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Eyes on Advent

30 Nov 2020
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Faithful Together Despite Campus Closures

29 Sep 2020
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First-Time Camper Grows Into Full-Time Leader

1 May 2017
“I didn’t know it was a Bible camp,” Quin Stouffer says about his first trip to Austin Circle Square Ranch in Manitoba. “But it was probably the most fun camp I’d [...]
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God Who Provides in Every Season

11 Nov 2020
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God’s Voice Catches a Student by Surprise

31 Dec 2017
The Stories   “When I first came to church and KCF, I wasn’t a Christian. I was super like, ‘what the heck is all this?’ But now I’m actually discerning whether [...]
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Grieving the Loss of Summer Camp

22 May 2020
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Hiking Beyond Comfort Zones

3 Jul 2018
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How Camp Prepared Me for Campus

25 Nov 2019
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How Do We Help Youth Find Direction?

25 Nov 2019
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InterVarsity from One Generation to the Next

26 Aug 2020
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🌎😃 Online and outdoors, campus communities f 🌎😃 Online and outdoors, campus communities from coast to coast haven't given up on safely being together this semester! Keep it up! @intervarsityatbrock @intervarsitylangara @ivcf.unbc @intervarsityguelph @intervarsitysfu PS. Nice swag 👍 #togetherapart #community #notalone #connected #studentcommunity #campuscommunity #jesus #intervarsitycanada #lifetogether #swag #christiancommunity #virtualministry
For this exciting #interntuesday, we head out West For this exciting #interntuesday, we head out West to InterVarsity Pioneer Camp Alberta!⠀ ⠀ 🏔️ Meet Timothy Larson, a LEAD intern embracing his natural habitat in the great expanses of @albertapioneercamps. ⠀ ⠀ When Tim’s fall plans fell through and he found out about the opportunity to work and grow at Pioneer, he was confident it was God’s leading. With a history at summer camp, he loves the opportunity to go deep with people in such a magnificent natural setting. ⠀ ⠀ 🔨 He has been digging in and lending a hand to building projects around camp this season - finishing building cabins, fixing fences and roofs. ⠀ ⠀ Outgoing and adventurous, Tim loves to go scrambling up the Rocky Mountains 🏞️ or ride a horse 🐎 off the beaten trails to find secluded areas of the forest. He has been enjoying playing tactical board games lately too. ⠀ ⠀ #interntuesday #intervarsitycanada #albertapioneercamp #pioneercamp #rockymountains #gapyear #christiangapyear #cabins #discipleship #summercamp #fixingfences #mentorship #community #communitylife #boardgames #albertalife #rockymountainlife #horsebackriding #explore
As advent commences, join InterVarsity staff as th As advent commences, join InterVarsity staff as they reflect on how their own experiences shed light on the ancient stories of Jesus, Mary, Joseph, the shepherds and wise men. For each week of advent we will post more reflections interspersed with scripture.⠀ ⠀ To join us on this advent journey, go to the link in our bio.⠀ ⠀ #advent #christmas #shepherds #wisemen #nativity #hope #peace #joy #jesus #reasonfortheseason #intervarsitycanada #community #adventtogether #biblestudy #family
🐄 I know you’ve been hoping that #internTuesd 🐄 I know you’ve been hoping that #internTuesday would have something to do with cows this week. Well, you are in luck!⠀ ⠀ Today, we introduce you to Albert Brouwer, friend of livestock and campus intern in Winnipeg. ⠀ ⠀ After being a part of InterVarsity community at the University of Alberta while studying animal health, Albert felt God lead him to take the leap to become an InterVarsity intern. He cherished times as a student chatting with friends about how God was transforming their lives and wanted to do more.⠀ ⠀ After a summer working at a dairy farm, he keeps the intern house well-stocked with milk and homemade yogurt. He is known for his gentle compassion 🤗 and enjoys reading 📚, hiking 🏞️, tasting new foods 🥙 and finding clothes that fit just right 👔. ⠀ ⠀ You can donate to help fund his ministry at ivcf.ca/donate.⠀ ⠀ #interntuesday #intervarsitycanada #winnipeg #studentministry #jesusoncampus #studentrevival #jesus #university #universityministry #studentsforjesus #campusfellowship #dairyfarmer #God #bibestudy #trustgod
