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The Two Towers
Embracing InterVarsity’s Graduate and Faculty Ministries
Many times in today’s self-focused culture, gatherings of people (even in shared ministry) are little more than a room full of franchises trying to sustain their own local agendas in the midst of significant internal and external hardship. But by God’s grace at our annual gathering, InterVarsity’s Graduate and Faculty Ministries (GFM) once again returned to the roots of our shared mission, i.e., the call of God discerned through worship, prayer, digging into the Word of God, mutual encouragement/conversation (in the hallway, prayer room, small groups, over meals, during walks), and intentionally using the gifts we have been given. Yes, that includes an amazing strategic plan working out our four ministry commitments of spiritual formation, community, evangelism & service, integration of faith, learning, & practice. To God be the glory!
Personally I found significant blessing in the sharing of our stories in mission (framed by Acts 11 – 15 and the larger lens of being part of God’s story/mission): from GFM’s founding 25 years ago in a conversation between Randy Bare and Cam Anderson at Urbana . . . to present day witnessing communities on campuses across the nation (Graduate Ministry, Faculty Ministry) . . . to our sense of God’s leading in the future.
Celebrating 25 years of ministry is not about the numbers, but the Word, work, Spirit, power, and Presence of God demonstrated in Students and Faculty Transformed. Campuses Renewed. World Changers Developed. A few glimpses in the mosaic of ministry with more to come in future posts . . . [Read more…] about Embracing InterVarsity’s Graduate and Faculty Ministries