Trilogy 2010

At the end of October (29-31) Sonoma State students and staff from IVCF will head away for TRILOGY!!! What is Trilogy? A unique conference where students can attend one of 4 different tracks to help them grow in understanding of what it looks like to live out their faith back on campus.
DOC- Disciples on Campus is a track that seeks to answer the question: "How is my faith relevant to my life in college?" covering topic like: What's God to do with my life?, Faithfulness in academics, Sex and love, witnessing to your friends, and the power of community.
ROC- Revealed on Campus continues the question started in DOC of "How is my faith relevant to my life in college" covering topics like spiritual disciplines, breaking down barriers, and sharing the joy.
MOC- Ministers on Campus is designed for the student leader in ministry. Participants will dig into the text of 2nd Timothy to gain a deeper understanding of what leadership looks like. Covering topics like: Mentoring and Influencing others, being an instrument for the Gospel, and Perseverance.
DAC- Discipleship After College prepares the graduating student for the "real world." Participants will meet working professionals who have made the transition and are thriving in their faiths. Topics include finances, making enduring friendships, finding a church, and faith in the workplace.
Please pray for me as I help lead the MOC- Ministers on Campus track. I will be leading students in scripture study from the first part of 2nd Timothy. And will be leading a workshop on influential one-on-ones.

As the story continues...

A few posts ago I talked about a freshman girl Sarah (pictured on the right) who was excited because her roommate Savannah (not pictured, sorry) started asking questions about Jesus. As we continued to pray for Savannah, Sarah has been faithful to ask more questions and invite her to take next steps. Last week Savannah said yes to following Jesus! Although she is still figuring out what exactly that means she realizes that she wants Jesus to be leading her life. Pray for Sarah and Savannah as they continue on this journey together.

Carly (pictured on the left) and Sarah are two freshman women that I have come to love dearly. They are both eager to grow in their faith and be transformed by God's word. Last Thursday night after Nexus while everyone was chatting and playing around, Carly, Sarah, and I were having a conversation about what it means to "feed Jesus' sheep." The same call Jesus had for Peter at the end of John (the topic for the night). We decided that for the year we were going to take risks and hold each other accountable for feeding Jesus' sheep. In the midst of fun and games, Carly and Sarah wanted to continue seeking Jesus' call for them and praying together. Pray with me for these 2 women as they grow and are transformed by God's love!

Greek Life!

1 Corinthians 9:19-23

¹⁹Though I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. ²⁰To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. ²¹To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God's law but am under Christ's law), so as to win those not having the law. ²²To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. ²³I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.

Greek life (fraternities and sororities) make up 15% of SSU's student population. This is an unreached area of Sonoma State that IVCF and Christians haven't really been investing in. Many students that are a part of Greek life on campus feel uncomfortable coming to traditional IVCF events. For the last 2 years I have faithfully been praying for God to raise up men and women who are excited to be a part of Greek life and excited to share about Jesus in that place. In order to reach students that are a part of Greek life we need students to go that also want to be a part of Greek life. This year the seeds are growing as women like Shelby, Hillary, and Makeala are desiring to start a bible study for sororities! As we meet and pray together, their hope and vision is that girls would realize that they don't have to stop their faith while in college. They can both have a faith in Jesus and be a part of a sorority while in college. Pray that we will see more students reached because of these women choosing to take on this leadership!