Frank Liao, 4th year SFU business student, writes Frank Liao, 4th year SFU business student, writes about slowing down: ⠀ ⠀ "...When I first heard about Sabbath as a discipline, I was really confused. I had never heard about the concept while growing up in church, and it didn’t fall in line with my lifestyle at all. What was the point of taking a break and slowing down for a whole day when we’re always being told to be productive? This especially applied to me as a business student, with everyone constantly looking for ways to get ahead in their own career path. However, it was becoming painfully obvious to a few close friends and mentors that I was not living a healthy lifestyle with my constant “go, go, go” mentality. So they suggested that I should try it out and see if it helped."⠀ ⠀ To read the rest copy paste https://ivcf.ca/slow-down/⠀ ⠀ #sabbath #slowdown #rest #10commandments #faith #blog #businessstudent #sfu #livelikejesus #wisdom #studentlife #studentministry #studentsforjesus #bestill #jesusoncampus
"...It is such a joy to live dependent on God's pr "...It is such a joy to live dependent on God's provision because his gifts are a tangible expression of his care for us. His intervention in our struggles reminds us that our Father knows what we need, approves of us and delights in our imperfect efforts. His unlikely solutions reveal to us that God isn’t easily confined by our expectations. His generosity is a gesture of how He entrusts us to lead and love alongside Jesus..."⠀ ⠀ Read more about God's provision from a camp staff! Visit ivcf.ca (link on homepage)
It’s the wonderful part of the week when you get It’s the wonderful part of the week when you get to meet another #interntuesday human. 😊⠀ ⠀ This week we bring you Faith Yohane, LEAD intern at InterVarsity Circle Square Ranch Big Clear Lake. @csranchbigclearlake⠀ ⠀ 🌥️ Faith’s mom attended Circle Square Ranch and suggested she give it a try at 12-years-old (one of her co-interns was in her first cabin). She got hooked!⠀ ⠀ After graduating from the leaders-in-training program, Faith joined the Ranch summer staff team. Dually skilled in horseback riding 🏇 and as a lifeguard 🏊🏾 at the waterfront, she brings a lot to the table.⠀ ⠀ 🏃 She loves the wild fast pace of camp and the connections she makes with campers, especially those who come back year after year. Her bedroom wall is covered in notes written to her by campers in her cabin, some illegible, written at the end of an excited 8-year-old’s camp day. ⠀ ⠀ At the intern house she is known for her contagious energy, quotable wit and obsession with apples 🍎. Faith aspires to become a teacher and is currently studying child and youth work online. ⠀ ⠀ #lead #discipleship #intervarsitycanada #circlesquareranch #csranch #horses #barnlife #lifeguard #camplifeguard #communitylife #frontenac #summercamp #horseback #barn #swim #lifeguard #bible #jesus #grow #mentorship #intern #internship #campministry
Who has blue hair, barn boots and a smile that lig Who has blue hair, barn boots and a smile that lights up a room? 😁⠀ ⠀ Mackenzie Heath of @csranchbigclearlake does! And you’re in LUCK because she’s the feature this #interntuesday.⠀ ⠀ 🛶 After many years as a much-loved camper at Circle Square Ranch, Mack graduated from the Leader-in-Training program in 2018 with harrowing tales of a muddy canoe trip and cabin-leading skills under her belt. 🐓 She worked as barn staff on long, hot summer days and showed up in the dead of Frontenac winter to lead horseback trail rides for retreat guests. 🐎 ⠀ ⠀ 🤷 Mack is shameless about her passion for Jesus and her comrades at camp can always count on her to know all the actions to campfire songs. To the relief of arm-flailers everywhere, if she doesn’t know the actions, it’s no leap for her to confidently make them up (this little light of shine, I'm gonna let it rhyme???).