On Campus

On Campus

Embodying CUP Personally

  1. Build an intentional friendship with someone of a different ethnicity or intentionally displace yourself by joining an ethnic campus group.
  2. Make a budget- track your spending & adapt what you spend to the values you want to keep.
  3. Read books and News Articles. (See book list our website www.cupivcf.org)
  4. Seek accountability with other CUP students monthly, or seek mentors from same ethnicity.

Educating the Fellowship

  1. Small Groups:
    • Choose Scripture on race & justice – look for references to the nations, peoples and ethnic issues. Acts (spread of the church) & Luke (God’s heart for the marginalized) are great books to study. Consult your campus staff.
    • Volunteer in an area that would otherwise frighten you. (look for churches with a soup kitchen, homeless shelters or warming center).
    • Visit a church of a different culture once a semester/quarter.
  2. Large Groups:
    • Work with your chapter to bring in speakers of different ethnicities.
    • Select such topics as race, biblical justice, financial stewardship, God’s concern for the poor & the marginalized, politics or consumerism.
    • Diverse Worship: How can worship be a multi-cultural act of justice?
  3. As Leaders utilize all structures of fellowship as a place of influence
    • In prayer meetings choose missional prayer around issue of injustice.
    • In Discipleship read books about ethnic identity.
    • As a Leadership team read a basic book that deals with these issues.

Engaging the Campus: What is your school paper’s headline about IV?

  1. Partner with secular organizations on campus who are also pursuing Kingdom goals.
    • Make events hosted by ethnic campus organizations or depts. into chapter outings.
    • Participate in or coordinate an organizational fair for justice groups.
    • Co-host a multiethnic event or meeting on campus (e.g., Cinco de Mayo, Chinese Culture Night, Gospel choir concert, ethnically different church service).
    • Respond to racial tension on your campus.
    • Immigration march (Partner with Latino and Asian-American student groups)
  2. Promote your ministries on campus.
    • Hold a fund raiser with other fellowships for a ministry (Circle Urban Ministries, a local church’s ministry or CUP) or mission project.
    • Plan a campus-wide clothing drive for a local shelter.
  3. Plan a campus wide outreach around issues of Justice.
    • Proxy Stations- small booths to get into conversations about the gospel.
    • Human Wrong Campaign, in partnership with World Vision.
  4. Become a multi-cultural advocate or suggest training for RA’s on campus.
  5. Invite non-Christians to CUP next Spring Break.

Proxēs and GIGs: Engaging the Campus with Jesus

Proxē Stations are a new, creative tool to help you and your campus fellowship or church community as you seek to introduce people to Jesus. Click here to find resources to do Proxē stations on your campus including the ones in the CUP Spring break packet. http://www.proxestations.com/

How to lead a GIG in 10 easy steps: http://www.intervarsity.org/evangelism/article_item.php?article_id=1507

A questionnaire of 3 questions to ask GIG members to find out where they are on their spiritual journey. http://www.intervarsity.org/evangelism/article_item.php?article_id=5913

 

“Beyond Justice” – Living an Active Faith Study – A GIG Study Guide

Written by Christine Jeske & developed with InterVarsity, this 6-week small group resource explores how faith connects with justice & how we can actively participate in God’s restoration of the world. Staff Christy Klippel says about the bible study “We used it at Purdue University-Calumet last fall as the first 6 weeks of our small groups. The guide was simple, well-written, and poignant. It was a little cumbersome at first, but it was less overwhelming after printing it. GREAT for use with new believers or non-Christians. Yes, using it for a GIG would be great.

http://www.worldvisionacts.org/resources/beyond-justice-living-an-active-faith-study