 496
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Contextualizing the Gospel through Proxe stations Tables of different types of proxe stations with suggestions for how to contextualize the gospel for each station. Proxes include: Secrets & Spirituality, Sex, Evil & Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.  (more info)
by Jessica Fick
10.15.2008 none jessica_fick 1134
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Conversion Communities New England Region’s vision for evangelism at the heart of the chapter building vision.  (more info)
by Chris Nichols
07.03.2006 none rich_lamb 1020
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Conversion Communities In this article, you'll get a new perspective on what conversion means in the light of a biblical community on campus.  (more info)
by Chris Nichols
09.10.2007 none Chris_Nichols 614
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Corporate Prayer Handbook Offers pages and pages of resources for leadership of the visionary prayer in fellowship life. Companion volume to Prayer Coordinators Supplement  (more info)
by David Ruark
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 7858
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Covenant at UC Berkeley This is a copy of the covenant that the undergraduate fellowships at UC Berkeley wrote in the Spring of 2002  (more info)
by Collin Tadao Tomikawa
02.27.2003 none Collin_Tomikawa 1717
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Critical Junctures This is a one-page "cheat sheet" on the spiritual stages of academic life. It was originally published at the GFM website.  (more info)
by Bob Trube
01.01.2001 none jon 1199
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Deep Roots April 2009 April Deep Roots: special postmodern discipleship edition  (more info)
by R. York Moore
04.06.2009 none York_Moore 414
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Deep Roots April 2010 In this issue is an article about the role abortion and homosexuality have as issues that may be perceived as counter-missional. Other articles include "Conversing with the Anti-Churched" and "Connecting with Non-Christian Leaders"  (more info)
by R. York Moore
05.14.2010 none York_Moore 281
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Deep Roots December 2009 Deep Roots December 2009  (more info)
by R. York Moore
12.10.2009 none York_Moore 334
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Deep Roots January 2010 Collection of thought and practice articles on evangelism.  (more info)
by R. York Moore
01.20.2010 none York_Moore 339
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Deep Roots June 2010 The Church and Renewal by R. York Moore Tribalism and the Rule of Non-imposition by Rick Mattson  (more info)
by R. York Moore
07.01.2010 none York_Moore 226
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Deep Roots March 2009 Deep Roots is a monthly thought piece by York Moore, National Evangelist with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship USA  (more info)
by R. York Moore
03.10.2009 none York_Moore 458
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Deep Roots March 2010 Thought pieces on evangelism and outreach by R. York Moore  (more info)
by R. York Moore
03.15.2010 none York_Moore 324
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Deep Roots May 2009 Special Edition: Proxe Station Innovations from the West and East Coast  (more info)
by R. York Moore
05.08.2009 none York_Moore 550
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Deep Roots November 2009 Thoughts on evangelism and culture  (more info)
by R. York Moore
11.11.2009 none York_Moore 323
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Deep Roots November 2010 1 Article from R. York Moore, National Evangelist, on "The House is on Fire: Our Responsibility for Soul & Society" 2. Article from Jane Tafel, President of Hagar International USA, on Leading Slaves to the Light  (more info)
by R. York Moore
11.20.2010 none York_Moore 184
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Deep Roots October 2010 1. Debauchery: Our Newfound American Pastime 2. Next Steps for New Believers  (more info)
by R. York Moore
10.08.2010 none York_Moore 239
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Deep Roots September 2009 Articles on evangelism, September 2009  (more info)
by R. York Moore
09.11.2009 none York_Moore 399
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Deep Roots September 2010 Thought and guideline articles on evangelism and culture by R. York Moore, National Evangelist for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship USA  (more info)
by R. York Moore
08.27.2010 none York_Moore 243
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Deep Roots, October 2009 Deep Roots October 2009  (more info)
by R. York Moore
10.16.2009 none York_Moore 396
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Developing Disciples Suggestions for how to follow up with new students and people who have recently become Christians. This article mostly focuses on follow up after large seeker events or conversational evangelism.  (more info)
by Jessica Fick
10.15.2008 none jessica_fick 4080
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Developing Multi-Year Small Groups a reflection guide handout to consider a SG strategy change.  (more info)
by Evan Keller
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 1083
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Difficult Conversation a two page primer with practical help for difficult conversations or conflict.  (more info)
by Dave Collins
03.11.2011 none David_Ruark 180
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Discipling Christians for Effectiveness and Productivity in the Kingdom of God This is a discipleship plan framework. There are no specific studies or readings included; it can be customized to any doctrine.  (more info)
by Greg Finch
12.09.2004 none innov8r 2861
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Early Church History Course Notes Course outline and bibliography for a class titled, "Counter-Cultural Jesus and the Establishment Church," taught by Rich Lamb at UC Santa Cruz in 1987.  (more info)
by Rich Lamb
01.01.1987 none Rich_Lamb 2091
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Effective Teams in Ministry Addresses the tension between calling something a team and actually making it a functioning team. Defines components of an effective team strategy.  (more info)
by Rich Lamb
01.01.1994 none Rich_Lamb 1654
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Emergent Conversations A brief analysis of what makes staff meeting or exec meeting discussions successfully "emergent", where the ideas coming out of the discussion are better by far than any single individuals ideas on the topic beforehand.  (more info)