⠀ ⠀ 🙏 At the end of summer 2019, an older camp staff shared about how God has good gifts for His children when they pursue Him. Hearing this inspired Mack to set time aside to seek God while doing the LEAD internship.⠀ ⠀ 🌲 👯 She loves the unique atmosphere at camp. It’s easy to feel like she belongs when living and working in a kind community. On top of that, God’s presence is so evident at camp that kids and staff can come to encounter God in new ways.⠀ ⠀ #intervarsitycanada #leadinternship #leadership #discipleship #gapyear #internship #community #barnlife #horses #summercamp #csranchbigclearlake #circlesquareranch #cabinleader #interntuesday #campfire
Need a good laugh? According to her co-interns, th Need a good laugh? According to her co-interns, this #interntuesday feature has you covered.⠀ ⠀ Introducing Winnipeg campus intern, Sarah Penney. ⠀ ⠀ While majoring in physical science and education at the University of Alberta, Sarah got involved in student leadership with her campus ministry. She treasures precious memories of adventures in student leadership, like having the privilege to help baptize a close friend at MarkWest. ⠀ ⠀ She is deeply caring and always eager to pray for people, so it’s no wonder that when God invited her to pursue something life-giving, sticking with InterVarsity seemed like a great fit.⠀ ⠀ You can find Sarah at the intern house contagiously laughing out loud at her phone with a good cup of coffee in hand. She knits, sings and dreams of travel to rocky coastlines.⠀ ⠀ Sarah loves the opportunity to intercept students during a transient time of life with revelation of our powerful, transformative God. She wants students to be able to feel safe to ask questions and figure out who they really are.⠀ ⠀ You can help Sarah do just that, by donating to help fund her work on campus this year at ivcf.ca/donate.⠀ ⠀ #InterVarsityCanada #interntuesday #intervarsityintern #internlife #studentministry #science #leadership #baptism #laughter #Markwest #studentlife #oncampus #jesus #studentsforjesus #winnipeg #inwinnipeg #universityofwinnipeg #universityofalberta #community #communityliving #prayer
🙌🙌 Tim Adams as its new General Secretary of 🙌🙌 Tim Adams as its new General Secretary of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES).⠀ ⠀ We thank God for great leadership. ☀️⠀ ⠀ Copy and paste this link to read more about Tim: https://ivcf.ca/ifes-names-new-general-secretary/⠀ ⠀ #leadership #instervarsitycanada #ifes #international #studentministry #president #studentmovements #jesus #christianleadership #global #breakingnewground #innovationsinevangelism #managingchange #theologicaladvisorygroup #studentsforjesus #evangelism #comediscoverjesus #discipleship #unity #globalunity
InterVarsity students in British Columbia have bee InterVarsity students in British Columbia have been gathering online to mediate and creatively respond to psalms of expressing lament and praise. 😥😁 ⠀ ⠀ They creatively adapted Psalm 22 using words and ideas relevant to our current time. 💻⠀ ⠀ Copy and paste this link to check it out: https://ivcf.ca/students-creatively-adapt-the-psalms/⠀ ⠀ 📖🤔 May this inspire you and your community to dig into the psalms together as well! ⠀ @bcivcf ⠀ #psalms #lament #inspire #poetry #biblepoetry #studentcreations #intervarsitycanada #studentministry #oncampus #artsoncampus #jesus #psalm22 #psalmart #community #zoombiblestudy #onlinestudentministry #creative #holyspirit #meditate
😎 This #interntuesday we privilege you with the 😎 This #interntuesday we privilege you with the scoop on the lovely Julia Hogan, LEAD intern @csranchbigclearlake. ⠀ ⠀ Like many campers, Julia met Jesus at camp by accident. In grade seven she came to the Ranch to ride ponies and make friends. God caught her attention and she decided to give her life to Jesus 🎉💖. She graduated from the leaders-in-training program in 2018 and joined staff working with the youngest campers. ⠀ ⠀ 💯 If you are a seven-year-old coming to camp, you score big time if Julia is your cabin leader because her goofy energy, patient compassion and capacity to give 5-star piggy-back rides never seem to run dry. It’s no wonder that Julia is studying to be a kindergarten teacher.