Small Groups 2011

Bible Studies
Fellowship
Bonding
Games

Small groups are one of the most important aspects of IVGrad. Weekly get togethers in more laid back settings can help build the strongest friendships you'll have at Stanford. Engage each other in your faith, learn more about Christ, and encourage each other as you make your way through graduate school.

Monday: First Year Small Group

Time/Place: 7:00 PM, Monday, EV 52-105,
Start Date: Oct 3rd

This new small group is created particularly for first year students, seekers and newcomers to InterVarsity, but all are welcome to join. Graduate school can be challenging, but together we will create a community that grows together in the midst of the trials. To do this we will spend time searching the scriptures, starting with the book of Philippians.

Leaders: Scott Hsieh (sshsieh@stanford.edu), Erin Turk (eturk@stanford.edu), Yuliana Noniyev (yuliana.noniyeva@gmail.com)

Tuesday: Bible Dim Sum

Time/Place: 7 PM - first Bible study will be at Jonathan's apt. 275 Ventura Ave #10 Palo Alto 94306
Start Date: Oct. 4th

We will be rotating leaders (we're blessed with good teachers!). Each leader will choose a passage in the Bible on which to lead a study. seek to be a place of encouragement and support for people at any stage of their grad school journey. We are also blessed with good cooks!

Coordinator: kristyn.rylander@gmail.com

Wednesday: Living Faith

Time/Place: 7:00 PM, Graduate Community Center Bogota Room
Start Date: Oct 5th

Paul urges us to offer our bodies to God as a living sacrifice. This year we will explore the gospels, epistles, and wisdom literature to see practically what this transformative offering looks like in terms of loving God, loving our neighbor, and living lives of faith against the backdrop of today ’s culture.

Leaders: Bruce DeBruhl (bruce.debruhl@sv.cmu.edu), Agnes Lim (agneslim@stanford.edu), Steve Hicks (sdh33@cornell.edu)

Wednesday: After Virtue

Time/Place: 7-9pm, Wednesday. Tim's Apartment, Address: 806 Coleman Ave., Apt. 20, Menlo Park, CA,
Start Date: Oct. 5th

Our small group will be studying "After Virtue," by Alisdair MacIntyre. MacIntyre is a Christian and one of the most influential moral philosophers of the last quarter century. "After Virtue," his most well-read book, tries to make sense of the (sorry) state of moral discourse in our modern, pluralistic society. In our small group, we hope to get not only a better philosophical understanding of moral discourse, but also to get a better sense for how Christianity fits into the modern world and how to interact with those from other moral backgrounds, especially a secular liberal background like the one that is prevalent at Stanford.

Leaders: Tim Reilly (tsreilly@stanford.edu) and Marilie Coetsee (marilie.coetsee@stanford.edu)

Thursday: International Bible Study

Website: http://www.stanford.edu/group/ivgrad/IBS/IBS.htm
Time/Place: 6:30pm, Thursdays @ Old Union Common Room
Start Date: Oct 6th (Game night, Sept. 29)

We are a group of International Students who share the desire to serve the Lord's Kingdom by building authentic, lasting relationships with each other and the community around us. We would like to be a warm and welcoming community for both seekers and believers. Come join us to be apart of this family; a home away from home!

Leaders: John ho (johnho@stanford.edu) David Lee (davidtlee@stanford.edu), lee dianes (lee.dianes@gmail.com), ivy yhwang (ivyw@stanford.edu), Thung Han (thunghan@gmail.com)