Meet-Ups

Objective: Camradarie amongst staff who are dancers and share strategies to reach this campus sector Outcome: vision and strategies for reaching freestyle hip-hop dancers.

Objective: to connect staff who have disabled/differently-abled students/faculty and to provide resources for disabled participants in our ministry. Outcome: participants will know others who have a heart for disabled students/faculty and will have access to resources to serve this population.

Objective: to connect staff who have Catholic students/faculty and Catholic campuses AND to provide resources (3x3 Quick Guide). Outcome: participants equipped with the Quick Guide resource, helping them to better reach and develop Catholic ministry (students, faculty, campuses).

Objective and Outcomes: For those that want to tell stories through video and photography, the technical, artistic, and process hurdles can really squash a good idea. Come and chat with the 2100 video team as we talk through how we have learned from our mistakes so you don’t have to. Bring your questions about gear, story, and whatever else is holding you back.

Objective: to update staff on changes happening with Urbana and on potential job openings. Outcome: staff will leave with a vision for the new things that are happening with Urbana 21 and be able to ask questions of the Urbana team.

Objective: for staff to see current MPD-related technology trends (CRMs, DonorElf, Karani, Salesforce, others) and to share ideas with one another to enhance MPD. Outcome: a better understanding of how InterVarsity wants to use technology to augment MPD and to help create a roadmap for future ideas and services.

Objective: To brainstorm practical ways to help Areas buy into prayer walking and to create a short-list of best practices for helping prayer walking to become a regular practice. Outcome: each staff will commit to leading one prayer walk for their Area team (1+ student, 1+ ministry partner) before Spring Break.

Objective: To hear from and network with staff who are fielding (student, faculty, and/or campus community) questions in the area of the relationship between Science and the Christian faith. Outcome: To provide attendees with resources and insights that will better equip them to participate in Science-and-Faith discussions.

Objective: Learn about “pilgrimage,” an ancient church practice that can be both personally powerful and can provide a pathway for helping students meet Jesus. Outcome: Understanding this spiritual practice of encounter, stillness, and contemplation, one you can practice immediately.

Objective: To explore evangelicalism's features in the U.S. (strengths, weaknesses, historical patterns) in order to promote resilience and hope among those who are wrestling with how to engage in the current state of affairs. Outcome: Participants will leave knowing action steps for how to cultivate a healthier, less toxic evangelicalism.

How do we help our students be students, and then workers, who thrive and glorify God? And how do we as staff understand our work in terms of the Gospel? Come to learn and share ideas about how we can help develop campus and world changers through the lens of vocational discipleship.

Objective: to provide a place for staff to talk openly about the relationship between local churches (modalities) and parachurch movements (sodalities) in proclaiming the good news. Outcome: participants will receive resources that will help them field questions and comments from others

Outcome: Staff will understand the "movement-fellowship-organization" paradigm and will use it in conversations with their supervisor.

Objective: to understand better how to reach and disciple academically-oriented students.
Outcome: To come away with 1-2 next steps for working with academically-oriented students on one's campus.

Objective: to share stories, language, and tools for mental health conversations with one’s supervisor. Outcome: participants will leave having drafted one follow-up conversation on mental health concerns with their supervisor.

Objective: BSAP (Black Scholars and Professionals) staff will share the strategic importance of serving this corner of campus and ministry philosophy and key principles that guide us as we serve black scholars. Outcome: Veteran staff will renew fellowship and share ministry updates and principles of BSAP Ministry, and interested staff will gain some insight into understanding and serving this population.
All staff are welcome whether you are already serving Black Grad students and Black faculty or want to learn to serve them.

Objective: to increase awareness of the need for caring for our younger staff through pastoral care and discipleship (looks different from spiritual direction). Outcome: participants leave with a better understanding of the needs of our younger staff and potential ways to meet those needs.

Objective: to identify content for a high school senior seminar that works in ethnically diverse church environments. Outcome: Participants who have either joined an advisory team or become a content developer.

Objective: to share tools and ideas for witness to and with Chinese international students. Outcome: participants equipped to see, pray for, and engage the Chinese international corner of their campus.

Objective: to show how effective team collaboration can be practically achieved through Outlook and Teams. Outcome: a coaching relationship with an experienced peer tech champion who can bring "all the things" together with Teams and Office. 

Objective: to explore a new tool that evaluates a campus context to discern the most effective chapter type or approach for engaging international students.  Outcome: a better understanding of the factors that determine an effective approach to international student involvement in your chapter, area, or region.   

