Getting ready for our triennial staff conference in St. Louis, January 5-9 (2011), we were blessed by a great report on one of our campus ministries in Chicago from CBN News.
We also did an interview with Harold Hendrick for KSIV radio in St. Louis that will be running in the next few days.
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The historic Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization is going on this week in Cape Town, South Africa. InterVarsity president Alec Hill and a number of our other ministry leaders are participating, as well as a number of former InterVarsity staff, plus many colleagues from other member movements of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students.
An article on our website gives some background on InterVarsity’s connections to the Lausanne movement, as well as links to InterVarsity’s Lausanne blog (currently under installation).
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InterVarsity has announced a change at the top for our missions program and our Urbana Student Missions Conference: http://www.intervarsity.org/news/tom-lin-to-lead-intervarsity-missions
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InterVarsity staff made a major commitment to reaching the Ohio State University campus with the Price of Life Invitational. InterVarsity’s 2100 Productions has a video summary of the event: http://vimeo.com/11820743.
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Urbana 09 was quite possibly the best Urbana yet. Like previous Urbanas, its impact will ripple on through history in the lives that are touched and changed for all eternity.
Now that most of InterVarsity is moving ahead into an exciting 2010 of campus ministry, this particular weblog will now reflect the activities of InterVarsity’s campus ministry, not just its Urbana ministry.
Thanks for dropping by.
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Our first Urbana summary article has been posted at www.intervarsity.org. An official summary news release will be forthcoming soon along with additional Urbana impact stories.
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Getting the Most Out of Seminars
Seminars offer Urbana attendees (and journalists covering Urbana) the opportunity to learn more on topics of most interest. Following are a small selection of seminars from the first two days at Urbana 09.
DEC.28TH
Seminar Changes
The Church Around the World
The Church in the Middle East, 2:00 PM, America’s Center, 264 cancelled. Moved to Dec. 31st, 4:00 PM, America’s Center, room 225
Don’t Miss This
Reflections on Evangelism, Power and Race, 2:00 PM, Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront, Gateway East room
Sharing the Gospel in an Increasing Unchurched Culture, 2:00 PM, America’s Center, room 221
Homosexuality: Answering the Tough Questions, 2:00 PM America’s Center, room 222
Pathways to Effective Witness on Campus, America’s Center, room 221
How the World Views Americans, IFES, 2:00 PM, America’s Center, 104
The Green Gospel: Christians Caring for Creation, 2:00 PM & 4:00 PM, Marriott Union Station, Grand Ballroom A-D
Towards a Biblical Understanding of Poverty, 2:00 PM, Marriott Union Station, Regency Ballroom
DEC 29TH
Seminar Changes
International Poverty
Transforming the Kolkata Sex Industry cancelled, Moved to Dec. 31st, 2:00 PM, America’s Center 230
Five Principles of Slum Mission, added to 2:00 PM, Renaissance Grand & Suites, Majestic D
Five Principles of Slum Mission, 4:00 PM session cancelled.
Don’t Miss This
Seeking Justice in the Everyday, 4:00 PM, Marriott Union Station, Grand Ballroom F
Modern-day Abolitionist Movement, 2:00 PM & 4:00 PM, America’s Center room 221
Children: The Chattel of Modern Day Warfare, 2:00 PM, America’s Center room 220
Follow Me to Freedom: Leading as an Ordinary Radical, 2:00 PM, America’s Center room 222
God’s Economy: Rebuilding a Just Economic System, 4:00 PM, Crowne Plaza Downtown, Mississippi room
Christians Called to Journalism, 2:00 PM, Crowne Plaza Downtown, Missouri room
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Urbana 09 is now just four days away. The set-up is already beginning at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis. Here at InterVarsity’s National Service Center in Madison WI we’re noticing the increasing Urbana-related internet and news media traffic.
The Christian Reformed Church has some background on its official website on one of the Urbana 09 plenary speakers, Ruth Padilla DeBorst.
Once again Mission Network News will be on location at Urbana 09. MNN has been doing some excellent pre-Urbana reports. For instance, today’s report reveals that HCJB missionaries who will be exhibiting at Urbana’s Global Connexions Exhibit Hall will be conducting SKYPE calls to missionaries on the field during Urbana 09.
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Media who are interested in covering Urbana 09 and have not yet registered, can request media credentials by contacting Gordon Govier, Urbana 09 Media Coordinator: ggovier@intervarsity.org or calling 608/443-3688 (through Wednesday, December 23, 2009). Media registration on-site is initiated at the Registration Kiosk, inside the Washington Street entrance of The Americas Center in St. Louis.
Gordon Govier
internet editor/media coordinator
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The halls of InterVarsity’s National Service Center are filling up with boxes containing all sorts of things needed for Urbana 09. They will be on their way to St. Louis shortly. A question has been asked about the Urbana schedule: what time are sessions being held, etc.
Morning general sessions are at 10:45, evening sessions are at 7:30 (7pm the first night, Sunday). Afternoon seminars go from 2-5:30 on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
We are scheduling news conferences each afternoon at 3pm, beginning on Sunday.
Gordon Govier
internet editor/media coordinator
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