After IV

If you could sit down with a millionaire and ask for her top 3 pieces of financial advice for your post-graduation stage of life, would you take that opportunity?  Do you have time right now?  In this episode, Shang Saavedra of Save My Cents, a millionaire alumna living the work-optional life, joins us again to share the top 3 things she recommends new grads do with their first paycheck after grad...

How do I live a wealthy life? Our guest might suggest it starts with the way you think about wealth. Is it about... Status? Emulating influencers? Not thinking about your spending? Or is it centered on eternal hope and joy in Christ and a desire to use our gifts for his glory? As an expert in wealth and mental health, a millionaire , and a work-optional professional who finished saving for retirem...

When I use (or make plans to use) money, am I more prone to feelings of fear and anxiety or to a sense of freedom? From cover to cover, the Bible is filled with more than 2,000 references to money. Clearly, it's an important topic. While this next episode in our money series won't be able to cover all of them, it will help you walk away with a refreshed sense of what the Bible has to say on the to...

What's your relationship with money? What life experiences developed that relationship? This week, we're kicking off a new series about money. To get us started, we're exploring our personal narrative and its influence on our relationship with money. Your family, your friends, and the world around you have all had an impact on this view. Understanding it is an important part of your financial jour...

“It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known…” (Rom. 15:20) What is your ambition in life after graduation? Where has God given you spiritual influence? And what does it look like to follow God faithfully in that context? Whether you have a clear vision for these things, or still need help discerning them, there’s a resource to help you. The Ambition conference i...

Enjoy a revisit of a favorite conversation about best practices for your 20s! Paul Tokunaga, an expert in leadership through the decades, shares his insights on trying, failing, and trying again as the recipe for success after graduation. RELATED EPISODE E46: Making the Most of Your 30s ( Apple , Spotify ) STAY IN TOUCH Socials: @afterivpod Leave us a message on SpeakPipe Visit our Website ★ Suppo...

In this final episode of our series on navigating conflict, we focus on a fundamental relationship: the teacher and the disciple. Jesus is our greatest teacher. And as his disciples, we are blessed with two gifts that will serve us on all occasions (conflict or otherwise): hope and humility. Curtis Chang ( Good Faith podcast, The After Party ) joins us this week to share about radically recenterin...

If there was a formula that could help you better navigate difficult conversations and hot button issues, would you use it? Professor Seth Freeman, a globally recognized expert in negotiation and conflict management, believes that formula exists. And it comes in the form of three little words: Paraphrase. Praise. Probe. The simple application of these words has the potential to prevent heated argu...

The conclusion of our conversation with Brent Campbell, an InterVarsity alumnus who chose to forgive the men who hurled racist insults and death threats at him while on campus one day. In this episode, Brent shares how it was possible for him to choose the path of forgiveness. (In case you missed it, catch the first part of Brent's story on Apple or Spotify.) NOTE: Please be aware that this and th...

From the safety of your own quiet time or small group Bible study, affirming Jesus' command to "love your enemies" is obviously the correct choice. Right? But what would you do if you actually had the chance to make a real-life enemy pay for the ways they'd wronged you? Our guest this week, Brent Campbell, was faced with this exact decision. One day, during a summer workout for track, Brent was ha...

Are we in conflict or are we enemies? How can I tell the difference between someone I'm in conflict with and someone who's an enemy ? As a Christian, can I even have enemies? If so, how do I treat them?  Many of these questions are pretty easy to answer from Scripture. Where things get difficult, though, is realizing how badly I need to be transformed to be able to follow through. This week, our g...

When it comes to healthy conflict, is there something better than being right? Our guest, Rick Mattson would say, "Yes!" Our concept of right and wrong has a tendency to change with culture, experience, and context. As a result, we need a firmer foundation. Among other qualities, Rick recommends truth and wisdom as trustworthy alternatives to the goal of "being right". MORE FROM RICK Rick’s Websit...

Conflict = 1 right answer + 1 wrong answer... Right? Isn't this usually the assumption we make? When it comes to moments of conflict, one of us is right and one of us is wrong. But is that true? This week, author, apologist, and philosopher, Rick Mattson, helps us sort through whether or not we can both be right... even when we disagree.  MORE FROM RICK Rick’s Website & Blog Rick’s books RELAT...