by Brian Housman
03.09.2000 none Rich_Lamb 826
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Emerging Culture Insights for Witnessing Communities A few tables presenting the differences between modern and postmodern culture regarding the nature of witness and conversion and their relationship to community.  (more info)
by Jimmy Long
07.03.2006 none rich_lamb 925
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Engaging Culture Unit 3: Ministry Strategies This is the third of three parts of training, designed to help people engage with an increasingly postmodern culture. This is the heart of where the first two units are heading, where I build off the bases of images of leadership and the history of our culture towards effective strategies for ministry (at any level or context). These are a bit general, but I think are important correctives to things we often miss. I try to draw most of what I think out of Scripture, so this really isn't anything new, just a correction of misperceptions people have. Especially those who have not examined assumptions behind faith practices.  (more info)
by Nathan Pierce
01.21.2004 none gospeljon 1211
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Essentials for Large Group Coordinators The essentials needed for planing and executing an InterVarsity Large Group meeting. Large-group coordinators will find a wealth of information and suggestions; also for anyone concerned about the necessities of successful InterVarsity Large Group meetings.  (more info)
by Timothy Peterson, Cam Anderson, and Phil Evans
04.12.2000 none gospeljon 1325
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Ethnic specific ministry This is a quick piece on why ethnic specific ministry to asian pacific americans is strategic  (more info)
by Collin Tomikawa
02.23.2001 none collin_tomikawa 1004
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Evangelicals in an Interfaith World This is an article that I originally wrote for "CrossCurrents" magazine about being an evangelical Christian involved in interfaith dialogue. I thought that it would provide some helpful insight for other staff who are interested in engaging in interreligious dialogue on their campuses.  (more info)
by Nicholas M. Price
10.17.2005 none nmprice 577
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Evangelism This is my understanding of the DEFINITION of evangelism that should guide our thinking and practice. It's less than a page in length.  (more info)
by David Suryk
06.27.2007 none David_Suryk 808
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Evangelism Paradigm Shifts UCLA and The Edge as a case study  (more info)
by Doug Schaupp
03.08.2000 none Rich_Lamb 1075
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Evidence for the Resurrection Written for the Tufts Daily on Easter about the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.  (more info)
by Curtis Chang
04.24.2000 none Nathan_Lenz 1210
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Evil and the Faithfulness of God In this talk, I tried to help us understand Evil and what God has done and is doing about. I focus on the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus Christ as the ultimate solution to Evil, but also look to us, God's Renewed Humanity, as part of God's solution to evil and the renewal of the earth.  (more info)
by David Suryk
01.27.2006 5 star rating David_Suryk 1178
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Facing Our Limitations A paper on the need to accept our limitations and the freedom we receive from others when we do.  (more info)
by Gene Paik
10.16.2003 none gospeljon 1061
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Five Thresholds of Postmodern Conversion Paper describing the conversion process postmoderns go through, based on the five step process found to be common to many new Christians at UCLA in 1997-98.  (more info)
by Doug Schaupp
03.08.2000 none Rich_Lamb 1232
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follow up post-proclamation Suggestions on how to follow up with people who have made decisions for Christ  (more info)
by Jessica Fick
10.12.2006 none Jessica_Fick 830
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Four Worship Cultures Describes how different cultures (Latino, Black, Asian, Caucasian North American) tend to approach worship on a number of different subtopics. Helpful for a worship team trying to lead into ME worship.  (more info)
by Krista-Dawn Kimsey
06.27.2007 none rich_lamb 916
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From Where I Stand, finding community after college A pastor's reflections on how to find community after college.  (more info)
by Brian Wallace
11.14.2008 none Sarah_Kirk 407
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General Characteristics of the Emergent WOrship Movement Brief list of descriptions and values of the contemporary church worship movement, for use with a Worship Team.  (more info)
by Krista-Dawn Kimsey
06.27.2007 none rich_lamb 719
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Generation X and Bible Study Approaches Reflection paper on how GenX students challenge traditional Bible study methods that had worked but no longer do as well.  (more info)
by Brian Housman
03.08.2000 none Rich_Lamb 1195
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George Whitefield: Lessons in Innovation and Preaching A biography of the key preacher of the Great Awakening that seeks to draw lessons on how innovaters and preachers develop.  (more info)
by Curtis Chang
03.01.2000 4 star rating Timothy_Miller 2045
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Gifts and Disappointments A retreat designed to help you explore the gifts (consolations) and the disappointments (desolations) in your life with God. Based on Psalm 46.  (more info)
by Roger Weber
08.31.2002 none gospeljon 1251
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GIG team integration outline The GIG team is a response to the need for students to share the good news of Jesus' radical love to others. We have found that those who are set apart to work solely on evangelism seldom do and those not set apart for evangelism seldom work on evangelism. The result is little to no evangelism. Our response is a hybrid GIG team that asks every leader to do evangelism but only holds them accountable for shorter periods of time. It's worked great in Tampa.  (more info)
by Jeremy Stephens
09.12.2005 none jeremy_stephens 1010
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Gregory the Great's Missionary Example Pope Gregory the Great gives us an ancient, yet wonderful, example of how to initiate and sustain the work of evangelization overseas from a home country. This paper outlines his work to witness to bring Christianity to the British Isles.  (more info)
by James Choung
01.13.2006 none James_Choung 2015
