InterVarsity
Urbana missions conference that once drew 20,000 expected to fall far short
By Bob Smietana — December 14, 2022
(RNS) — Organizers believe that the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and a struggling economy have likely caused attendance to falter.
LGBT Christians push to overturn Young Life’s ‘sexual conduct’ policy
By Kathryn Post — August 10, 2020
(RNS) — #DoBetterYoungLife, a movement advocating for broader LGBT inclusion, has shared hundreds of stories of exclusion, and its petition has garnered over 6,700 signatures.
InterVarsity can require its leaders to be Christian, judge rules
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 2, 2019
(RNS) — A judge is holding three officials at the University of Iowa personally accountable to pay back InterVarsity's legal fees after the organization won its case against the campus for removing the group due to a requirement that its leaders be Christian.
Duke University’s student government rejects Young Life over LGBTQ policies
By Yonat Shimron — September 13, 2019
(RNS) — The decision comes amid an ongoing clash nationwide between religious student groups and colleges and universities that have added more robust nondiscrimination policies.
InterVarsity Press responds to authors’ protest of controversial gay marriage termination policy
By Jonathan Merritt — October 14, 2016
InterVarsity says authors will be exempt from their controversial gay marriage termination policy. Why, then, can't the same grace be extended to their accountants, assistants, and executives?
InterVarsity authors and alumni protest policy terminating employees who support gay marriage
By Jonathan Merritt — October 11, 2016
After InterVarsity's announced it will fire employees who theologically support same-sex marriage, the organization faces public protest from more than 1,000 alumni and 50 prominent authors.
Jim Wallis on racism, reparations, and whether he supports #BlackLivesMatter
By Jonathan Merritt — February 18, 2016
The prominent Christian leader talks about racism, the "Black Lives Matter" movement, and whether he supports reparations.
A case for church from a self-described “commitment phobe”
By Jonathan Merritt — March 16, 2015
Erin Lane is stuck in a lover's quarrel with the church, but she hopes to inspire other Millennials to keep searching for a place to belong.
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