http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/ All files in Jeff_Yourison's chapter planting story label. en-us Copyright 2005, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA Some Rights Reserved. 2012-05-25 07:40:13 InterVarsity Ministry hourly 1 1970-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://www.intervarsity.org/rss/rss.gif http://www.intervarsity.org/ http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4963 With 25 schools to choose from, this author tells how she chose where to staff and plant. Discussion questions are available at the end. Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4949 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. Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4950 "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." Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4958 Breakthroughs are happening at this rural college in New Hampshire. Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4959 This small private college in Wilmington, Delaware, is urban in nature. The chapter is largely African American. Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4951 "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)." Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4943 "We started with one student. By the end of the first semester there were more than 20 students attending weekly." Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4960 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. Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4952 A diverse urban campus of 24,000, mostly commuters. Portland is generally hostile to religion, God, and any organized anything. Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4944 "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." Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4945 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." Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4946 Broken students, a large span of ages, exhausting work. But there are a lot of Christians on campus . . . Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4953 The most diverse campus in NH, SNHU is about 15 percent minority. A recent breakthrough has opened up ministry opportunities. Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4947 There are about 4,000 students at this commuter campus in Florida. Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4961 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. Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4954 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. Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4955 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. Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4975 "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." Jeff_Yourison 06.10.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4948 A college of 1250 students. "Starting something new means we get to create a new ethos from the beginning." Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4957 This school of 16,600 students is mostly commuter. A large percentage are Mormon students, creating interesting dynamics. Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4962 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. Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4976 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. Jeff_Yourison 06.12.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4870 An outline for authors to use in contributing their stories Jeff_Yourison 05.05.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4969 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. Jeff_Yourison 06.10.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4974 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. Jeff_Yourison 06.10.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4965 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. Jeff_Yourison 06.10.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4966 Valparaiso University is a private, Lutheran-affiliated, residential campus. There are close to 4,000 students, and about 30 percent are Greek. Jeff_Yourison 06.10.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4967 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. Jeff_Yourison 06.10.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4970 "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." Jeff_Yourison 06.10.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4971 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. Jeff_Yourison 06.10.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4972 The University of New Mexico - Gallup operates as a community college. It has more than 3000 students, mostly Native American. Jeff_Yourison 06.10.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4973 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. Jeff_Yourison 06.10.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4964 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. Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006