Voices of IFES
On Voices of IFES, we go straight to the source to hear about ministry projects, ideas, and perspectives. It features interviews with students and leaders from around the IFES fellowship. Among other things, you’ll hear about pioneering new campuses, using computer coding to spread the gospel, and keeping integrity in a highly secular context. You’ll learn from people from every corner of the world and discover the amazing ways our Fellowship is reaching students. Voices of IFES is produced by Roja Mathew Jacob
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If you never thought you could hack for Jesus, think again. #HACK is an intensive period of time where people with all kinds of technological gifts and skills come together to find meaningful solutions to real issues. Ultimately, they are using technology to make the Gospel go farther.
On this Voices of IFES, listen to Ann Chow and Simon Seow talk about an event that’s making room for Christians in technology to play a bigger rol...
En France, les étudiants universitaires ne sont pas les seuls à avoir un groupe biblique. Les lycéens apportent également leur foi dans leurs écoles, par le biais des GBL. Nous avons rencontré Laetitia Bardina, Coordinatrice nationale des GBL (Groupes Bibliques Lycéens), elle nous raconte comment elle gère ce ministère dans un pays séculier où les chrétiens protestants ne sont pas toujours bien vus dans les écoles.
Emil let go of his last shred of faith after the Beirut blast. He was done with God. Thankfully, God wasn’t done with him.
On this Voices of IFES you’ll hear IFES General Secretary Tim Adams interview Emil and Rita, two students from LIVF Lebanon. Learn a little bit about what makes Lebanon so special and why student ministry is more important than ever there.
Tu grupo estudiantil no apareció sin más. Fue establecido gracias a las oraciones, la fe y la perseverancia de alguien que comprendió la necesidad de que hubiera un testimonio cristiano en tu campus.
Quizás lo estableció alguien como Lupita. Ella es una pionera, comprometida con la creación de nuevos grupos en los campus de Ecuador que todavía no han sido alcanzados. Es un trabajo duro, pero Lupita quiere ver el evangelio en acti...
What do Cyprus, Luxembourg, Greenland, Malta, and Kosovo have in common? Find out from David Montgomery also known as Monty, a regional associate of IFES Europe who leads much of the IFES pioneering and evangelism work in Europe.
David says that evangelical voices still have an important responsibility within the post-Christian European society, especially in the university. Hear him explain how a network of evangelists are stren...
Students are the protagonists of the mission in Chile. In a country that has lost faith in institutions, the Christian students who live a life of integrity make the biggest impact. That’s why the GBU is doing everything they can to empower their students.
On this Voices of IFES, listen as IFES General Secretary Tim Adams interviews three members of GBU Chile. You’ll hear why Chile is a vibrant and promising country and why the G...
Fifteen years ago the student movement in New Zealand TSCF was on the brink of closing. Since then there has been a stark turnaround, the movement has multiplied and TSCF has been breaking new ground on New Zealand campuses and further afield in the South Pacific.
On this Voices of IFES hear Ben Carswell, National Director of TSCF New Zealand, as he fills us in on how God has had his hand on this movement, and what’s going on the...
Julia answered a job advert and left her country to work with students in Portugal. Two years in, she’s producing Bible study material, discipling students through Bible study, encouraging groups in many cities, and thinking through a long-term move to Portugal.
Join us on this episode of Voices of IFES as Julia walks us through what student work with GBU Portugal is like, the different challenges and opportunities she’s encounter...
Panaf'22 est presque là ; la 6e conférence des étudiants GBU en Afrique francophone se déroule au Burundi en août 2022, rassemblant des étudiants d'au moins 19 pays. Dans cet épisode, nous faisons la connaissance d'Armand Dzadu, secrétaire général de GBU Togo, qui explique comment COVID a changé la façon dont nous interagissons avec l'évangile. Nous découvrons comment les conférences précédentes ont changé la façon dont les étudian...
