Erina at Cal

From January 13-15, over 80 student leaders from Cal Christian Fellowship met for a time of praying and seeking God before the beginning of the semester. The theme of our conference was “Deeply Rooted,” and through staff testimonies, practice of spiritual disciplines, a retreat of silence, corporate prayer, and growth groups, students were significantly challenged [...]

From January 5-9th, over 1200 InterVarsity staff from across the country got together for our National Staff Conference, which happens only once every 3 years. The theme of this year’s conference was “Campuses Renewed,” and our movement was both challenged and inspired to seek redemption not only among college students, but among the faculty, staff, [...]

Me with Vincent Yeh, one of our new believers! In the Fall semester, there were 7 students connected to our ministry who made first-time decisions to become followers of Christ! While we know that the decision they made is part of a life-long journey of deciding to follow Jesus, we are amazed and humbled at [...]

Students attend the “Mission on Campus” Seminar at Fall Conference At the beginning of this semester, the staff team led CCF students in a time of prayer and preparation for living missionally on campus this year. Throughout the past few months, we have seen our fellowship become a community of people trying to seek the [...]

This past semester, God has been revealing that growth in campus mission must coincide with growth in multiethnicity.  God has provided opportunities for students to learn and embrace their own identity while beginning to engage cross-culturally: -Partnering with sister fellowships: Through events like Fall Conference and our Joint Sunday Night Live (a night of performances [...]

School may be underway, but we hope that our outreach doesn’t end now that the beginning of school is over! In the coming month, please be praying for 2 major ways we hope to continue engaging new students and sharing the good news of Jesus with our campus. Pray for our “Scars” Outreach Campaign- October [...]

This year, one of my primary areas of responsibility is overseeing the dorm ministry. I am working with 7 returning leaders, 11 first-time leaders, and one staff intern to oversee 5 different dorm units that hold weekly dorm Bible studies. My desire is that these leaders would not just seek to serve and love Christian [...]

From September 8-11th, the CCF staff team (along with around 25 student leaders) spent several hours a day on campus trying to engage students in spiritual conversations through a proxe station outreach called “Scars.” By first asking students to share with us a story about a physical scar they have, we were able to invite [...]

Overnighter Photos: Frosh girls getting ready for bed (L), Students playing games (R) During the first few weeks of school, our fellowship made connections with over 175 freshmen, from a wide range of faith backgrounds and life experiences. From September 17-18, about 60 of these freshmen participated in our annual Frosh Overnighter, which provided a [...]

“By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night.  Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left [...]