⠀ ⠀ 🏊 Her favourite parts of cabin leading are answering all the kids’ eager questions after #clubhouse Bible lessons and watching the joys and perils of little kids swimming alongside fish and turtles in the lake. ⠀ ⠀ 🥖 Julia came to LEAD because it’s awesome to be able to live with the people she has grown so much alongside, in a place that was so pivotal to her own faith. When LEAD sessions are finished, you can find her making beautiful study notes, delicious homemade buns for her grateful friends and masks for her pandemic-time business @madebyjulia. 😷⠀ ⠀ #discoverycamp #intervarsitycanada #leadinternship #leadership #discipleship #gapyear #internship #community #barnlife #horses #summercamp #csranchbigclearlake #circlesquareranch #cabinleader #interntuesday #campfire #swimming #littlekids #kidsatcamp #salvation #leadersintraining #piggybacks #biblelessons #kidsbible #teacherseducation
#internTuesday is back! And today’s fantastic in #internTuesday is back! And today’s fantastic intern will not disappoint! ⠀ ⠀ 😻 Meet Ashley Easingwood, a campus intern at the University of Winnipeg, insect-enthusiast and pro cat snuggler. She’s known for explaining biological concepts to strangers, snapping lovely photos and genuinely appreciating the little things.⠀ ⠀ 🌳 A B.Ed student from Concordia University of Edmonton and science student from MacEwan University (shout out to MacEwan’s new InterVarsity campus group), Ashley already has 5 years of epic campus ministry memories. ⠀ ⠀ 🥂 Ashley reminisces on a -45 degree broomball game, far-off ministry trips, new-found freedom at Urbana and transformative chats with campus staff. At the end of each semester her friends would open an oversized bottle of sparkling fruit juice and toast to God’s goodness in that season.⠀ ⠀ 🤗 She loved being a part of a welcoming, generous community on campus, sharing triumphs and struggles in such a unique stage of life. Jesus began putting it on Ashley’s heart to do a campus internship more than two years ago and this year she is excited to be in Winnipeg!⠀ ⠀ 👊🏾 If you’d like to partner with Ashley as she continues to make fizzy-juice, goodness-of-God celebrations a reality for many students, consider making a donation at buff.ly/33vfvb8.⠀ ⠀ #intervarsitycanada #internlife #intervarsityinternship #concordiauniversityedmonton #macewanuniversity #broomball #studentlife #ministry #jesus #biblestudy #campusgroup #oncampus #virtualministry #godsgoodness #cats #winnipeglife #inwinnipeg #universityofwinnipeg #community #communityliving #discipleship #mentorship #urbana
Today is World Student Day! This is a day where st Today is World Student Day! This is a day where students in Canada are joining with other students from around the globe to pray for their campuses and for the unique needs of students in this season. To find out how you can pray along with us, head to: https://ifesworld.org/en/wsd/ 🙏🏽🙏🏻🙏🏿 . . . #worldstudentday #worldstudentday2020 #studentlife #canadaprays #ifes #ifesworld #comediscoverjesus #university #prayerchangesthings #prayfirst
Some stellar folks set aside a year to serve and s Some stellar folks set aside a year to serve and seek God at camps and on campus across the country. Tuesdays just got better because YOU get to MEET them. Welcome to 2020's first #interntuesday. ⠀ ⠀ 🙌 We're starting off with a bang by introducing you to Molly Tice, LEAD intern @csranchbigclearlake.⠀ ⠀ 🐴 Molly joined the ranks at summer camp in 2019 as a horseback riding instructor and cabin leader, notably starring as a giddy Christmas elf is a week long series of skits. She is a gifted actor and a whiz with organization (to all the camp people out there - can I get an amen?). ⠀ ⠀ 🏒At the intern house you can find her surrounded by a sprawl of markers making beautiful art, dreaming of playing hockey in winter and caring about her friends with a disarming kindness. ⠀ ⠀ 🙏 She loves how Jesus pours his love over staff and campers when they worship together at camp. So when she felt God calling her to set aside time to pursue him, spending the year at the Ranch seemed like a great way to get in the deep end.⠀ ⠀ 💃 One of Molly's favourite parts of camp is the pre-amble to campfire. Everyone trickles to the amphitheater after free time and the host cranks up hype worship music. She claims not to be a good dancer, but has a blast anyways as she lets loose and dances crazily with the little girls from her cabin.⠀ ⠀ #intervarsitycanada #leadinternship #leadership #discipleship #gapyear #internship #community #barnlife #horses #summercamp #csranchbigclearlake #circlesquareranch #cabinleader #interntuesday #campfire #doglove
