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A printable checklist of practical tasks needed to start a small group including preparation, what you need for your first meeting, and what to do after the first meeting.
This handout outlines how to pace your small group's Bible study, depending on how much time you have available.
These two handouts offer multiple ideas for prayer and worship activities you can do with your small group to help keep you connected with God.
This resource will help you lead a group to prepare your hearts and ask Jesus to fill you with love for welcoming students during new student outreach (NSO).
A short guide to help you engage in silence as a spiritual practice.
This resource will help you keep track of the most important aspects of small group leading so you can be ready week to week.
This guided reflection based on Psalm 23 will help you to invest in your own self-care before, during, and after serving as a small group leader.
Theology & Podcast Season 1 Discussion Guide
A list of icebreaker ideas and activities to help groups get to know one another and grow in communication and hospitality. Curated by InterVarsity staff.
Saying yes to leading a small group is a risk. But it’s also an adventure, and this course will help you take the first step! As you lead, you’ll discover a life-giving community and growing love for Scripture.
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Some of us are multiethnic with a “white and—” ethnic story. What does it mean to have this complicated family history? What does it mean to reject the harms of whiteness without losing a part of ourselves? Use these reflections to ask these questions and explore the “Mixed and white” experience.
In thinking about mixed ethnic identity, what does it mean to be a “mixed blessing?” Use these two reflections (alone or in groups) to ask this question and sit at the feet of our Brown, multiethnic, Middle Eastern/North African savior, listening to what he has to say about how we have been made for good.
The Beyond Colorblind Proxe Station is designed as a catalyst for conversations around the Gospel through students' ethnic stories. Follow the link below to find everything you could need for training, promotion, set-up, and follow-up.
An eight-week Bible study as you respond to God’s call to start Black Campus Ministry on your campus.
We’ve asked pastors, campus ministers, and wise friends of InterVarsity to contribute talks to a series to help you develop the spiritual practices you need right now.
The Embodied Faith Wheel (EFW) articulates the DNA of Black Campus Ministries as we seek to plant, build and grow Embodied Faith Communities of Black students.
Ground Zero is a Bible study resource tailored to help plant a Black Campus Ministry chapter.
The Hero resource was developed specifically for Black Student Ministry and engages the social identity of black people and its contrast/comparison to our true identity given by God. Available in booklet or digital format.
Our hope is that each of our InterVarsity chapters will have an advisor they are partnering with on campus. We’ve curated a few resources to help you, whether you’re just getting started or you’re looking to improve an existing partnership!
Peace Feasts are helping groups across the country grow witnessing relationships with Muslims. Instead of a formal dialogue with guest lecturers and little interaction, Peace Feasts are about heart-level dialogue: Muslims and Christians get together in small groups, share a meal and discuss faith and life.