After IV

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 Diagram; a tool designed to promote self-awareness and healthy openness during moments of dissonance and conflict.RESOURCES FROM CAROLINEThe Approaching Differences DiagramBuy the Approaching Differences Diagram BookmarkFree Course: Ministering Across CulturesFaith & Chai (Apple, Spotify)RELATED EPISODE(S)E129:  Navigating Conflict - A Posture of Empathy & Respect (Apple, Spotify)STAY IN TOUCHSocials: @afterivpodLeave us a message on SpeakPipeVisit our Website ★ Support this podcast ★

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 Empathy and Respect. And John is going to provide us with some helpful, practical insights that we can use the next time we find ourselves on opposite sides of an issue with someone.MORE FROM JOHN INAZUBook: Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and RespectSubstack: Some Assembly RequiredLegal Vocation FellowshipSTAY IN TOUCHSocials: @afterivpodLeave us a message on SpeakPipeJoin our Email List (Join here Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r)Visit our Website ★ Support this podcast ★

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.orgRELATED EPISODE(S)E87: From Gap Year to Volunteer (Apple, Spotify)E80: Finding Your Footing in a New Church (Apple, Spotify)E94: Persevering When Community is Hard to Find (Apple, Spotify)STAY IN TOUCHSocials: @afterivpodLeave us a message on SpeakPipeVisit our Website ★ Support this podcast ★

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@intervarsity.orgRELATED EPISODE(S)E126: Finding Rest in Familiar Practices (Apple, Spotify)STAY IN TOUCHSocials: @afterivpodLeave us a message on SpeakPipeVisit our Website ★ Support this podcast ★

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 InterVarsity's National Director of Alumni Relations, Jason Gaboury. And Jason is going to help us wrap up our series on rest with some surprisingly familiar (and simple) practices for experiencing rest in our day-to-day lives. Listen in and rest up!MORE FROM JASONVisit Jason's websiteRead Wait With Me: Meeting God in LonelinessRELATED EPISODESE95: Embracing Your Loneliness: A Recipe for Disaster or Deeper Connection? (Apple, Spotify)E58: Why Advent? with Jason Gaboury (Apple, Spotify)CALLED TO CAMPUS SUNDAYSign up or learn more HERE!E121: One Simple Way to Stay Connected - Advocacy (Apple, Spotify)Know someone who's starting college in the Fall? Connect them to InterVarsity HERE!STAY IN TOUCHSocials: @afterivpodLeave us a message on SpeakPipeJoin our Email List (Join here Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r)Visit our Website ★ Support this podcast ★

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-graduation rhythms. Do more than just get away on your next vacation. Get some rest!MORE FROM YORKWebsiteTikTokDo Something Beautiful: The Story of Everything and a Guide to Finding Your Place In ItRELATED EPISODE(S)E122: A Foundation for Healthy Rhythms of Rest (Apple, Spotify)E118: Navigating a Career in Engineering (10:05 for Nikky's story about rest and healthy boundaries at work; Apple, Spotify)STAY IN TOUCHSocials: @afterivpodLeave us a message on SpeakPipeJoin our Email List (Join here Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r)Visit our Website ★ Support this podcast ★

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 explores the idea of rest through recreation with Stacy Jackson, the Director of Healthy Living at Jon's local YMCA.RELATED EPISODE(S)E122: A Foundation for Healthy Rhythms of Rest (Apple, Spotify)E68: A Moment to Retreat Pt 1: Examen Explanation (Apple, Spotify)E69: A Moment to Retreat Pt 2: Examen Guide (Apple, Spotify)SUPPORT AFTER IVSupport After IV as we work to raise $50,000 during the month of June to continue providing resources for alumni in transition!STAY IN TOUCHSocials: @afterivpodLeave us a message on SpeakPipeJoin our Email List (Join here Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r)Visit our Website ★ Support this podcast ★

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 BAABPurchase your copy of Sabbath KeepingVisit Lynne's websiteRead the It's OK to Start Small articleRELATED EPISODE(S)E122: A Foundation for Healthy Rhythms of Rest (Apple, Spotify)E68: A Moment to Retreat Pt 1: Examen Explanation (Apple, Spotify)E69: A Moment to Retreat Pt 2: Examen Guide (Apple, Spotify)SUPPORT AFTER IVGive today to support alumni as they transition to life after graduation!STAY IN TOUCHSocials: @afterivpodLeave us a message on SpeakPipeJoin our Email List (Join here Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r)Visit our Website ★ Support this podcast ★

