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Bingo is fun! It doesn’t matter where you start. Each square has something helpful for you during NSO. Pick a few of the squares that are most interesting to you. Eventually, you will try to get a “black out” of your entire card by using each square as you prepare for New Student Outreach.
When your ministry has fun, new people (Christians, skeptics, and seekers) feel connected and welcome. Here are 10 Tips and Tricks from across the country to level up your fun.
Tabling is a great way to connect with new students in a casual yet personal way. We will help you learn how to make your tabling experience great!
A sample calendar to show how tabling, events, and follow up flow together during NSO, with examples for residential, commuter and community colleges, and a blank calendar to plan your own.
Confession can be a hard practice to engage in. This resource will help simplify how to start the practice of confession.
Engage skeptics, seekers and Christians with the epic Good News of Jesus. Use our Premiere to launch your four-week Bible study series in the Gospel of John.
This newly released short-film (3 min) from Native American Christians tells the story of Creator God from their perspective. Experience the powerful metaphors of sand and water which describe how Creator relates to us and our world.
This 1-hour watch party will help your campus to hear and learn a native perspective of who Jesus is.
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Listen to the stories of two InterVarsity Latina/o staff as they share their experience of being multiethnic, Mixed people. Then use the guided reflection to see how their stories illuminate your own Mixed experience and/or those of your Mixed family and friends.
The Beyond Colorblind video series features people from various ethnic backgrounds sharing about the beauty, brokenness, redemption, and restoration they have experienced in their stories. We hope that the Holy Spirit would minister to students through the vulnerability and thoughtful reflection in these videos. Use these videos in tandem with the small group guides for guided discussion and response.
Use the accompanying discussion guide to help your community process the video together, explore the scriptures and consider possible applications.
This 7-week series features 15-minute large group talks that explore values and practices in the Bible that are necessary for a community to truly flourish.
This short Bible study on Matthew 9:35-38 can help you and other interested students discern God's invitation and think through your connections on campus.
This 5-week God-Investigation Group (GIG) series includes compelling illustrations, guided discussion, and application questions. Each study also has an accompanying leader's guide with community building suggestions, questions for going deeper, and other leadership insights.
A 4-week God-Investigation Group (GIG) series explores Jesus bringing justice to our world, designed for skeptics and seekers.
What does Jesus have to do with justice? This 7-week series traces the theme of justice from the Old Testament to the New Testament, offering a biblical basis for justice as an attribute of God’s character and central to God’s mission in the world. This foundational series will propel participants towards a life-long pursuit of justice that is grounded in Jesus.
Want real community? This 7-week Bible study series unpacks what it means to be a flourishing community. Jesus is all about creating the kind of community that goes beyond just being known—how we live and love each other will change the world around us.
Listen to the historic address given by Evangelist Tom Skinner at the Urbana 70 Student Missions Conference on the topic of "Racism and World Evangelism"