O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry & weary land where there is no water. — Psalm 63:1
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship’s Graduate and Faculty Ministries desires to see you flourish as you follow Christ and pursue the academic or professional vocation to which God has called you. As you may remember this is in the context of InterVarsity’s larger vision to see students and faculty transformed, campuses renewed, and world changers developed.
November 8-10, the NorthEast Regional Staff Team of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship’s Graduate and Faculty Ministries gathered to refresh the lives of, deepen the connections of, further equip, and sharpen the direction of one another in our shared campus mission/call. What did we “do,” study, explore, and challenge one-another with at InterVarsity’s Camp Toah Nipi (New Hampshire)?
- Prayer. We offered our lives to the Father in prayer framed by the Word of God as a people of God called to serve Him in Higher Education. If you would have joined us, you have encountered times of
- Silent reflection and shouts of joy
- Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs: Psalm 63. Psalm 42. The Aidan Compline. Dona Nobis Pacem. Nothing But the Blood of Jesus. Getty Music. Spirituals in round. …
- Praise and cries of grief
- Laughter and tears
- Individual times with God, anointing prayer, and holy huddles of intercessory prayer
- The people of God from babies to saints of God who blessed us with their testimony/wisdom.
- The beauty of creation. You likewise would have found the soft rain which we experienced as reflective of Spirit of God pouring down upon our team. No doubt God is refreshing us for a new work together. To God be the glory!
- When studying and praying Psalm 63, by lectio divina shared in community, the Lord impressed upon me the phrase Joyful lips. [Read more…] about Joyful Lips in Higher Education