InterVarsity Urbana09
 
Urbana 09 Worship CD
URBANA 09 WORSHIP CD
Take Urbana home with you. This
collection showcases 14 songs from
the Urbana 09 worship experience.
It includes little-known songs in Arabic
and other languages, as well as
well-known songs! A great tool
for worship leaders!
Only $12


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In the Workplace & In the Academy Seminars

 

 

Academics and Missions—Doing Both Well

The university is one of the most strategic change-centers in the world. Scores of opportunities globally are open for Christian academicians who want to make a difference in the world for Christ.

Teri and Daryl McCarthy

 

Calling:  Theology of Work and Vocation

How do I discern God's calling on my life? Join us as we look at this biblically and practically, with an emphasis on a calling to higher education.

Stan Wallace  

 

Christians Called to Journalism

Manny Garcia  

 

Developing World Design:  Architecture & Engineering in Mission

 “How do we obtain technical information? To what level of safety should we design?  How do we make sure our design recommendations are followed?”   This session will give you insight on how to prepare for architecture and engineering design in the developing world.  This will also include a case study on a particular project.

Danna Judish

 

Ethics:  Learning How to Make Hard Decisions

In our professional and personal lives we are confronted with ethical dilemmas every day. Join us to receive a framework to help as you consider important issues and help you make wise decisions related to all ethical issues.

Stan Wallace  

 

Forging Freedom through Business

Check out proven ideas for being adequately equipped to do business that leads to transforming Muslim and Hindu communities with the Gospel.  Learn pointers for preparing to do business as mission, steps for selecting the right business for you, and cues for finding coaches to guide you.

Patrick Lai

 

Kingdom Cash Flow

How do we steward God’s resources which are also our personal finances?  Learn how to think biblically about money as well as practically how to budget, save, give, and pay off debt

Karl Ostroski

 

Maintaining Spiritual Vitality in Graduate School

Join us to learn how to avoid the Seven Deadly Sins of graduate school, as well as how to maintain spiritual health and well-being under the pressures and demands of graduate school.

Teri McCarthy  

 

Mission to the Scientific World

Come learn different approaches for reaching out to scientists, as well as a Christian response to the increasing popularity of equating science with atheism.

Eva Sham and Jonathan Watts

 

Saving the Corporate Soul

Join us to learn about eight principles for sustaining integrity and profitability without selling out.

David Batstone

 

Scientists Called to Mission

Come to receive general guidelines for embarking on a journey of following Jesus Christ in an age of science and technology, to think Christianly about science and to seek the Kingdom of God as faith-full scientists.

Eva Sham and Jonathan Watts

 

Serving Christ as a Professor: 10 Things You  Need to Know

Michael Hickerson

 

Serving God as a Public School Teacher

Join us as we explore the legal rights of a Christian teacher and demonstrate ways to legally and ethically integrate faith and work on a public school campus.

Forrest Turpen

 

The Integration of Faith and Work

"How do we actually integrate our faith into our companies?" is a key question that Christian business executives and leaders are repeatedly asking.  This session will explore that "how to" question by outlining the various levels and approaches to faith integration, the focus on multiple bottom lines, the steps a company's leadership team takes when seeking ever-greater faith-integration, and how the CEO and his/her team can and should strategically plan their faith-integration efforts.

C. Neal Johnson

 

Where Do I Fit in the Missions World?

Do you have a hard time finding the right “fit” in missionary work? The good news is that God has a place for everybody to serve in building His Kingdom.  In this seminar we will explore how vocations and models of involvement not typically associated with “traditional” missionary efforts are not only necessary, but essential to our goal of reaching the world for Christ.

Danna Judish

 

 

Dec 30th Feature: Profiles of BAM

 

Business: Opening Doors Through Limited Access Countries

China Partners

 

Doing Business as Mission in the Slums

Come join us in this seminar that features Reyna Rodriguez, a Honduran woman with a big vision for her country and the world.  Growing up in destitute poverty in the slums of Honduras, she will share her vision for missions and what God is doing through her and her country.  Maureen O'Keefe Hodge will join her as they have started a non profit in Honduras that is sending Hondurans to do missions throughout the world as well as their work within the country of Honduras. Reyna will share her practical strategies on overcoming struggles and obstacles as a Latina woman growing up in poverty and how to overcome and serve the Lord with Joy. 

Reyna Rodriguez and Maureen Hodge

 

Leading in Business: Principles for Good

Chris Houston

 

Tentmaking and Overseas Private Equity

How does the popular notion of tentmaking fit into the global business-as-mission movement? How might you use your marketplace skills and talents to make a fruitful and fulfilling contribution to the Kingdom of God in unreached parts of the world? Are there viable "investment" opportunities for private equity to invest in BAM companies?  Case studies and best practices will be dialogued in this seminar.

Dwight Nordstrom

 

Using Your God-Given Talents to Engage the World

As Christians living in today's connected world, we have an unprecedented opportunity to pursue excellence in skills, talents, and successes that the world values and use these assets to influence people and effect transformation in the hardest-to-reach cultures throughout the world. Hear about how principles of investing God-given talents have given Brian and his team an opportunity to make an economic, social, and spiritual impact in the lives of people throughout the world, including China, India, Spain, Germany, and Brazil.

Brian Chan