Etes-vous une personne orgueilleuse ? Dans ce Voices of IFES, Joël Cornuz, secrétaire général des GBUC, le mouvement francophone au Canada, nous parle avec beaucoup de joie de son nouveau livre, qui s'appelle « Vivre avec humilité ? » il explique comment il en est venu à l'écrire, et comment il a eu un impact sur le ministère parmi les étudiants. Nous discutons des hauts et des bas du ministère au Québec et de la façon dont vous po...
‘This Christmas I pray that each of us will find the humility, curiosity and openness to once again follow the star and be ready to encounter Christ in a fresh way’
We hope you have a wonderful Christmas season. In this Christmas message, IFES General Secretary Tim Adams shares his reflections on the attitudes of the Magi as their academic pursuits led them to Jesus – in humility, joy and worship.
At the end of another tough year...
IFES General Secretary Tim Adams discusses the steps in his life that lead him to become IFES General Secretary at the beginning of 2021. He talks through some of the challenges and achievements of his first year in leadership of IFES, and explains what’s next in 2022 and beyond – including some of the structural changes he has made, and the new IFES strategic plan, Thriving Together.
Meet Kerwin, Associate General Secretary for the IFES Caribbean region, or CARFIES. He shares his journey from his own to student days to working with IFES, and introduces us to the region, giving an overview of Caribbean student ministry with all the numbers.
Kerwin updates us on what happened with the funds given to last year’s Global Giving Day Caribbean project, pioneering in the British Virgin Islands. He also discusses the ...
Have you heard the term Scripture Engagement before? In this episode we meet Ricardo, IFES Secretary for Scripture Engagement. He shares why this has always been so important to IFES, how a new ministry has developed in recent years, what the role of the Scripture Engagement team is for national movements, and how you can get involved.
You can find out more about Scripture Engagement here. As Ricardo says, get in touch with script...
La iniciativa Logos y Cosmos, o ILC, es un aspecto emocionante y relativamente nuevo de IFES, que fomenta el diálogo entre la teología y las ciencias. Únase al anfitrión invitado Toto Bermúdez, Secretario General de CBUU Uruguay y miembro del equipo regional de América Latina, mientras se sienta con Ale, Coordinador de LCI en América Latina, y Marcio, Profesor de Arquitectura y Planificación Urbana en la Universidad de São Paulo y ...
‘Because of the debt of gratitude I have for this ministry – it's how I came to know Christ, God called me here, and that’s how I became a staff worker’.
From IVCF, the IFES movement in the Philippines which is celebrating its 70th anniversary next year, many other ministries have flowed, like the Nurses Christian Fellowship, a literature ministry, high school ministry, and missionaries sent to other countries around the world. Th...
Venez avec nous en Afrique du Nord alors que Maéva s'entretient avec Armand Mendene, le secrétaire général du mouvement IFES en Tunisie, au sujet de l'incroyable travail du mouvement étudiant parmi les étudiants internationaux, qui viennent de toute l'Afrique pour étudier en Tunisie.
Découvrez les origines et les contextes du ministère, les défis auxquels les étudiants internationaux sont confrontés, et les façons dont Armand peut ...
Jean-Davy est originaire de la Guadeloupe, une île française des Caraïbes. Écoutez sa carrière au sein de l'IFES et la manière dont il aide les îles et départements francophones à faire croître leur mouvement, qui sont parfois encore en développement. Découvrez ce que font ces îles et départements et écoutez des histoires de vies transformées.
Si vous voulez en savoir plus et recevoir leurs lettres de nouvelles vous pouvez vous a...
In this new edition of Voices of IFES you’ll discover what it looks like to go to World Assembly - and how you can pray and support movements and IFES Staff. We’re looking forward to gather in August 2023 with representatives of our fellowship.
Meet the originator of this creative evangelism with our latest Voices of IFES Podcast: Silas Walter, IFES InterAction staff working with the IFES movement in Bulgaria (BCSU) through IFES InterAction, shares about the event and his cross-cultural experiences with IFES.
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