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A good small group leader needs to keep the conversation going. Use these 10 tips to give you ideas on how to keep the discussions moving.
A quick reference to various spiritual practices and how one might engage in them.
Discern your next step in New Student Outreach and see how God will shape you and your team as you welcome others into your community.
God is at work all around us in the lives of our friends, acquaintances, and strangers. This resource will walk you through the steps to create a communal prayer wall and help you grow in love for the people on your campus.
This art display outreach (proxe) features a Native-influenced gospel allegory that engages both Christians and non-Christians with the brokenness of our world and Creator's restorative beauty.
Learn to become a student of Jesus at your workplace, in your neighborhood, and with your relationships this summer through this six-week guide.
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).
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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 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"
Find the graphics for our Cross-Cultural Competency resources, including individual icons, a web header image, and an overview graphic.