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Healthy Recruitment Case Studies Three role-play case studies to help reinforce good listening patterns and non-manipulative influence strategies for staff and student leaders who are trying to invite students to make decisions they otherwise might not make.  (more info)
by Jesse North
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 972
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Hoosiers Discussion Notes Discussion notes, questions, handout for a follow-up conversation after watching the movie Hoosiers, following the servant-leadership (for the most part) of a basketball coach of a small town basketball team in Indiana.  (more info)
by Rich Lamb
03.05.2000 none Rich_Lamb 3127
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Hospitality, Spiritual Formation and Chapter Building A short paper by using the image of hospitality to challenge staff not to "indulge their ego at the expense of their soul".  (more info)
by Julie Long
04.13.2005 none Rich_Lamb 938
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How to Be Your Own Copyeditor Here's a baker's dozen of quick, practical ideas that will make your writing stronger, clearer and more effective--whether it is a prayer letter, a report, a blog or an e-mail.  (more info)
by Andy Le Peau
12.17.2009 none Andy_Le_Peau 310
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How to Hear a Sermon This comprehensive catalog of motivation and methods for absorbing and applying sermons leaves little excuse for listeners - or speakers - to neglect the word proclaimed. Drawn from Baxter's Christian Directory (1673).  (more info)
by Richard Baxter
03.16.2006 none John_Egleston 1034
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Intercession and Calling Most people in ministry will at some point confront painful experiences or disappointments in ministry that has power to pull them away from ministry. A discipline of prayer can ensure that God is the driving force in our decisions, especially in a season full of disappointments.  (more info)
by Eddy Ekmekji
10.24.2007 none Eddy_Ekmekji 715
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InterVarsity Problem Solvers Guide Managers never solve problems, they only exchange them for new sets of problems. This essay looks at this process using the problem of rattlesnakes at Campus by the Sea  (more info)
by Steven Stuckey
12.17.2001 none Rich_Lamb 1226
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Introducing Your Small Group to Bible Study Brief instructions for new small group leaders, especially of freshman small groups.  (more info)
by Keith Cooper
03.08.2000 none Rich_Lamb 832
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Inviting to Events Tips and reminders for the process of student to student invitations to retreats and other opportunities for growth.  (more info)
by Jesse North
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 844
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Is the Reformation Over? A talk given at Exploring Common Ground II, Lewis University, March 5, 2004.  (more info)
by Dr. Mark Noll
03.25.2004 none Timothy_Miller 2264
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Is the Roman Catholic Church the Only Church of Christ? response to the Vatican's statements on the Church  (more info)
by Mike Field
09.04.2007 none MikeField 625
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IVCF Staff at Midlife An interview on the implications of midlife transitions with famous Professor Von Stuckski. Based upon the book Season's of a Man's Life  (more info)
by Steven Stuckey
12.17.2001 none Rich_Lamb 870
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Jesus University A description of a thorough and integrated discipleship curriculum involving basic discipleship, conferences and camp training weeks, leadership involvements of various kinds, and experiential learning. Presented as a course catalog, for a four-year Christian discipleship degree through InterVarsity on campus.  (more info)
by Andrea Thomas
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 1027
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Justice Curriculum - Liberation Style 10 Week Curriculum exploring Justice, Oppression and Salvation from a Latin American Liberation Standpoint  (more info)
by Scott Roberts
04.13.2005 3 star rating Timothy_Miller 2065
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King David and the other Kings This is a one-page document that tries to show how King David and Jesus are connected. It also shows how the other OT kings of Judah and Israel fit into to the picture. God is faithful to the world by sending ultimately King Jesus.  (more info)
by David Suryk
06.27.2007 none David_Suryk 690
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Know Yourself Chart This chart is based upon the Book Courage and Calling by Gordon Smith. It is a diagram on self knowledge.  (more info)
by Steven Stuckey
12.17.2001 none Rich_Lamb 956
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Know Yourself Worksheet The worksheet is used in conjunction with the Know Yourself Chart. It is part of a process on developing a personal mission statement  (more info)
by Steven Stuckey
12.17.2001 none Rich_Lamb 1429
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Large Group Handbook A hard copy (printable) version of the Large Group Handbook from www.intervarsity.org>chapter resources. Edited and includes various other Large Group resources  (more info)
by Joshua Lubbers
07.20.2011 none josh_lubbers 208
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Large Group Talk Series on God Talk titles of a series looking at God (i.e., Jesus) as one who satisfies longings and exceeds expectations.  (more info)
by Rich Lamb
03.08.2000 none Rich_Lamb 877
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Las Posadas - Search for Safety Like Joseph and Mary's struggle to find a safe place for the birth of Jesus, Latinos on college campuses struggle to find places of welcome and care.  (more info)
by Javier Tarango-Sho
12.10.2007 none Javier_Tarango 556
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Leadership Team Resource Kit Great Lakes West and East Chapter Camp planning resources. A huge compilation (175 pages) of resources to help leadership teams make good plans for the following school year. Brought together by Dan Denk, Andrea Thomas, Alicia Mey, Carla Bieber and others.  (more info)
by Dan Denk
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 3360
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Leading Through Transparency A tool to help leaders evaluate their own transparency and vulnerability with the people they lead.  (more info)
by Keith Cooper
03.08.2000 none Rich_Lamb 845
