We are offering nine entrees at our feast of learning this summer! Or perhaps we should call it a buffet, in honor of Urbana's Anna Ayi? In any case, registration will open March 6th, so peruse the menus below, then save the dates in your calendar and talk to your supervisor about attending CATALYZE this summer!
CATALYZE is the national training event organized annually by Learning and Talent. Its goal: provide high quality training and spark renewed vision for ministry in the context of vibrant learning communities.
REGISTRATION FOR CATALYZE WILL OPEN MArch 6th.
ONSITE COURSES IN MADISON, WI
3D Theology: Deepen. Diversify. Discern.
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This is InterVarsity’s in-house approach to theology. Learning foundational theology from diverse traditions and voices will help us sharpen our awareness of our defaults so we can dialogue with others. We’ll also practice discerning which theological assumptions and commitments are active in our day-to-day campus work, and which ones may help us express our distinctive commitments for an ever-evolving context. Our spiritual practices during this time are intended to root all of our theological learning and reflection in a deepening sense of intimacy with God.
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JEFF LIOU
National Director, Theological
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EMILY HILL
Theological Formation Program Manager
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June 27 - 29
$495
CORE ACTIVITY: Growth and Development
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Strengths, Leadership & Vocation: Leveraging your strengths as you steward your development and career
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Understanding your strengths and weaknesses can help you sharpen your ministry today and help you make good decisions about what comes next. We'll dive into CliftonStrengths (formerly StrengthsFinder) to help you:
- Learn how you are built and how you can excel
- Develop your strengths right where you are
- Identify and mitigate your weaknesses
- Consider and prepare for your future
We'll also talk about discerning your future vocation, career steps and developing relationships that will help you invest in your leadership and steward your vocational development.
No prior experience with strengths is necessary, if you haven't taken the assessment we'll work with you to get it done as part of your pre-course.
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MAILIN YOUNG
National Director, Leadership Development
NEIL LIVINGSTONE
Associate Director, Senior Leadership Development |
June 27 - 29
$495
CORE ACTIVITY: Growth and Development
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Holy Spirit on Campus: Experiencing the Power and Presence of the Holy Spirit in Ministry
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With his last words on earth, Jesus made a huge promise: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you...” (Acts 1:8). As you step on campus, do you feel that you’re operating out of the power of God’s Spirit? In this learning environment we’ve created spaces to experience the power and presence of God, while learning how to replicate these experiences in the ministries you serve. We’ll teach rhythms that will help you biblically and theologically ground and debrief these experiences, so that your students can learn to do the things that Jesus did, for the reasons he did them.
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ANDREW GIVENS
Area Director, Boston Metro West |
June 27 - 29
$495
CORE ACTIVITY: Prayer
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Tending our Inner Fire: Creating space to enflame our hearts with love for God and others
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Ministry is challenging. We are routinely tempted by busyness and overworking, often to impress others or find our self-worth in what we are achieving for God. These unhealthy motivations can leave us feeling empty, overextended, and vulnerable to life patterns that strain our relationships with God and others, stunt our growth in Christlikeness, and disrupt our participation in God’s mission. As God’s beloved adult children, we are invited to live and work differently, rooted in relationships and rhythms that lead to a sustainable, vibrant, and resilient life with the Blessed Trinity.
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DAN KANE
Associate Director of Spiritual Formation
JULIE MEISSNER
Assistant Director of Spiritual Formation
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June 27 - 29
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Becoming a Master Evangelistic Storyteller
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We will help staff connect to Gen Z students through telling our best Kingdom stories. As we tell our stories of conversion, of God breaking through pain, and of witnessing communities filled with the Holy Spirit, Gen Z will be empowered to take steps towards faith in Jesus and join us in our communities. We will help staff identify their best stories for preaching, give them practice and feedback telling their stories, and we will help them find good passages in scripture to accompany their stories.
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DOUG SCHAUPP
National Director of Evangelism
JAMIE LADIPO
Associate Director of Evangelism
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June 27 - 29
$495
CORE ACTIVITY: Evangelism
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ONLINE COURSES ON ZOOM
Anxiety and Evangelism: What works, what doesn't, and why
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We will examine the anxiety inherent in evangelism for all of us – believer, seeker and skeptic – by integrating insights from neuroscience, psychotherapy, and spiritual formation to explore proven ways to witness with greater peace for the evangelists, and empathetic compassion for seekers and skeptics.
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NADER SAHYOUNI
Assistant Director of Spiritual Foundations
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June 20 - 23
$125
CORE ACTIVITY: Evangelism
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Every Corner, Every Campus, Every Country: Receiving the Gifts of the Global Church
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An increasingly globalized world requires us to expand our discipleship and ministry approach. This course will help participants to become more globally:
- ROOTED – as we understand our personal stories in the context of a global historical narrative;
- AWARE – adopting a multinational and holistic lens with Scripture, current and historical events and justice issues in the US and abroad;
- INCLUSIVE – in how we engage in relationships, shape communities and develop campus strategies with an international mindset.
As we learn from global voices, including IFES, participants will be equipped to share this rootedness, awareness and inclusivity with those they lead, forming and growing multinational communities to better reach their campuses locally.
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EVA GLICK
Associate Director of Campus Integration (ISM)
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June 20 - 23
$125
CORE ACTIVITY: Discipleship, Campus Strategy
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Leading from the Margins: Learning from Daniel and Esther
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What are the opportunities and challenges of leading from the margins? We will address this as we gather staff directors of color for an extensive study through the books of Daniel and Esther. By examining leadership during the exile, we hope to learn and hear from God about our leadership in the movement of InterVarsity. [This course is open to staff of color who serve as directors and supervisors]
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JEROME MAMMEN
Associate Regional Ministry Director, Greater Los Angeles
CAROLINE LANCASTER Associate Director of Multiethnic Initiatives
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June 20 - 23
$125
CORE ACTIVITY: Growth and Development, Navigating Organizational Life
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Pain & Prophecy: Engaging Jeremiah in a season of disruption
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The book of Jeremiah offers language for when we follow God faithfully but still experience painful resistance. Rejected in his own day, Jeremiah endured difficult ministry that seemingly ended in failure. Yet the book bearing his name includes one of the greatest theological moments in the Hebrew Bible; its laments and promises echo into our time with striking relevance.
This course is for staff to encounter the power of God speaking through his Word. While increasing our awareness of the lenses we bring to the text, we will engage Jeremiah using a variety of methods in a vibrant learning environment. Staff will not only grow in our ability to lead from Scripture, but in our love for Scripture.
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TORIE ATKIN
Campus Staff Minister
KEVIN BOYD Associate Director of Scripture Engagement
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June 20 - 23
$125
CORE ACTIVITY: Scripture, Growth and Development
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