Graduate & Professional Students
As a graduate student, both your faith and studies are important to your daily life. Our chapters of witnessing communities on over 100 campuses share four ministry commitments and are designed to help you mature as a disciple of Christ while encouraging and equipping you to faithfully navigate your academic and career path. Through GFM, you’ll have the opportunity to:
- Gather regularly in community
- Study the Bible
- Make life-long friendships
- Develop leadership skills
- Participate in life-changing events and retreats
- Serve your campus, surrounding community, and the world
Through on-campus fellowships and online resources, GFM longs to support graduate and professional students and see them transformed by the Gospel, taking their part in renewing campuses, and developing as world changers.
Learn more about Graduate and Professional Students Ministries
God and the Patient Experience Bible Study
These Bible studies connect the patient experience with the Triune God. The same Father God who sustained the Apostle Paul lives today. Jesus sees each person living with physical ailment or disability as an individual, not an annoyance. He sees their true need. The Holy Spirit speaks truth to God’s children when they don’t even know how to pray. God in all his fullness desires to bring hope, healing, and redemption to all.
Graduate and Faculty Ministries (GFM) Logos
Graduate and Faculty Ministries (GFM) Logos and Letterhead Template
The Harvard Inklings: A Faculty Small Group Experiment
Explore ways to strengthen friendships between faculty and to promote flourishing in their academic work.
Recognizing and Awakening Missional Christian Graduate Students on Campus
In graduate student ministry, finding students who feel called to invest as leaders on campus is essential. Such students are already invested in your community and have shown evidence that they care about its presence on campus.
Student Leadership for GFM Chapters
As InterVarsity GFM staff, we have the privilege of planting and growing witnessing communities on the campuses we serve. This document provides guidelines and suggestions for us as campus ministers as we work with student leaders in GFM.
Inviting Students and Faculty into Leadership
Invite students and faculty into leadership by clearly articulating a vision that addresses campus issues and needs, affirming their gifts and spiritual commitment, and making a detailed, compelling invitation.
Sample Leadership Application
This is a sample of a leadership application for your fellowship. Please contextualize this resource to your fellowship.
Witness in the Academy eBook
As a graduate student or faculty member, identifying yourself as a follower of Jesus and sharing his message with others can feel daunting. Your reputation and even your career could be at risk. Witness In The Academy prepares graduate students, faculty, and campus ministry staff to engage in healthy and productive spiritual conversations on campus.
New Student Outreach for Graduate and Faculty Ministries
Learn about the art and science of New Student Outreach (NSO), along with a list of ideas specifically for Graduate and Faculty Ministries (GFM.)
Witness in the Academy: Acts Bible Studies
Five Bible Studies from the book of Acts that explore the theme of witness from the perspective of graduate students and faculty.