Behind the Scenes: Lessons From Can This Wait

This is the second year I’ve been directly involved with Can This Wait, and we’re learning a lot from what we’ve seen this year.

The most exciting aspect of the conference was the sheer number of non-Christians that InterVarsity students brought. 47 is more than double what we’ve brought in past years! I’m attributing this to the growing culture of mission that’s developing in our chapters. Increasingly students are coming to understand that the purpose of their existence as a Christian community is to let God love them deeply, and to offer that love to the rest of the campus. That sounds great on paper…but it’s a whole other thing to see students living it out, and to see the love of God transforming the campus!

Secondly, we’ve noticed the impact of gigs. The non-Christian students who had been involved in a regular Bible discussion with their Christian friends—where they can ask their questions, where they’re reading the teachings of Jesus for themselves—were much further along in their search for God. Gigs are an empowering opportunity for Christian InterVarsity students to lead their friends into the love of God, and they are proving to be a critical opportunity for post-modern seekers to work through their barriers to faith before making the choice to give their lives to God.