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Lectio Divina A description of an ancient method for the devotional reading of Scripture.  (more info)
by Roger Weber
08.31.2002 none gospeljon 1652
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Let the Walls Fall Down: William J. Seymour This is a history paper written for a class on William J. Seymour's life and ministry, which led to the beginnings of Pentecostalism at the turn of the 20st century. Seymour, an African-American pastor, had a heart for racial reconciliation which was part of the Pentecostal movement at its inception.  (more info)
by James Choung
01.13.2006 none James_Choung 3161
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Let the Walls Fall Down: William Seymour This paper looks at the beginnings of the Pentecostal movement, particularly through the leadership of a black pastor named William Seymour. Through his example, there is a strong call to racial reconciliation, even as early as at the turn of the 20th century!  (more info)
by James Choung
11.16.2004 none Timothy_Miller 4097
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Letter to parents My introduction letter to parents for the 2002 Global Project to Bosnia.  (more info)
by Kurt Morrill
06.04.2002 none Nathan_Lenz 1066
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Lewin's Force Field This chart is used to analyze forces for change and forces resisting change. The material is from a Bobby Clinton class on change  (more info)
by Steven Stuckey
12.17.2001 none Rich_Lamb 982
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Liberation Theology's Christology and Salvation A paper on the Christology and Salvation motif's prevalent in Liberation Theology. A final revision still needs to be done.  (more info)
by Scott Roberts
04.13.2005 none Timothy_Miller 2391
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Life Processes This is a chart listing the life processes that are addressed by spiritual formation  (more info)
by Steven Stuckey
12.17.2001 none Rich_Lamb 756
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Listening Skills Case Studies A comparison of two familiar situations in campus ministry contexts, encouraging students to make faithful priority decisions.  (more info)
by Jesse North
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 1356
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Living Dangerously Large Group Talk Series Used one fall semester in Boston area schools, these talk ideas (that's all it is here, folks) focus on faithful risk, crazy generosity, and fearlessness.  (more info)
by Rich Lamb
04.05.2000 none Rich_Lamb 1074
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Love and Fear Worksheet A modification of Curtis Chang's original worksheet used in helping new student leaders get over their fears and barriers and take relational risks of love.  (more info)
by Rich Lamb
04.07.2000 none Rich_Lamb 1089
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Love or Toil? The essential part of the retreat is listening to God – in Prayer, in His Word, and in what His Holy Spirit is saying to your heart.  (more info)
by Roger Weber
08.31.2002 none Rich_Lamb 1282
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Making Space for God- John 12 Personal retreat guide for a day of prayer and reflection using John 12  (more info)
by Steve Stuckey
09.17.2009 none Steve_Stuckey 471
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Making Space for God- John 5 Retreat guide for a personal day of prayer using John 5  (more info)
by Steve Stuckey
09.17.2009 none Steve_Stuckey 551
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Making Space for God- Program Description This page describes the Making Space for God program used in Greater Los Angeles  (more info)
by Steven Stuckey
01.02.2002 none Rich_Lamb 1108
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Making Space for God- Psalm 121 Personal retreat guide for a day of prayer and reflection using Psalm 121  (more info)
by Steve Stuckey
09.17.2009 none Steve_Stuckey 420
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Making Space for God-Joshua 1 Personal retreat guide for a day of prayer and reflection using Joshua 1  (more info)
by Steve Stuckey
09.17.2009 none Steve_Stuckey 454
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Manuscript Study Method A brief description of the form of Bible study using a printed manuscript.  (more info)
by Tim Webster
03.08.2000 none Rich_Lamb 1611
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Manuscript Submission Guidelines Here is what you need to know if you want to submit a proposal for a manuscript to be published by InterVarsity Press.  (more info)
by InterVarsity Press
12.17.2009 none Andy_Le_Peau 405
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Matrix, The--A Guide for Small Group Discussions Designed for a seeker retreat, this guide contains a brief whole group introduction and questions for 45 minutes of small group discussion after viewing "The Matrix."  (more info)
by Steve McIrvin
10.12.2000 none rich_lamb 1264
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Men, Women and Biblical Equality CBE's statement, "Men, Women, and Biblical Equality" lays out the biblical rationale for equality as well as its application in the community of believers and the family.  (more info)
by Christians for Biblical Equality
01.01.1989 none mdenning 1261
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Mentor Types Parts of a presentation made by Mark and Gayll Phifer-Houseman at Spring meetings. From material developed by Bobby Clinton, professor at Fuller Seminary.  (more info)
by Rich Lamb
04.01.2000 none Rich_Lamb 1030
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Michaelangelo and the Tumbler An examination of two contrasting styles of making disciples, with an argument for a group-oriented model, using an extended comparison to a lapidary tumbler that produces polished gemstones.  (more info)
by Rich Lamb
03.05.2000 none Rich_Lamb 1383
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Ministry Exchange Overview Here's the big picture of how the MX works: an overview of its purposes, its major features, and some of its underlying technologies. This document is no substitute for detailed help, but it'll help you get oriented to the lay of the land.  (more info)
by InterVarsity Web Team
05.20.2005 5 star rating Jon_Boyd 5377
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Ministry-- A Wilderness of Temptation A retreat designed to help you reflect on the temptation of Christ in the desert and the similar temptations we face in the ministry.  (more info)
by Roger Weber
08.31.2002 none Rich_Lamb 854
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Movies and The Icon An attempt to understand the medium of cinema from the theological tradition of the icon.  (more info)
by Curtis Chang
03.07.2000 none Timothy_Miller 1596
