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Training Chi Alpha’s Leaders
RUI had an attendance of 408. Alex Rodriguez national training director led RUI. The first campus minister training was called the Institute of Campus Ministry and had an attendance of 10. David Gable directed the ICM held in 1976. J. Edwin Orr, who wrote Campus Aflame, Dynamic of Student Religous Revolution, and an authority of the history of spiritual revivals among young […]
International Students Enrollment Plummets
Kavitha Cardoza, December 2, 2021, National Public Radio The U.S. has historically been a top destination for international students. At last count there were more than a million. They’re attracted by the high-tech facilities and opportunities for research; the easy, nonhierarchical interaction between faculty and students; and the open, social environment on campuses. But this year, in a survey of more than 700 colleges and universities, the […]
Why I Wrote GROWING A STUDENT MOVEMENT
I (Dennis Gaylor) dedicated my life to Jesus Christ in 1969 following my sophomore year in college. This transforming experience set the trajectory of my life and ministry. The decision I made during one of the most important developmental windows of my young adulthood, between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two, would have far-reaching influence on my years of ministry ahead. I […]
Vic and Kathy Varis
In 1988 Vic and Kathy started as college and youth pastors at Gresham Family Worship Center and Mount Hood Community College. Their first day on campus they met Caribbean and Central American international students and hosted them at their home to barbecue and watching the NBA finals. The Varises attended the Northwest SALT conference and knew God had called them to serve […]
Back to Normal, I Don’t Think So
According to the Springtide Research Institute, which surveyed 2,500 members of Generation Z (ages 15 to 25) in February 2021, the report warns religious leaders, teachers, and parents there isn’t going to be a simple “back to normal” approach for young people after COVID 19 pandemic. Rather we should all be looking for ways to help them experience “the new normal.” Josh Packard, […]
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