From all of us at InterVarsity, we wish you and yo From all of us at InterVarsity, we wish you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving! We're praying for quality time with loved ones, good food, prayer and plenty of fun.⠀ ⠀ "Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus." - 1 Thess 5:18⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #happythanksgiving #fallvibes #autumnaesthetic #fallaesthetic #fallfeature #canadianthanksgiving #happythanksgivingcanada #bethankful #gratitude #thankful #thankfulinallthings #thessalonians #prayer #rest #holiday #dayoff #studentministry #youthministry
🍪 Crumbs from shared cookies on #biblestudy man 🍪 Crumbs from shared cookies on #biblestudy manuscripts may be at an all-time low as closed campuses force students to creatively adapt to socially-distanced life. But InterVarsity student community won't be thwarted! 🤵🏿 🙋🏼 💁🏾⠀ ⠀ Check out our latest blog for one way that students in Ontario kicked off the semester on the homepage of our link in bio (https://ivcf.ca/faithful-together-despite-campus-closures/)⠀ ⠀ PS. Can guess which book of the Bible these students dove into using these 3 clues: ⠀ 1. crazy dreams 😴⠀ 2. writing on wall ✏️⠀ 3. hot hot hot furnace 🔥⠀ ⠀ #studentministry #virtualministry #faithfulwitness #biblestudy #studentlife #peaceincrisis #together #community #ontariostudents #studentgroups #campusgroups #campusfellowship #ministry #faith #studentswholovejesus #jesus #praytogether #virtualworship #treattrain #faithblogs #faithbloggers #studentministry #faithministry #intervarsity #burnout #faithcommunity
Today we're thankful for our dedicated camp staff Today we're thankful for our dedicated camp staff and volunteers, who tirelessly serve hundreds of campers, families, church and school groups year-round. This year has been a challenging one, but they have remained determined to bring all the fun and spirit of camp to their communities. ⠀ ⠀ We love you guys!! @pioneerpacificcamp @albertapioneercamps @ontariopioneercamp @manitobapioneercamp @circlesquareranchbcl @circlesquaregrandriver @csrsprucewoods @halkirkcirclesquare @wolfcreekcsr .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #campministry #youthministry #studentministry #campathome #summercampathome #campwrapup #ministryathome #virtualsummercamp #virtualministry #camponline #campleaders #campcounsellors #campcounselors
What're you thankful for today?⠀ ⠀ Today, we a What're you thankful for today?⠀ ⠀ Today, we are thankful for #community. ⠀ Whether virtual or online, our camp and campus communities are a constant source of welcome, friendship, love, support, challenge and growth. We're so grateful for all our staff and student leaders who make our fellowships what they are!!⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #thankfulness #thanksgiving #fallvibes #thanksgivingseason #seasonofgratitude #seasonofthankfulness #gratitude #givethanks #praise #communityvibes #friendships #studentministry #campusministry #campministry #studentleaders #canadianministries
#tbt to these sweet faces from our 2019 UBC exec! #tbt to these sweet faces from our 2019 UBC exec! We're always happy to welcome more students to hang out with us. Have you connected yet?⠀ ⠀ We are online and on campus. Find the InterVarsity group at your school at https://ivcf.ca/campus. ⠀ ⠀ #come #discover #jesus #andfriends #andbiblestudies #andpotlucks #maybevirtualones...⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #studentministry #oncampus #campusministry #youthministry #connectingwithstudents #studentgroups #campusgroups #campusfellowship #ministry #faith #studentswholovejesus #jesus
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