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Multiple Roles of a Supervisor Describes in table form key similarities and differences between the roles of coach, trainer, manager, pastor and mentor in the life of a staff person.  (more info)
by Rich Lamb
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 963
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Mustard Seed Vision at USC The paper Scott Hall wrote to kick-off the ministry vision renewal at USC.  (more info)
by Scott Hall
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 977
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MX Content Guidelines Wondering what makes for an appropriate Ministry Exchange item? Here are three simple questions to help you evaluate any item — whether you're an uploader or a moderator. (Revised July 12, 2005.)  (more info)
by InterVarsity Web Team
05.20.2005 4 star rating Jon_Boyd 1099
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Narrative Evangelism Description of how to use stories in evangelism: what kind of stories to tell and keys to using stories effectively. How did Jesus use stories to teach truth about the gospel?  (more info)
by Rich Lamb
03.07.2000 none Rich_Lamb 1096
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NSO Calendar Example Used in the NSO Case study.  (more info)
by Andrea Thomas
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 1039
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On "the righteousness of God" in Romans This brief article seeks to explain what Paul means by "the righteousness of God" in his argument, especially in his letter to the Romans. It's important because it's crucial for understanding who Jesus is and what God has done/is doing through Jesus for the redemption of the world.  (more info)
by David Suryk
06.27.2007 none David_Suryk 1488
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On Reasons and Believing the Christian Message In this talk I investigate whether it's rational or reasonable to believe the Christian message. Do we need evidence to believe? If not, why not? But if so, what counts as evidence? Who decides? On what basis? I want to address the subject of whether bright, thoughtful people—such as people who teach and study in the universities of the world—people who do not yet believe the Christian message—people such as these, do they have good reason to believe? Hopefully this talk will help Christians better understand these issues as well. For thoughtful Christians, of course, the issue is should they believe what they have believed? This is a little piece of religious epistemology and apologetics.  (more info)
by David Suryk
02.24.2001 none David_Suryk 1132
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On Setting Your Friends Up A summary of thoughts on community involvement in dating and pre-married life.  (more info)
by Gene Paik
12.06.2003 3 star rating Nathan_Lenz 1352
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Outreach Lectures, suggestions Practical suggestions for holding a campus-wide lecture for the purpose of outreach.  (more info)
by Rick Mattson
01.10.2007 none Rick_Mattson 851
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Parade of Tears March Message Message given by R. York Moore at the Price of LIfe Invitational, Parade of Tears. The Parade of Tears was a large-scale march attended by 700-900 demonstrators who walked the Underground Railroad at the Ohio State University. Guests included David Batstone of the Not for Sale Campaign and Joel King, 1st cousin to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  (more info)
by R. York Moore
04.30.2010 none York_Moore 237
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Pastoral Care of Self-Esteem This paper includes some reflections on self-esteem, as well as some beginning places for the pastoral care of self-esteem. Includes a bibliography.  (more info)
by James Choung
07.25.2000 none gospeljon 1369
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Pastoral Counseling Response Papers Three academic case studies in response to pastoral-care scenarios.  (more info)
by Curtis Chang
03.07.2000 none ModJon 1053
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Pauline Discipleship This talk was given to the University of Chicago Graduate Christian Fellowship. They invited me to speak on discipleship from Paul's perspective. I located Paul's discussion in the context of bringing together Jews and Gentiles into One New Humanity, and what that means for us today  (more info)
by David Suryk
01.13.2006 none David_Suryk 1165
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Philosophy of Leadership Development Three-fold philosophy of leadership development, consisting of principles, strategies, and specific plan.  (more info)
by Rich Lamb
03.15.2000 none rich_lamb 936
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Planning a Worship Experience A brief description and checklist for use with new Worship Team leaders.  (more info)
by Krista-Dawn Kimsey
06.28.2007 none rich_lamb 760
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Portrait of an Artist The story of Mary, the sister to Martha and the beautiful thing she did.  (more info)
by Steven Stuckey
12.18.2001 none rich_lamb 786
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Postmodern Perspectives A short paper which discusses the possibility of understanding and being transformed by scripture in the light of the postmodern idea of preconditions.  (more info)
by Brian Housman
04.21.2000 none Timothy_Miller 1083
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Prayer Coordinators Supplement Companion to Corporate Prayer Handbook.  (more info)
by David Ruark
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 1962
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Prayer Exericise Groups are led into an effective means of entering God's presence through spoken praise from the Scriptures.  (more info)
by Barbara Brown
08.24.2008 none Barbara_Brown 1324
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Prayerful Silence A description of a method designed to help you practice the discipline of silence.  (more info)
by Roger Weber
08.31.2002 none rich_lamb 1263
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Pre-prayer This is a brief guide to preparing for prayer: body, heart and mind.  (more info)
by Roger Weber
08.31.2002 none rich_lamb 1277
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Preaching for Changed Lives How to prepare and deliver talks that have impact.  (more info)
by Doug Schaupp
03.06.2000 none rich_lamb 1031
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Problem Solving Worksheet Based on material from Bobby Clinton, this worksheet is a simple tool for problem solving  (more info)
by Steven Stuckey
12.18.2001 none rich_lamb 947
