As the President and CEO of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Tom Lin knows that he needs to regularly connect with people and the Lord in order to keep his life centered. Accordingly, he builds rhythms of retreat and mentorship into his daily life and supports Intervarsity staff members doing the same through affinity groups. With 1,600 US employees and coverage on 800 University campuses with over 1,000 students, Intervarsity must intentionally foster a culture of belonging.  As a result, Tom’s listening skills get exercised a lot as he listens to the Lord and staff to navigate the complexities of the organization.  

In a beautiful way that models the Gospel, Intervarsity is working in collaboration with Cru to reach every college campus for Christ. Be sure to refer any students in your life to Everycampus.com to pray, connect, and see where they can get plugged in on campus. We closed out our conversation with Tom by discussing the word “disaggregation.”  Data and trends may say one thing, but real stories tell us what God is up to, and He’s up to a lot at InterVarsity! 

Guests: Tom Lin

Ministry/ Workplace: InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

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In an interview from the most recent CLA Outcome’s Conference, we talked with Mark Tjernagel, CFO for Cru, about holistic living and walking in the power of the Holy Spirit every day. Cru has a set of organizational values: faith, growth, and fruitfulness. However, during COVID-19, Mark’s team has added an additional value to the list: community.

Throughout the Pandemic, Mark’s finance team has been intentional about staying connected and recognizing the importance of every department playing out their role to the greater mission. Romans 12 is a whole chapter that drills down to the beauty of the body. We are all part of the body of Christ, and we need each other.  The members of his team need each other, their department needs other departments, and Cru needs other organizations for the whole body to thrive.

Guests: Mark Tjernagel

Ministry/ Workplace: Cru

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Are your high school and college-age kids influencers (for Christ)? In this PowerPod, we talk with Len Munsil from Arizona Christian University about how a strong connection with faith in college can lead to a strong ministry of faith in the post-graduate workplace! ACU is a conservative theological and cultural university that trains up incredible leaders to go into the seven mounts of cultural influence. Tune in to hear our discussion with Len and graduate student Josiah Friedman about how having a strong missional perspective in college can change your life. 

Featured Guests: Len Munsil & graduate Josiah Friedman
Ministry/Workplace: Arizona Christian University 

Are your high school and college-age kids influencers (for Christ)? In this PowerPod, we talk with Len Munsil from Arizona Christian University about how a strong connection with faith in college can lead to a strong ministry of faith in the post-graduate workplace! ACU is a conservative theological and cultural university that trains up incredible leaders to go into the seven mounts of cultural influence. Tune in to hear our discussion with Len and students Emily Forte and Brennan Bowen about their experiences at ACU. 

Featured Guests: Len Munsil & students Emily Forte & Brennan Bowen
Ministry/Workplace: Arizona Christian University 

How do you support your college student’s faith life once they head to campus? How do you bring the truth of Jesus into the sphere of education? Kathy Branzell from Love2020 and Ben Sanders, the co-founder of the Campus Christian Center at Arizona State University, join us to talk about an innovative Kingdom unity idea (on the quad)! Tune in to part two of this enlightening conversation where we discuss building bridges from high school ministry to campus ministry, and from campus ministry into workplace ministry!

Featured Guests: Ben Sanders & Kathy Branzell
Ministry/Workplace: Love2020 - EveryCampus

How do you support your college student’s faith life once they head to campus? How do you bring the truth of Jesus into the sphere of education? Kathy Branzell from Love2020 and Ben Sanders, the co-founder of the Campus Christian Center at Arizona State University, join us to talk about an innovative Kingdom unity idea (on the quad)! Tune in to part one of this enlightening conversation on sending your kids to a secular university, sharing your faith at school, and powerful Kingdom collaboration!

Featured Guests: Ben Sanders & Kathy Branzell
Ministry/Workplace: Love2020 - EveryCampus

Love, dignity & respect can transform your workplace culture. Nancy McDonnell and friends from the ministry, Value of the Person, out of Pennsylvania join us on today’s PowerPod to talk about the awesome power of love and its impact on employees and organizations! Tune in to our discussion on God-given rights, acts of kindness at work, employee appreciation, loving your neighbor as yourself, and radical gospel-based business practices that will change everything (guaranteed)!

Featured Guests: Nancy McDonnell, John Turyan & Barb Yogan
Ministry/Workplace: Value of the Person