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Parable of the Life-Saving Station
Why do we do what we do? Sometimes we lose our sense of purpose.
 
Our core commitments: Evangelism
Deep within InterVarsity's life and history is a call to reach students of every philosophy, life-stage, ethnicity and discipline—with compassion and boldness.
 
Cleaning Pitzer’s Toilets
Simple servanthood at Pitzer College leads to spiritual conversations in the dorms.
 
User-friendly Service
Christian service projects on Smith's campus build trust and open conversations.
 
Time out!
A busy leader decides to change his priorities.
 
“Olive Garden™” Outreach
When visitors come into a chapter event, let’s treat them like we want them to be part of the family.
 
Sidebar — Tips for “Olive Garden™” Relationships
The sidebar offers ideas and tips for becoming a welcoming group.
 
Eight Ways to Engage Your Campus
Here are some stories of what other InterVarsity chapters have done to build God’s kingdom on campus.
 
Building houses and Kingdom values
University of illinois students work with Habitat for Humanity over spring break.
 
Building bridges to fraternity and sorority students
Ministry among Greek students is filled with possibilities
 
New Student Outreach Ideas (Summer 2004)
Ways for Christian groups to plan for effective New Student Outreach.
 
Sidebar — Board Game Night
Sidebar to New Student Outreach Ideas
 
Listening to Micah: Chapters get involved in justice issues
InterVarsity chapters across the country are attempting to explore and address social justice issues.
 
Engaging Your Campus: Hosting Events that Work
How to pull off exciting, compelling, everyone’s-talking-about-it evangelistic events on your campus. Here are tips for hosting campus outreach events that really work to engage people with the gospel.
 
Sidebar — Don't Invite Them; BRING Them!
This sidebar to "Engaging Your Campus: Hosting Events that Work" encourages students to look beyond depending on an event's publicity. It's important to actually bring others to the event.
 
 
Preparing for Campus Outreach Events
Important planning details for hosting all-campus events.
 
Sidebar — On the Road
Resources and contact information for campus outreach performances.
 
New Student Outreach: Ideas that Work! (Summer 2003)
How chapters can reach out to new students on their campus.
 
Battle of the Bands
Sidebar to "New Student Outreach: Ideas that Work": Draw students in with concerts.
 
More NSO ideas
sidebar to NSO: Ideas that Work. Root beer kegger...Jazz music...Pizza taste-off...Trash on the beach
 
Surprised by GIGs
More than ever, Groups Investigating god are leading people to Jesus as Savior and Lord.
 
How to Pray for Your Chapter
InterVarsity has always moved forward on its knees, and here are some ways to pray creatively.
 
Prompted to bless the dorms
Sidebar to "How to Pray for Your Chapter": The power of prayer is shown by a student at Purdue University.
 
Enliven your daily prayer meeting
Sidebar to "How to Pray for Your Chapter": Ideas to help you maintain energy and interest in daily prayer meetings.
 
Everyday Prayer
Sidebar to "How to Pray for Your Chapter": See the results of praying every day.
 
Prayer Vigil
Sidebar to "How to Pray for Your Chapter": This group of students stayed up all night to pray for their campus
 
Letting prayer grow—organically
Sidebar to "How to Pray for Your Chapter": Not even the most well-planned prayer meetings will work unless the desire to pray grows from the heart.
 
Getting into the "Ring"
A debate team made up of Christians and non-Christians draws the campus together by discussing hot topics. It also allows Christians to present their viewpoints on many current issues.
 
Recovering Roots at Baldwin-Wallace
How one chapter called an entire campus to remember its founding faith. Campus evangelism, prayer and witness.
 
Early Birds
Read about a group of men who are very dedicated in prayer
 
Broken lighthouses on campus?
A new believer's "visions" are turned into action.
 
Revitalizing Prayer
The personal confessions of a student leader whose prayer life went from sputtering...to flourishing.
 
All Night Prayer and Praise
An inspiring story about students who spent 12 hours praying and praising the Lord.
 
Our Core Commitments: "College and University"
What better place to spread the word of God than on your secular campus?
 
"Ultimate" Outreach
God works in more ways than just organized meetings; he works in the events of our everyday lives.
 
GIGs are Gaining Ground
GIGs stands for Groups Investigating God, an investigative Bible study for people seeking to understand Christianity. They are a effective outreach model for college and university campuses.
 
God is Alive in Van Antwerp Hall!
Do you ever follow the call of God only to feel as if you followed in vain? Have hope and read the testimony of one who felt the same.
 
The Challenge of Commuter Schools
Commuter campuses present a challenge to InterVarsity chapters and leaders. Here is help.
 
Build Community on Your Commuter Campus
Commuter camus ministry can be a challenge; here are ideas to help form relationships to pull a group together.
 
Having a Gig at a Community College Campus
Encouraging witnessing stories from a graduate student on a community college campus
 
Turning up the Temperature
Are you a thermometer or a thermostat? Allow Jesus to bring on the heat!
 
Who's Your Master? ("The Joint " outreach)
Students at the University of the Pacific used "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" as a theme for a seeker meeting in which seekers and skeptics alike can hear about Jesus in a comfortable and fun way!
 
Seeker Sensitive Outreach
Formatting your chapter's large group meetings to draw in non-Christians can invite lots of criticism. But it may also invite some incredible results!
 
Creative Outreach
How several schools have engaged the campus with the gospel
 
God Responds to Prayer
Don't underestimate the power of prayer!
 
So What's The Point?
The InterVarsity chapter at U of Nevada--Reno worked extremely hard to publicize an evangelism event, and their hard work paid off!
 
Over "The Edge"
The IV chapter at Hood College trusted God, took a leap, and watched as The Edge brought the gospel to non-Christians.
 
Pizza and Hard Questions
MIT students chew on some tough issues together.
 
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