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Public Speaking Training A staff training workshop in public speaking. Some of the resources, precourse assignments, and teaching notes are here, though not all.  (more info)
by Rich Lamb
03.09.2000 none rich_lamb 1267
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Questions to Ask When Reaching Out to Black Students on Campus This article lists a series of questions that a majority chapter can ask itself as it considers reaching out to Black students on campus  (more info)
by Fred M. Williams
02.07.2007 none fredwill3713 858
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Racial Reconciliation Phil of Min A vision for racial reconciliation at the heart of ministry.  (more info)
by Doug Schaupp
03.08.2000 none rich_lamb 965
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Reading Some Psalms and a Chronicle of Narnia in Parallel This collection of observations and suggested parallels arose from once-a-week reading aloud from The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis followed by manuscript study of the Psalms of Ascent. Interested 2005 crew members at Cedar Campus joined our household for these "family group" meetings that offered hospitality and shared prayer along with stimulating - even animated - discussions. I produced and shared these summary notes intermitently. No one was more surprised by the apparent overlaps.  (more info)
by John Egleston with a crew family group
09.04.2007 none John_Egleston 788
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Reconciliation Across Social Class This document is meant to provide background for Christians to understand and discuss Social Class. This could be a reading for a small group discussion or just personal understanding.  (more info)
by Andrew Sears
02.05.2008 none alsears 762
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Recovering Our Christian Mind and Nerve Tom Trevethan issues a call for courage in living the life of the mind in the university world. This is especially useful for graduate students and faculty, but undergrads and others will find it helpful too. This edition includes discussion questions in the margins, written by Jon Boyd.  (more info)
by Tom Trevethan
09.01.1996 none Jon_Boyd 1106
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Recruiting Case Study A short staff training piece breaking down the recruitment process.  (more info)
by Brian Housman
03.02.2000 none rich_lamb 783
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Recruitment as Ministry Training session for staff to help them think of recruitment in a new paradigm  (more info)
by Curtis Chang
03.15.2000 none rich_lamb 790
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Reflecting on a New Stage in Life A retreat guide designed to help you reflect on changes that have occurred in your life recently. Includes "diagnostic" questions, lectio divina on Psalm 23, and a section specifically on question about ministry involvements.  (more info)
by Roger Weber
08.31.2002 none gospeljon 1238
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Relationship Surveys Surveys to help students evaluate their relationships, by initiative, honesty, etc.  (more info)
by Keith Cooper
03.02.2000 none rich_lamb 892
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Rendezvous with God - 2 "Wait and Ask" Personal Quiet Day guide using Psalms 130-134  (more info)
by Hallie Cowan
03.25.2004 none rich_lamb 1106
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Rendezvous with God - 4 "Lost and Found" personal Quiet Day guide for Feb. 04 based on Luke 15, the Prodigal Son  (more info)
by Hallie Cowan
03.25.2004 none rich_lamb 806
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Rendezvous with God - 4 "Fish and Formation" Mar 04 personal Quiet Day guide using Luke 5:1-11 & John 21:1-22  (more info)
by Hallie Cowan
05.11.2004 none rich_lamb 895
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Rendezvous with God - Preparation Instructions to prepare for a personal Quiet Day, using the monthly guides prepared for IVCF New England staff  (more info)
by Hallie Cowan
02.06.2004 none rich_lamb 716
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Resurrection Sunday reflections This piece pretty much speaks for itself. It was primary written with an adult Sunday school class in mind, as we'd been exploring apologetic issues and Luke's Gospel together, often in light of current cultural and cross-cultural conflicts. (Note: The HTML preview offered in MX mixes the two columns of text in this file.)  (more info)
by John Egleston
03.15.2006 none John_Egleston 951
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Retaining New Students “During NSO we should contact many more people than we can actually assimilate into our campus fellowship--and take special care of those students who do seem most eager to grow.”  (more info)
by John Roeckeman
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 1193
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Samples of Everyday Stewardship This piece grew out of a conviction that our lifestyles must be oriented by God's values - and from years of exploring very practical household economics with others. Now it's summarized in this article - published in flux, a magazine for new graduates.  (more info)
by Dyann Egleston
03.23.2006 none John_Egleston 1141
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Scripture Study on Worship Postures Lists scriptures that illustrate different postures used in personal and corporate worship settings.  (more info)
by Krista-Dawn Kimsey
06.28.2007 none rich_lamb 1854
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Seek a short list for first year students wanting to grow their faith. Designed as an NSO handout for Goucher College students in '08; feel free to adapt it for your students.  (more info)
by Kathy Smith
08.27.2008 none Kathy_Smith 523
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Seven Ways of Seeing the World's Brokenness Based upon material from Gordon Smith's book Courage and Calling. This material used in conjunction with the Mission Statement worksheet  (more info)
by Steven Stuckey
12.17.2001 none rich_lamb 1071
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Sex: Do Christians Have More Fun? This is an article that appeared in the Amherst College literary magazine, "Prism."  (more info)
by Paul V. Sorrentino
04.22.2002 none Paul_Sorrentino 1864
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Sexy Pizza Information about a very successful NSO event at the University of Houston, an urban commuter campus.  (more info)
by Andrea Thomas
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 1081
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shepherding worship leaders helpful insights on the care of student worship teams  (more info)
by Hans or Carrie Franzen