This week, we continue our conversation with Jonna Fantz as she helps us answer the question, "What if I'm wrong?" Today, we discuss a healthy posture for exploring new ideas and what to do when we're struggling to find an acceptable alternative position. If you didn't catch the first half of our conversation, give it a listen on Apple or Spotify . REV. JONNA FANTZ Learn more about Jonna HERE RELA...

I think I might be wrong... What do I do? As if the reality of inevitably facing conflict isn't concerning enough, what about the times when I realize that the position I hold isn't correct? How do I know when I'm wrong and what do I do about it? This week, Rev. Jonna Fantz shares a few indicators that help us know when it might be time to change our stance on an issue. And, once we've come to tha...

Is it wrong to feel dissonance? How do I keep from shutting down during conflict? Dissonance is both natural and uncomfortable. And even though we usually don't want to experience it, we will. Thankfully, this week's guest is here to help. On this episode, InterVarsity staff and co-host of the popular Faith & Chai podcast, Caroline Lancaster, introduces us to the Approaching Differences Diagra...

Conflict is inevitable. At some point, we will find ourselves in the middle of a disagreement with another person. And how we navigate that interaction matters. This week, we step into a new series designed to help us develop tools for engaging in healthy conflict. To start us off, we're joined by John Inazu, author of Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empath...

How does serving keep me connected with my chapter? This week, we wrap up our One Simple Way to Stay Connected sub-series. We’re joined by Mykenzie Green from your Alumni Team and she shares about serving on campus as an incredibly effective way to stay connected with your chapter and its ministry. NEED HELP SERVING? WANT TO ENCOURAGE NEW ALUMNI? Email the alumni team at alumni@intervarsity.org RE...

How does prayer keep me connected with my chapter? This week, we return to our One Simple Way to Stay Connected sub-series. We’re joined by Jonny Gose from your Alumni Team as he shares about prayer and its usefulness for staying connected with your fellow alumni and with the work that's happening on your campus. NEED HELP WITH PRAYER? ENCOURAGING NEW ALUMNI? Email the alumni team at alumni@interv...

What if experiencing soul-soothing rest is more accessible than you think? It doesn't require hours of silent mediation, a new book, or some recently rediscovered spiritual discipline. In fact, our guest would suggest it really doesn't require you to add anything. It might just require a simple reframe of the things you're already doing. This week, we're joined by preacher, author, and InterVarsit...

I just got a new job. Isn't it too early to think about vacation? No way! Well-planned vacations can play a vital role in effective rhythms of rest. This week, we're joined by R. York Moore, CEO of the Coalition for Christian Outreach and TikTok evangelist with nearly 700k followers. And York's going to help us reimagine the way we think about vacation and the role it plays in healthy post-graduat...

Are there opportunities for rest beyond a weekly sabbath? Yes! Day-to-day recreation is a very realistic option for experiencing rest between sabbaths. What are the activities that leave you feeling restored and that fit (or could fit with a little help) into your daily schedule? Those activities just might be the answer to a healthy source of rest throughout your week. Our episode this week explo...

How do I start incorporating sabbath into my rhythms of rest after graduation? We continue our summer series on rest with Lynne Baab, author of Sabbath Keeping: Finding Freedom in the Rhythms of Rest . Listen in as Lynne helps us get a better understanding of the application of sabbath in our modern context, and provides insight on developing our own sabbath rhythms. MORE FROM LYNNE BAAB Purchase...

How important is rest after graduation? After graduation, getting a strong start at work is oftentimes our biggest priority. Work is good. But what about getting a strong start to rest? For the next five weeks, we're going to explore ways to start incorporating healthy rhythms of rest in this post-graduation season of life. To start things off, we're chatting with Alan Fadling, spiritual director,...

What is advocacy? And how does it keep me connected to my chapter? This week, we continue our One Simple Way to Stay connected sub-series. We’re joined by Chase Read from your Alumni Team as she shares about advocacy, Called to Campus Sunday, and how they can keep you connected to your chapter after graduation. More Called to Campus info HERE ! Know someone who's starting college in the Fall? Conn...