See also InterVarsity Press.

InterVarsity also ministers to international students on many campuses, including 48 campuses with specific international student fellowships.

" The strategy also aims to affirm God's reality .< ref > Phillip E. Johnson, < cite > Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds </ cite > ( Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 1997 ), 91-92 ,</ ref > Its goal is to change American culture by shaping public policy to reflect conservative Christian, namely evangelical Protestant, values.

The Ahmansons have also supported the creation of the 29-volume Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, published by InterVarsity Press.

Urbana is a major Christian missions conference sponsored by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship for college students.

At the end of the following year, he attended the International Student Missionary Convention, sponsored by InterVarsity.

* InterVarsity Press ( IVP ) ( founded 1947 ), the publishing wing of the United States-based InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.

* United States: InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

As an immediate result of that visit, students formed the first InterVarsity chapter in the United States.

* InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, a similar organization in the United States of America, which Inter-Varsity Canada gave birth to.

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Lutheran Campus Ministry, United Campus Ministries, and the Newman Center are some of the many Christian and religious groups operating on campus.

Clearwater: Badeya ( Black Student Union ), Chess Club, College Democrats, Computer Club, Club Green, Emerging Green Builders, Ethics Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, High Achievers, International Club U. N. I. T ( United Nations Integrating Together ) and Latinos Unidos, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Math & Science Club, Phi Theta Kappa-Tau Zeta Chapter, Positive Directions Association, Silent Titans, Student Ambassadors, Student Government Associations, The World Percussion Club, and Wheels in the Wind.

InterVarsity traces its roots to a movement of British university students, starting at Cambridge University in 1877.

The movement spread to Canada before reaching the U. S. In 1938 Stacey Woods, the Canadian InterVarsity director, met with students on the University of Michigan campus.

By 1950 there were 35 staff workers serving students in 499 InterVarsity chapters and by the early seventies, the on-campus staff had grown to more than 200.

Of the 576 campuses where InterVarsity is present, many have multiple chapters which focus individually on Greek students, international students, nursing students, graduate students, and members of ethnic minorities.

Of the 35, 065 active InterVarsity students, 12, 794, or 36 %, identify themselves as ethnic minority or multiracial students.

The Manuscript Study method continues to be used heavily by InterVarsity as one of many tools to help students investigate and learn from the teachings of the Bible.

InterVarsity students regularly participate in both long-and short-term missions projects.

* The Openness of God: A Biblical Challenge to the Traditional Understanding of God, Clark Pinnock editor, et al., 1994, InterVarsity Press ISBN 0-8308-1852-9, Paternoster Press ( UK ), ISBN 0-85364-635-X ( followup to Rice book includes contribution from him )

* God & Time: Four Views, Gregory E. Ganssle ( editor ), et al., 2001, InterVarsity Press, ISBN 0-8308-1551-1

* C. Stacey Woods, The Growth of a Work of God, InterVarsity Press, 1978.

* " The Growth of a Work of God " by C. Stacey Woods, InterVarsity Press, 1978, ISBN 0-87784-741-X.

* The Growth of a Work of God by C. Stacey Woods, InterVarsity Press, 1978, ISBN 0-87784-741-X.

* The Openness of God, InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, 1994.

Johnson published a book Finding God in the Questions: A Personal Journey ( 2004 ) ( InterVarsity Press, ISBN 978-0-8308-3214-9 ) describing his journey of how he became a Christian, and answering a series of questions, such as " Why Bother With Religion and the Bible?

In conjunction with InterVarsity ’ s missions program, the training centers offer Student Training in Missions, STIM.

With this action, InterVarsity Press ( IVP ) became an official part of InterVarsity ’ s ministry, overseeing the publication and distribution of books, booklets and Bible study guides in support of the campus work.

