Spiritual Practices to Help You Thrive in College
We’ve asked pastors, campus ministers, and wise friends of InterVarsity to contribute talks to a series to help you develop the spiritual practices you need right now.
Consider Using this as a Large Group Series
- Use these messages as part of your large group as your guest speaker. Play them directly from this page, from vimeo, or download the video file and use your preferred media player or broadcasting software.
- Even though the talks have been pre-recorded, the messages are intended to be broadly applicable whenever you choose to use them.
- Feel free to order the talks however you like; there is no particular order.
- Invite and promote! Use these promotional graphics to spread the word and invite newcomers to join you.
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Talk 1: "Creating a WordHabit (Psalm 1)"
Rev. Dr. Jon Elswick
Video' "Creating a WordHabit (Psalm 1)"
Jon Elswick is the Lead Pastor of Crossway Church. He’s passionate about helping grow closer to Jesus by encouraging them to create a habit of engaging with God’s Word. He and his wife Melissa have two sons and live in sunny South Florida.
Talk 2: "Above the Noise: Pursuing Silence and Solitude (Mark 6)"
Melyssa Cordero
Video "Above the Noise: Pursuing Silence and Solitude (Mark 6)"
Melyssa Cordero is a proud Afro-Puerto Rican living in Tampa, FL, mothering 4 kids, and loving her husband for the last 17 years. She is one of the Associate Directors for InterVarsity’s Latino Fellowship (LaFe) and has been serving the college campus for 15 years. She is a preacher, worship leader, and a 90’s R&B enthusiast.
Talk 3: "Why Bother with Community? (Ezekiel 17)"
Pastor Alex Kirk
Video' "Why Bother with Community? (Ezekiel 17)"
Alex Kirk is the lead pastor at Chatham Community Church located just outside Chapel Hill, North Carolina, home of the mighty Tar Heels. Alex was on staff with InterVarsity for 16 years in Virginia and North Carolina before moving to church-world and loves creating Christ-centered communities of human flourishing that leave life in their wake, just like Jesus did.
Talk 4: "Walking as Spiritual Practice (John 15)"
Victoria Mejia
Video' "Walking as Spiritual Practice (John 15)"
Talk 5: "Silence, Listening, and the World of Noise (Psalm 46)"
Rev. Dan Huang
Video' "Silence, Listening, and the World of Noise (Psalm 46)"
Dan Huang is a former InterVarsity Staff who now serves as a pastor in Culver City, California. After formative years with InterVarsity as a student in Chicago, he joined InterVarsity, serving on with students and staff in various roles. He is passionate about journeying with others as they connect with God and embrace God's mission of love, grace, peace, and justice. Dan is married to Maureen Huang. Together, they have four "energetic" kids who they are trying to guide well through life.
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About the authors
Steve Tamayo serves as a strategist for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, working in the Latino Fellowship and the Creative Labs. In these roles, he equips and resources InterVarsity's national pivot to online ministry. He is the showrunner for the podcasts Con Confianza and Ministry During the Disruption. Steve holds degrees from Duke University and the University of Oxford. In addition to his work with InterVarsity, Steve has served as the executive pastor at Chatham Community Church and the pastor of spiritual formation at Crossway Church. He is also the CEO of Orange Apple, a consulting firm that helps non-profits and small businesses make better decisions. He and his wife live with their four children in Tampa.