THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

Intervarsity Graduate Student and Faculty Christian Fellowship

A quick list of links we think may be helpful.
Be advised that Intervarsity and Kansas University Intervarsity Graduate Fellowship cannot take responsibility for the content of web sites other than our own.
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IVCF and other group links:
- KU InterVarsity Undergraduate Ministry: Currently there is no organized group of undergraduate IVCF at KU. You may be God's person to launch it again!

- InterVarsity Christian Fellowship: USA Home page & links to resources, as well as the way to find the national Graduate Student & Faculty Ministries page

 - IVCF Emerging Scholars Network: A online network to identify, encourage, and support the next generation of Christian scholars, through mentoring at all stages of their academic careers.

 - InterVarsity Press: Links to catalogs, books & resources. IVP now has a variety of imprints to help you find needed materials faster: IVP Connect:exploring faith, shaping lives provides Bible study materials and insights on the emerging culture; IVP Books:read, think, live covers discipleship and campus issues; within IVP Books is the imprint Formatio, focused on spiritual formation, and Veritas Forum Books; and then IVP Academic:evangelically rooted, critically engaged, which offers the heavy lifting in many fields of inquiry.

- InterVarsity's Nurses' Christian Fellowship: Journal of Christian Nursing

 - Christian Legal Society: For Law Students. Local contact: Danielle Duncan at danielle.duncan@yahoo.com.

 - KU Graduate and Professional Association: Information for graduate and professional students at the University of Kansas

Events, Conferences, etc.:

-Following Christ 2008 is an occasional national conference, hosted by InterVarsity's Graduate Student & Faculty Ministries, of Christian university faculty and grad students, focusing on many relevant questions aimed at helping believers in Jesus to flourish in the academy, centering on the theme of humna flourishing. The conference, the third national conference of this kind, will be hosted from December 27-31, in the heart of downtown Chicago at the Mariott Magnificent Mile. The link to register or seek scholarship aid is http://www.followingchrist.org.


- Conference on Christianity & the Environment, University of Minnesota. See http://www.christianenvironmentconference.net

- Intervarsity National Faculty Conference at Cedar Campus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. See http://facultyministry.org/go/inthylight - Graduate Christian conferences in Austria www.SchlossMittersill.org

- www.cbhd.org Annual Conference on Genetic and Reproductive Ethics, near Chicago.

Integration of Faith/Learning/Vocation:
- Seven Habits of the Highly Effective Christian Graduate Students
- Developing a Christian Worldview
- Relevant Books Listed by Academic Field

Funding for Graduate Study: The Harvey Fellows Program seeks applications from Christians engaging in graduate study at premier institutions. The Harvey Fellowship is designed to recognize, encourage, and support Christians who aspire to leadership in strategic realms of society. Harvey Fellows receive a $15,000 renewable stipend. Visit www.harveyfellows.org.

 

Generally interesting and/or fun stuff:
- Signs of Life Live music, art gallery, books -- on Massachusetts St. in downtown Lawrence

- Parables for Modern Academy What might Jesus say if he came to the quad on your campus?


 

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