{"id":11159,"date":"2020-02-18T10:27:38","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T10:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/?post_type=prayerline&#038;p=11159"},"modified":"2020-02-18T10:27:39","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T10:27:39","slug":"inspiring-students-to-think-bigger","status":"publish","type":"prayerline","link":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/inspiring-students-to-think-bigger\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring students to think bigger"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Sierra Leone, student union elections are often violent. Last year, students of SLEFES, the IFES movement there, launched a successful non-violence campaign in the run-up to the elections at their university.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elsewhere, SLEFES students have been speaking out against the widespread exam malpractice, encouraging fellow students to study and score grades they deserve. SLEFES students on another campus initiated a project to provide offline library resources for students on campus, since internet connectivity was a challenge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What do all these stories have in common?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are all examples of students thinking bigger \u2013 or \u2018engaging the university\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matthew has been working with SLEFES for nine years. He had always thought that campus ministry was just about evangelism with students. But through the IFES <a href=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/university\/\">Engaging the University<\/a> (ETU) course he came to see the bigger scope of university ministry: everyone on campus needs the gospel: students, lecturers, faculty and staff. And it is the Christian\u2019s role to bring a biblical perspective into every conversation, every discipline, every program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matthew writes:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-quote\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThe ETU course served as an eye opener into how Christian students can be involved in the on-going conversations in their universities. Now I am helping SLEFES students to creatively and biblically engage in discussions happening on their campuses.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Give thanks for the ETU course and for the way it helped Matthew better equip SLEFES students to live faithfully as Jesus\u2019 disciples in every aspect of university life.<\/li><li>Pray that through these SLEFES initiatives, students, lecturers, faculty and staff \u2013 as well as campus life in general \u2013 would be transformed by the gospel.<\/li><li>Pray that the new <a href=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/university\/#elearningcourse\">Engaging the University e-learning course<\/a> starting in March would be helpful for many involved in IFES student ministry around the world.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":11104,"template":"","area":[456,527],"theme":[],"class_list":["post-11159","prayerline","type-prayerline","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","area-epsa","area-sierra-leone"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Inspiring students to think bigger &#183; IFES Prayerline<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In Sierra Leone, student union elections are often violent. 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