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, speaker, and author of multiple IVP titles including An Unhurried Life: Following Jesus' Rhythms of Work and Rest, and A Non-Anxious Life: Experiencing the Peace of God's Presence. Alan is going to help us understand a biblical basis for rest and why now is the right time to start to developing these essential rhythms.MORE FROM ALAN FADLINGFind Alan's IVP titles HERE7 Reasons We Don't Rest Well (Apple, Spotify)RELATED AFTER IV EPISODESE68: A Moment to Retreat Pt 1: Examen Explanation (Apple, Spotify)E69: A Moment to Retreat Pt 2: Examen Guide (Apple, Spotify)HELP AFTER IV RAISE $50,000 TO MAKE MORE OF YOUR FAVORITE ALUMNI PODCAST!Give HERE to keep supporting alumni in transitionSTAY IN TOUCHSocials: @afterivpodLeave us a message on SpeakPipeJoin our Email List (Join here Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r)Visit our Website ★ Support this podcast ★

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? Connect them to InterVarsity HERE!STAY IN TOUCHSocials: @afterivpodLeave us a message on SpeakPipeJoin our Email List (Join here Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r)Visit our Website ★ Support this podcast ★

Missing your chapter? Here’s one simple way to stay connected!Giving. Giving aligns your resources and your heart with something you and God both care deeply about: the work he's doing on campus through your chapter. This week, Ryan and Luke from your Alumni Team join us to chat about giving, how it keeps you connected with your chapter, and how it influences your discipleship journey with Jesus.Start HERE to connect with your chapter through giving!Need help? Send us an email at alumni@intervarsity.orgRELATED EPISODE(S)E39: Invest that Bread - Pt 1 (Apple, Spotify)E40: Invest the Bread - Pt 2 (Apple, Spotify)STAY IN TOUCHSocials: @afterivpodLeave us a message on SpeakPipeJoin our Email List (Join here Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r)Visit our Website ★ Support this podcast ★

Enjoy a few previously unheard pieces of advice from recent guests as we wrap up our series on vocational transition.RELATED EPISODE(S)E113: Navigating a Career in Academia (Apple, Spotify)E115: Navigating a Career in Finance (Apple, Spotify)InterVarsity World Changers E8: Kyle Campbell and Risky Corporate Evangelism (Apple, Spotify)STAY IN TOUCHSocials: @afterivpodLeave us a message on SpeakPipeJoin our Email List (Join here Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r)Visit our Website ★ Support this podcast ★

How can I partner well with Jesus in my work as an engineer?This week, we enjoy the final alumni interview in our series about vocational transition. Milwaukee School of Engineering alumna Nikky Fujimoto joins us to share about her experiences transitioning into full-time work as an engineer with Milwaukee Tool. Whether it's establishing healthy work/life boundaries, starting a small group at work, or showing hospitality to her coworkers, Nikky is learning a great deal about how Jesus is inviting her to partner with him at work.RELATED EPISODE(S)E51: Making Space for Hospitality (Apple, Spotify)E41: A Visit From the President (Apple, Spotify; Jump to 12:40 for Tom's story of hospitality at work)E18: Claire Lin, PhD (Apple, Spotify)STAY IN TOUCHSocials: @afterivpodLeave us a message on SpeakPipeJoin our Email List (Join here Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r)Visit our Website ★ Support this podcast ★

What advice do you have for someone dreaming of becoming an entrepreneur after graduation?This week, hip hop artist, mobile game developer, and entrepreneur, Ace Patterson (Call Me Ace), joins the podcast to share about his experience "doing what he's got to do to survive." And in his experience, survival is marked by the relationships you cultivate while finding joy in the process. Not by the accolades.CONNECT WITH ACESpotifyLinkedInInstagramWebsiteRELATED EPISODE(S)E54: Alumni-Owned Business: Zuahaza (Apple, Spotify)E57: Alumni-Owned Business: Beza Threads (Apple, Spotify)STAY IN TOUCHSocials: @afterivpodLeave us a message on SpeakPipeJoin our Email List (Join here Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r)Visit our Website ★ Support this podcast ★

What's it like developing a career in the arts after graduation?This week we're joined by Lydia Goldie, an InterVarsity alumna with a Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School. And Lydia is going to share her experience developing a career as a professional vocalist in operas and musicals; a calling that requires dedication, thick skin, and a unique vision for partnership with Jesus.MORE FROM LYDIAVisit her websiteConnect on InstagramRELATED EPISODE(S)E112: A Foundation for Vocational Transition (Apple, Spotify)STAY IN TOUCHSocials: @afterivpodLeave us a message on SpeakPipeJoin our Email List (Join here Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r)Visit our Website ★ Support this podcast ★