11.07.2000 none rich_lamb 1254
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Singleness Workshop Workshop given for a Chinese Church conference on being single and relationships  (more info)
by Curtis Chang
03.15.2000 none rich_lamb 940
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Six Obstacles of Embracing Your Call Based upon material from Gordon Smith's book Courage and Calling  (more info)
by Steven Stuckey
12.18.2001 none rich_lamb 1420
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Small Group Dynamics Stages of healthy missional small group growth.  (more info)
by Javier Tarango
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 1157
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Small Group Turning Points Details several turning points in the life of a small group, by categories: stages of corporate life, stages of individuals relating to the group, stages of relating to scripture, etc.  (more info)
by Rich Lamb
04.05.2000 none rich_lamb 890
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Social Healing and Ethnic Identity Development This document provides a framework for reconciliation across race, class and culture by explaining how the ethnic identity development process can be used to not only bring social justice, but to also bring social healing.  (more info)
by Andrew Sears
12.16.2005 none alsears 1696
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Social Healing: Ethnic & Social Identity Development This document provides a summary of the ethnic identity development process for Christians. It also explores a social identity development process of forming group identity based on race, class and gender.  (more info)
by Andrew Sears
02.05.2008 none alsears 1045
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Soul Awakening Getting past evangelism models to seekers, this paper outlines an approach targeted at people who are not seekers but who could be “awakened” to their need for God through thoughtful conversational or engagement strategies modeled after Paul’s sermon to the Athenians in Acts 17.  (more info)
by Geoffrey Gordon
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 754
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Spending a Day with Jesus Guidelines for a personal or group retreat day. The article does not offering concrete materials but gives guidelines on why do this, what to expect and how to go about it.  (more info)
by Douglas Stewart
01.01.2000 none gospeljon 1233
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Spiritual Pulse Questions Ask someone if you can take their spiritual pulse to see if God is doing anything in their life. Here are some questions that might help reveal things—try a few questions with someone this week!  (more info)
by Shawn Young
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 873
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Starting an InterVarsity Chapter For students and faculty who are interested in beginning an InterVarsity chapter. These are a few steps to think about, includes helpful links to our purposes, stories of other chapters and more.  (more info)
by Jeff Yourison
08.13.2006 none Jeff_Yourison 972
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Staying Warm by Wearing the Right Layers of Clothing Intended for international students (especially from tropical countries) who are about to experience their first winter in the USA, this 1-page handout explains how to stay warm outside in the winter by wearing the right clothing. The author has a Master's degree in Materials Science and Engineering, is an Eagle Scout, and has used the information shared in this article to actually stay warm river rafting in temperatures just above freezing, snow skiing, and camping out in a tent at -12F (-24C) with a wind chill below -30F (-34C).  (more info)
by Brian Hart
11.15.2004 none Brian_Hart 912
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Systems Thinking in Ministry Every organization should strive to be a learning organization. This paper provides reflections from Peter Senge's "The Fifth Discipline," and applies his principles to ministry through the Biblical filters.  (more info)
by James Choung
07.26.2000 none James_Choung 1399
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Ten Tips for Blogging Here's a baker's dozen of very practical ideas to make your blog more effective.  (more info)
by Andy Le Peau
12.17.2009 none Andy_Le_Peau 311
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The Counseling Community A critique of the classic model of pastoral counseling (one on one, professional, etc.) and a description of how a counseling community operates in student ministry.  (more info)
by Curtis Chang
03.09.2000 none Timothy_Miller 1265
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The Edge at UCLA Description of an outreach at UCLA designed to bring non-seekers closer to the gospel.  (more info)
by Doug Schaupp
03.02.2000 none rich_lamb 828
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The Importance of Silence Short excerpts (from a number of sources) on the importance of silence in the life with God.  (more info)
by Roger Weber
08.31.2002 none doug_stewart 1928
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The Kingdom and the Good Life Brief list of the contrasts of the two value systems, the Kingdom and the World. This list, written by Steve Hayner in 1989, was used by Krista-Dawn Kimsey in her Worship leadership curriculum.  (more info)
by Steve Hayner
06.27.2007 none rich_lamb 488
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The Lord Jesus' Authority and the OT Law This exegetical paper examines how the Lord Jesus displayed both complete lordship over the law and submission to it in his ministry teaching. Though the paper uses the Greek text, it is accessible to non-Greek readers.  (more info)
by John Bayon
12.06.2004 none John_Bayon 1765
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The Master Plan in Globalization God has consistently scattered His people throughout history. This article outlines the role of "Global Christians" and how they can live faithfully to His movement in history. God is the Lord of Globalization, too.  (more info)
by Kwang Kim
01.11.2003 none gospeljon 1237
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The Matrix: An Evangelistic Talk After showing "The Matrix" to a mixed crowd of believers and unbelievers, this 15-minute talk was given. It is geared toward the unchurched, attempting to pique a curiosity into spiritual matters by explaning the reasons for the popularity of the film.  (more info)
by James Choung
07.26.2000 none rich_lamb 809
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The Millennials A look at the Millennial Generation  (more info)
by Kurt Thiel
07.26.2000 none Timothy_Miller 1446
