Sep 14, 2018 | Articles, Canvas, World
I slipped into the back row. A few students were scattered around the room. This man was moving among them, an open Bible in his hands, working his way through Habakkuk 1 with such a warmth, an urgency, a gentleness, and an accuracy. Unforgettable. From that day this...
Sep 14, 2018 | Articles, Canvas, Stories of change
“I’m not embarrassed for people to know that I’m a Christian.” Amy Harrison, a third year engineering student, wasn’t always bold about her faith. She became a Christian at the age of 6, when her family lived in rural Taranaki. Her family moved to Waikato, and a new...
Sep 14, 2018 | Articles, Canvas, Regional report
When Richard Dawkins visited Christchurch on May 11, we thought it would be a good opportunity to challenge some of the apathy regarding God that is common on campus and around the city. Geoff Robson, who also works with Canterbury CU students for TSCF, wrote an...
Sep 14, 2018 | Articles, Canvas, News
Dunedin VCF Students from VCF were involved with welcoming a visiting team from InterVarsity USA. Many of us who have never started conversations with random students about God had a chance to partner with them in an outreach. We also helped run the annual barn dance,...
Sep 14, 2018 | Articles, Canvas, News
After 91 years, one of TSCF’s oldest groups has adopted a new name. When Auckland’s Evangelical Union formed in 1927—one of TSCF’s four original “EUs”—the word “evangelical” had different connotations. After several semesters of discussions, members voted in August to...
Sep 14, 2018 | Canvas, News
National Director Nigel Pollock has accepted the call to lead another IFES movement—InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in Canada. In May its board invited him to share the vision and energy that he has invested into the role here. “It has been an absolute honour to...