Also, Torrance ’ s influence can be seen in the thinking of Matthew Baker of Fordham University ; Elmer Colyer of the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, one of the founding Directors of the T. F. Torrance Theological Fellowship and author of a number of works on Torrance ; Gary Deddo, Senior Editor at InterVarsity Press and founding President of the T. F. Torrance Theological Fellowship and author of a number of works on Torrance ; George Dion Dragas, Professor of Patrology and Patristics, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, Massachusetts ; Eric Flett of Eastern University, St. David ’ s, Pennsylvania and author of a book on the Theology of Culture as understood through the thinking of Torrance ; Michael Gibson of Vanderbilt University ; Myk Habets of Carey Baptist College, Auckland, New Zealand, author of a number of works on Torrance, including a book on Torrance and Theosis ; George Hunsinger, Hazel Thompson McCord Professor of Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary and author of a number of works on Torrance as well as an important book on the Eucharist, influenced by Torrance ; Christian Kettler of Friends University, Kansas, the current President of the Thomas F. Torrance Theological Fellowship and author of a number of books that demonstrate Torrance ’ s influence ; Paul D. Molnar, Professor of Systematic Theology at St. John ’ s University in Queens, New York, past President of the Thomas F. Torrance Theological Fellowship and author of a number of works on Torrance including a book on Torrance ’ s trinitarian theology ; and Andrew Purves, Chair in Reformed Theology at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.

IVP ’ s first home-grown publication was a Bible study guide, Discovering the Gospel of Mark, written by an IVCF staff member and published under the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship name in the 1943-1944 academic year.

In 1947 IVP ’ s formal publishing program was established ; since that date books have been published under the InterVarsity Press name.

* The Case for Freewill Theism: a Philosophical Assessment, David Basinger, 1996, InterVarsity Press, ISBN 0-8308-1876-6

Many pre-career organizations on the campus are student chapters of national societies, including the American Society of Civil Engineers ( ASCE ), the Architecture Club ( AIAS ), National Society of Black Engineers ( NSBE ), National Student Speech, Language, and Hearing Association, Nurses Christian Fellowship ( part of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship ), Student Association for Human Resource Management ( SHRM ).

Student directed clubs administrated under the Office of Student Activities include Fish and Game, Artisans ' club, Outing club, Students for Environmental Action, Society of American Foresters, the Wildlife Society, WPSA ( the campus ' official radio station ), Student Government Association, Whitewater Kayaking, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Ski and Snowboard Club, Gaming club, BGLAD ( bi-sexual, gay, lesbian, and their defenders ), Honors club, and Wrestling club, among others.

* evangelistic and discipleship ministries ( such as InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Scripture Union, Campus Crusade for Christ, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Christian Discipleship Ministries, and The Navigators ,)

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship / USA is an inter-denominational, evangelical Christian, student-led ministry which for the past 70 years has been dedicated to establishing witnessing communities on U. S. college and university campuses.

InterVarsity is a charter member in the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability ( ECFA ), and uses more than 85 % of its revenue for staffworker salaries and other on-campus work, and is rated 4 stars ( out of 4 ) by Charity Navigator.

InterVarsity staff worker Paul Byer, is credited with developing the Manuscript Study method of inductive Bible study, a useful tool for inductive bible studies.

InterVarsity, Inter-Varsity Canada, and Groupes Bibliques Universitaires et Collegiaux of French-speaking Canada co-host Urbana Missions Conference, a triennial student missions convention, named for the campus town where it was held for many years.

Park Street believes strongly in education integrated with faith, so it is associated with Park Street Kids, Park Street School, and Boston Trinity Academy, as well as partnering with Campus Crusade for Christ and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship for undergraduate and graduate ministries, and a long-time partnership with Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

* and Robert C. Brow, Unbounded Love: A good news theology for the twenty-first century, Paternoster, Carlisle UK / InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, 1994.

* Reason Enough: A Case for the Christian Faith, InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, 1980.

* Run With the Horses: The Quest for Life at its Best ( InterVarsity Press, November 1983 )

Gospel Communications Network was founded in 1995 in partnership with nine other ministries ( Children's Bible Hour, International Bible Society, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, InterVarsity Press, Ligonier Ministries, The Navigators, RBC Ministries, Youth for Christ, Youth Specialties ); it has now grown to 300 ministries.

Lewis & Francis Schaeffer: Lessons for a new century from the most influential apologists of our time, InterVarsity Press, ISBN 0-8308-1935-5 ( 1998 ).