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The Missional Church This is really three articles from a journal called Theology Matters. The first article is an introduction to the concept of the missional church that I think is very helpful.  (more info)
by Alex Roxburgh
12.21.2006 none mdenning 1323
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The Price of Life Summary A description of the Price of Life Invitational held at Michigan State University November 4-9, 2007  (more info)
by Dave Ruark
11.09.2007 none David_Ruark 760
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The Spiritual Practices of St. Francis of Assisi Modern spirituality has much to learn from the saints of the past. By examining the spiritual practices of one of Christianity's most revered saints, we can learn from his spiritual disciplines and perhaps grow in them ourselves.  (more info)
by James Choung
07.26.2000 none Timothy_Miller 1564
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The Spiritual Practices of St. Francis of Assisi St. Francis of Assisi is one of the most revered saints of all times, and his life can be a model of spiritual practices that embraced both the contemplative and the active.  (more info)
by James Choung
01.14.2006 none James_Choung 1689
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The Student, the Fish, and Agassiz This (public domain) account of interaction between Prof. Agassiz and one trainee captures the essence of inductive process. A couple of questions at the end frame implications for study, even of the Bible.  (more info)
by Samuel H. Scudder
03.12.2006 none John_Egleston 2210
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The Subordination of Psychology An examination of the proper relationship between theology and psychology.  (more info)
by Curtis Chang
03.06.2000 none Timothy_Miller 1573
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The Theology of Evangelism This was a talk given by Dr. William Abraham to the Society of Christian Philosophy on the theology of evangelism. Dr. Abraham gave David Suryk permission to use this "to the glory of God."  (more info)
by Dr. William Abraham
02.02.2006 none David_Suryk 1298
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The Witness of Celibate Sexuality: A Challenge to Evangelical Theology and Practice of Single Sexuality An academic paper exploring what evangelicals can learn about singleness and spirituality from the tradition of vowed celibacy.  (more info)
by Dayna Olson
07.22.2003 none gospeljon 2776
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Thinking about Believing People don't just need some new piece of information about Jesus or some more effective or more relevant "plan of salvation." Often the barrier to faith for them is something that comes prior to that. What they need help in is in thinking about how to believe something that is a radically new claim about reality, which is Jesus. This talk (given to Christian faculty) explores biblically how Jesus challenged his contemporaries including the apostle Paul to think outside the box. It then looks at the categories of thought that keep people today at the University from considering the Gospel and how to help them think in new ways. It provides many stories of how this has happened on campus.  (more info)
by David Suryk
09.12.2002 none David_Suryk 1022
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Time Diet Create a personal calendar that reflects your most important values. The Time Diet cuts out unwanted "fat" from your schedule and helps you accomplish your goals.  (more info)
by Rick Mattson
01.10.2007 none Rick_Mattson 1127
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Vision blinders, shades and lenses A tool to help think about the most crucial component of vision: seeing clearly.  (more info)
by Rich Lamb
06.28.2000 none Rich_Lamb 941
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Wake Up, Eluding the Nap Aritcle for departing students talking about the battle to avoid complacency after college.  (more info)
by David Zimmerman
11.14.2008 none Sarah_Kirk 380
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Wesley on Evangelism and Discipleship Balancing evangelism and discipleship in IVCF, learning lessons from John Wesley.  (more info)
by Doug Schaupp
03.02.2000 none Timothy_Miller 1963
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What Can That Have to do with Vision Designed to help you to be able to lead with vision in any ministry setting, even when it seems unrelated to the central vision of the fellowship.  (more info)
by Renea Livingstone
07.04.2006 none rich_lamb 993
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What is the Ideal God? An activity to access people's need of and desire for there to be something or someone greater than themselves, someone who can make sense of the universe, and to introduce them to the biblical God as a possible answer to those longings.  (more info)
by Brian Housman
03.08.2000 none rich_lamb 894
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Who is a Chapter Leader? A description of the life and role of an exec-level leader in a fellowship. Focuses on descriptions of values, not tasks.  (more info)
by Unknown
03.09.2000 none Nathan_Lenz 1069
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Why conservative believers SHOULD be involved with inter-religious dialogue This article describes five reasons why conservative believers should be involved with inter-religious dialogue. It first appeared in the Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue in February 2009 and is used by permission.  (more info)
by Paul V. Sorrentino
02.14.2009 none Paul_Sorrentino 342
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Why I Love Senior Interviews Stories from senior "exit interviews" done with students at Goucher College  (more info)
by Kathy Smith
08.03.2007 none Kathy_Smith 500
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Women in Ministry Seminar Definitions, framework, and important passages and questions for thinking about women in ministry and related issues. Originally presented at UNC-IV Women's Retreat Spring '07.  (more info)
by Ashleigh Greene
03.03.2007 none ashleighgreene 1008
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Women Leaders in the Bible Brief description of women leaders in Scripture.  (more info)
by Curtis Chang
03.15.2000 none rich_lamb 2687
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Worship As our Living Sacrifice This is an Article I wrote for my church newsletter. It talks about how the word living sacrifice connotes life and not death. So what we offer God in our worship should be alive. Also that Worship as organic means that it is very diverse and should be interwoven into our daily lives.  (more info)
by Ross Kuester
01.27.2007 none pastorross82 715
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