Objective/Outcome: regional representatives exploring the impact of twinning with the National Link Director.

Objective: to define the “cultural Christian” in the college/university context and share a discipleship framework that ministers to this campus population. Outcome: an invitation for participants to test and refine the discipleship framework.

Objective: to help staff deal with suffering in their own lives as well as the lives of their family and ministry partners (via his new IVP book on surviving cancer). Outcome: we will explore issues of dependence, resilience, identity, purpose, and wonder.

Objective/Outcome: Each region will know how to be successful through InterVarsity’s move to the new Portal in Salesforce; relatedly, understanding the “continuous development” concept (i.e. tech will change and get better as our feedback gets better).

Objective: to show how effective team collaboration can be practically achieved through Outlook and Teams. Outcome: a coaching relationship with an experienced peer tech champion who can bring "all the things" together with Teams and Office. 

Objective: to strategize together the best way to combine Alpha USA and InterVarsity's best practices. Outcome: gathered best ideas, and (ultimately) InterVarsity and Alpha partnering and planting more witnessing communities.

Objective: to hear/learn what is happening around the organization with men serving as allies to women and field test a male allyship developmental pathway that I've been researching. Outcome: people would leave encouraged, with a sense of a next developmental step.

Objective: to answer questions staff may have about IVP (writing, submitting a manuscript) and to gather ideas/suggestions for what IVP might publish in the future. Outcome - participants will better understand how IVP's publishing ministry operates, how it connects to the field, and how to connect with IVP staff.

Objectives/Outcome: in connecting with a local faculty member (Dr. Ellane Park, Rollins College), to grow in understanding & appreciation of what the occupation & life of a faculty entails and remove barriers for initiating with faculty on campus.

Objective: to hear reactions to the ERJ document and to field questions. Outcome: Participants leave with confidence with the evolving understanding of the place of ethnic reconciliation and justice in InterVarsity.

Objective: to understand the spiritual challenges grad students face and the helps that Graduate Faculty Minstries (GFM) can offer. Outcome: Field staff identify their grad school bound students and develop 1 to 2 steps to prepare them for grad school.

Objective: to educate participants on the ways they can prepare for and navigate career interests for the next level of leadership in InterVarsity. Outcome: participants leave with awareness of the Leadership Competencies, greater awareness of how they can own their own development and increased trust in InterVarsity’s evolving leadership culture and practices.

Objective: to share resources and experiences of leading students and staff into learning more about our role in caring for creation. Outcome: participants leave with ideas and resources for a more holistic creation-connecting ministry (theology of the land, partnering with organizations, spiritual disciplines). 

Objective: to inform and recruit staff for Formation staff ministry. Outcome: participants will leave with a clear understanding of the tasks and pathways of becoming a field spiritual formation leader.

Objective: to identify staff interested in ministering with the Jewish community. Outcome: information on whether there is sufficient enough interest to create an informal leadership group.

Objective/Outcome: Each region will know how to be successful through InterVarsity’s move to the new Portal in Salesforce; relatedly, understanding the “continuous development” concept (i.e. tech will change and get better as our feedback gets better).

Objective/Outcome: participants who understand that staff with chronic illnesses aren’t alone in their staff journey; exploring ways those with chronic illnesses can actually thrive.

Objective: Co-creation is engaging in an intentional relationship in order to make something together. Come understand and explore the concept of “co-creation” and learn a simple structure for co-creating with your students. Outcome: Staff are empowered to facilitate co-creation activities with their students to problem solve and minister together.

Objective: to connect staff worship leaders together around a discussion on multiethnic worship. Outcome: personal connections and shared worship resources.

Objective: to rethink how we use proxe stations to reach iGen today. Outcome: gathered best ideas, and (ultimately) knowing how to engage today's students with renewed confidence and creativity.

Objective: to connect with and resource staff who are either exploring the idea of or are currently serving Muslim Internationals. Outcome: staff coached to a new tool to serve Muslims.

Objective: To explore a simple tool adapted from the 2+ card that can easily be used with students to better engage international students. Outcome: practical next steps to grow  your chapter and expand your evangelistic outreach to international students.

Objective: to discuss trends and best practices with social media and related technologies in our ministries. Outcome: participants will leave with new motivation and ideas to utilize social media to reach students.

Objective: to explore with staff moms (and potential moms) the challenges of career paths, hours, and other common life-stage hurdles. Outcome: participants will be empowered to lead out of their strengths and within their limitations (in hopes that they can stay long-term with InterVarsity).