InterVarsity Faculty Ministry

09/11/2025

Words of hope: Campus Calling Newsletter for September 2025 -

The Faculty Ministry Team wants to pray for you.  If you have a prayer request for yourself, your campus, or your students - please email [email protected] and we will include you in the team’s weekly prayers. 

01/24/2025

Looking for ways to share the hope that you have? The Women Scholars and Professionals’ upcoming Book Club will discuss the multi-author book Habits of Hope: Educational Practices for a Weary World (IVP 2024) on three Tuesdays starting February 11th at 9:00 p.m. Eastern. We believe you would enjoy and appreciate talking with fellow women academics about how we can infuse Christian hope to our teaching, writing, reading and conversations in the university world.

To register and receive a book discount from IVP, click on the link. Please share with your colleagues.

Join Women Scholars and Professionals this spring for a discussion of Habits of Hope: Educational Practices for a Weary World. In the world of education, disorientation and uncertainty has been increasing for several decades, with the Covid-19 pandemic only exacerbating preexisting challenges. Chris...

08/23/2024

Write this down! Faculty friends, we wanted to share an upcoming opportunity from InterVarsity Black Scholars and Professionals (BSAP) to gather online next Thursday, 8/29.

Join us online as Felicia Anderson interviews Dr. Barbara Peacock, author of Spiritual Practices for Soul Care and Soul Care in African American Practice on Aug 29th at 8:30pm ET on Zoom. As Director of Peacock Soul Care, Dr. Peacock offers courses, workshops, and training for individuals who are seeking a more intimate relationship with the Lord. https://intervarsity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIrc-iqqDojH9bFlGFH6lr-Gh-3WsPCISWX #/registration

08/19/2024

The Emerging Scholars Network Conversation with Munther Isaac, originally scheduled for August 20 has been rescheduled for August 28 at 2 pm ET. You may sign up at: https://intervarsity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErfuuopzMoH9xG4ONgS-jfajy9FeioSakL

07/10/2024

Yesterday, I had the privilege of interviewing Timothy Larsen for the Emerging Scholars Network. He introduces and annotates IVP Academic's new edition of George MacDonald's "Diary of an Old Soul." This is a wonderful devotional work and a nice gift as well!

In 1880, the prolific author George MacDonald self-published a long poem in book form as a gift for his friends. He called it, in full, A Book of Strife in t...

07/08/2024

Calling all George MacDonald fans. Timothy Larsen will be discussing a new edition of "Diary of an Old Soul" at 1 pm ET, tomorrow, July 9. Register at https://intervarsity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrdumqqzssGt007JcxUqq-ajMSmo8TduEv

06/25/2024

We had a great time online last week with A.G. Miller and Doug Strong, two of the authors of Awakening to Justice. An amazing story and a great discussion of the seamless connection between evangelism and the pursuit of justice!

In 2015, the historian Chris Momany helped discover a manuscript that had been forgotten in a storage closet at Adrian College in Michigan. He identified it ...

06/19/2024

There is still time to join our live conversation tomorrow with two of the authors of "Awakening to Justice," a marvelous, recently uncovered story of Christian abolitionists. Joining us will be Doug Strong and A.G. Miller (Jemar Tisby was originally slated to join us but needed to cancel). The call is 3 pm Thursday, June 20. Sign up at: https://intervarsity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYoc-mpqTIqG9TkHwgWqi1rFS2LwpQOnXzl

06/10/2024

Bible scholar Dru Johnson sees remarkable continuities between scripture and Darwin. Join us for a different kind of origins conversation Wednesday, June 12 at 8 pm. Sign up at this link: https://intervarsity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrcu-prjkuHNetH20V67EneAa2QeeXb-Ae

05/13/2024

Know people with mental health needs on long wait lists to see counselors? The authors of this book have a proposal for how the church can help. Join the ESN Conversation on Wednesday 12 pm ET by signing up here: https://intervarsity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqdeCorj4uEtcs-_hMmj7DMaTYUnmDPx76

05/11/2024

Our next ESN Conversation, on May 15 at 12 pm ET is with James Sells and Amy Trout, discussing our mental health crisis and how churches and other Christian communities may collaborate with mental health professionals. Register at https://intervarsity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqdeCorj4uEtcs-_hMmj7DMaTYUnmDPx76

04/19/2024

We had a great conversation yesterday with Prasanta Verma on her new book, Beyond Ethnic Loneliness." Hope you can listen to it this weekend!

Majority white American culture has historically marginalized people of color, who at times feel invisible and alienated and at other times are traumatized b...