Quick! Get a paper towel, a sponge, anything! January 20, 2010

“Quick! Get a paper towel, a sponge, anything!”

The Empty Cup
There was a knock on my open dorm room door, a friday night, freshmen year at TCNJ. Jess and Chris came in with a spiritual survey. Soon they were telling me that Jesus came and died on a cross so people could go to heaven. With a dismissive wave I said, “sure, sure, I know that”. But did I know Him? The things they were saying challenged me. The more they talked, the more intrigued I was by this Jesus guy. That night I dedicated my life to getting to know this captivating God who loved me more than I had realized.

Filling
These two InterVarsity Christian Fellowship students brought me to a group that met weekly on campus, paired me with a mentor, and brought me to church. By the next Fall I was in two small groups studying the Bible. Chris led one about sharing faith, which I joined because they had already shared it with me– I wanted to know how to tell other people too! I attended leadership-training camps, and by junior year I was coordinating evangelism and community service events to reach out to my campus. Senior year found me casting vision as the president of the 220+ member group at The College of New Jersey. My eternity has been impacted by the work of faithful students and staff workers, and I have grown as a leader and a person of character through InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.

Built to Spill
Now, God has called me to be an InterVarsity Campus Staff Member.  He is sending me out to invest in students to cultivate another witnessing community like the one that transformed me.  You see, as if a glass could contain the sea, that’s the way God is in me. I’ve been filled to overflowing – my life will never be the same!

What_will_you_do? Invest in students. Guide and cultivate witnessing communities so that students can reach each another for Christ, genuinely & relevantly.

So_is_it_like__a job?  Yep! In order to begin fulfilling the vision of InterVarsity on campus, I’ll need to raise a salary, kind of like a missionary.

Will_you_be_@TCNJ? I feel called to develop another witnessing community to become as dynamic and passionate as the one that transformed me.

Which_school_then? Rider University, a nearly 6,000 student, Divsion I, private school in Lawrenceville, NJ.

Whens_it_start? I am aiming to be full-time on campus by Fall 2010 (pending support).

How_can_I_help? Glad you asked! Let’s chat about how you can be a part of the vision to reach college students.

This Fall I started volunteering at Rider University. A place where thousands of young adults (tomorrow’s doctors, moms, and professors) are searching for identity, meaning and purpose. Plopped into a community where it’s their job is to be open to ideas and learn, it’s the time for them to figure out what they are supposed to do with the rest of their lives. I’ll invest in these students: Challenge them to pursue healthy relationships; to love people of every ethnicity and culture; train them in Christian principles of leadership to use on the campus, in their churches, communities and in the world. Most importantly, I’ll guide and cultivate witnessing communities so that students can reach one another for Christ, with genuine love and acute relevance.

InterVarsity’s vision, Students and Faculty Transformed, Campuses Renewed, and World Changers Developed, is essentially to give vision. To give students the chance to see the incomparably great power and love of God– for them. To watch God take that and give them the chance to make the campus a better place to live and learn. To give students a peek at the world through God’s eyes, and give them a clear picture of how they can create lasting change in their lifetime.

Sound exciting? (I sure think so). Would you consider partnering with me financially or in prayer as God spills out of me onto the campus? Click here to do just that!  Give

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