"I'm so ready to graduate! I think..." Let's learn to navigate endings, new beginnings, and the space in between in the first episode of our new series Finding Your Footing . InterVarsity alumna, Kathy Shiau, joins us for a brief tutorial of William Bridges' model of transition. This one's for you, Alumni! Related Episode Finding Your Footing in Transition Pt 1 Erica Young Reitz (Author: After College ) Recommended Read After College by Erica Young Reitz Get your LIFETIME alumni discount Stay in...
Apr 18, 2023•30 min
This week's guest believes in magic. And you would, too, if you worked for Walt Disney World! Purdue University alumna, Betsy, shares how she came to work for the world-renown resort, what it looks like to have a Gospel presence in the Disney context, and why we should all feel more encouraged in our post-graduation journey. (Okay, Betsy doesn't actually believe in magic...) Stay in Touch! Instagram & FB: @afterivpod What was your favorite part of the episode? Leave us a message on SpeakPipe...
Mar 28, 2023•28 min
What is the Annunciation and why should it matter to me? Bette Dickinson returns to help us understand what we can learn from Mary about our own "annunciation moments" as we conduct our next church calendar investigation. Related Episodes Why Lent? Why Holy Week? (Pt 1) Why Holy Week? (Pt 2) Why Advent? Making Room in Advent More from Bette Making Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder Don't forget your 40% Alumni discount on all IVP books. FOR LIFE! Instagram: @bette_dickinson Stay...
Mar 21, 2023•30 min
Anson may be one of NASA's rocket scientists, but he's an alum just like you. Today, we talk about faith and science, following Jesus at work, and a universe that's 90,000,000,000 lightyears across (give or take a few billion). Stay in Touch! Instagram & FB: @afterivpod What was your favorite part of the episode? Leave us a message on SpeakPipe Get Episode Email Updates (This link for Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r) Visit our Website Support After IV ★ Support this podcast ★...
Mar 14, 2023•30 min
Will I ever get married? I'm so tired of being alone! Are you familiar with these thoughts? For many of us, the answer is yes. And that has certainly been the case for Bridget Gee, InterVarsity alumna and author of Single, Just Because: A Pilgrimage into Holy Aloneness . This week we chat with Bridget about her book, her own experience with singleness, and the paradigm she's suggesting for navigating single life. More From Bridget: Read Single, Just Because: A Pilgrimage into Holy Aloneness (Reg...
Mar 07, 2023•30 min
This week we are joined by "Harvest" (name changed for her safety). "Harvest" is an IV alumna who has spent the last 15 years as a missionary in China. Enjoy the first of several conversations we will have with "Harvest" this season about her experiences following the Lord's leading in a landscape that is becoming less and less hospitable for Christ-followers. Related Episodes: Season 3 Premiere: Urbana Road Trip! Stay in Touch! Instagram & FB: @afterivpod What was your favorite part of the ...
Feb 28, 2023•30 min
NOTE: This episode is part 2 of 2 and will guide you through our examen. Be sure to listen to the previous episode first . Retreat is so good for us, but it can be difficult to find time post-graduation... As we enter the Lenten season, let's make space together to connect with Jesus. This episode will serve as your examen guide. Related Episodes: Why Lent? Why Holy Week? (Pt 1) Why Holy Week? (Pt 2) Stay in Touch! Instagram & FB: @afterivpod What was your favorite part of the episode? Leave...
Feb 21, 2023•10 min
Retreat is so good for us, but it can be difficult to find time post-graduation... As we enter the Lenten season, let's make space together to connect with Jesus. This episode will help you prepare for part two (also available now), which will serve as your retreat guide. Related Episodes: A Moment to Retreat (Pt 2) Why Lent? Why Holy Week? (Pt 1) Why Holy Week? (Pt 2) Stay in Touch! Instagram & FB: @afterivpod What was your favorite part of the episode? Leave us a message on SpeakPipe Get E...
Feb 21, 2023•5 min
An international chess master, a competitive powerlifter, and an IV alum walk into a bar... Have you already heard this one? Today we talk with the extraordinarily talented Mark Heimann about his experiences in the rarely-overlapping worlds of chess and powerlifting. Mark shares what it looks like to maintain one's identity in Jesus in the midst of significant success and failure. Related Episode I Nearly Failed Out of Med School: A Story of Extraordinary Commitment to Jesus Stay in Touch! Insta...
Feb 14, 2023•30 min
What if success in your field only came at the expense of your rhythms with Jesus? What would you do? Dr. Alex Chang (Knox College Alumnus) tells the story of his relentless commitment to Jesus, even in the face of failing Med School. Related Episodes: A Starter's Guide to Grad School - Pt 1 A Starter's Guide to Grad School - Pt 2 My First Year of Grad School Stay in Touch! Instagram & FB: @afterivpod What was your favorite part of the episode? Leave us a message on SpeakPipe Get Episode Ema...
Feb 07, 2023•27 min
Feeling anxious about prepping and filing your own taxes for the first time? We got you! Mankato InterVarsity alumna, Laura Jans, lends her 10 years of CPA experience to help us prep for tax season. Stay in Touch! Instagram & FB: @afterivpod What was your favorite part of the episode? Leave us a message on SpeakPipe Get Episode Email Updates (This link for Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r) Visit our Website ★ Support this podcast ★...
Jan 31, 2023•29 min
Season 3 is HERE and so are you! So let's get started! Are you missing your Urbana 22 days? Or did you miss Urbana 22 altogether? Fear not! Here's a short Urbana road trip to help you reminisce or experience for the first time what it was like to be an alum at Urbana 22. Urbana 22 Playlist Stay in Touch! Instagram & FB: @afterivpod What was your favorite part of the episode? Leave us a message on SpeakPipe Get Episode Email Updates (This link for Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r) Visi...
Jan 24, 2023•24 min
Enjoy a few previously unheard moments (and outtakes) from Jon and Steve's conversation from December 20, 2022! Listen to Jon and Steve's full episode here . Stay in Touch! What was your favorite part of the episode? Leave us a message on SpeakPipe Get Episode Email Updates (This link for Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r) Visit our Website Instagram & FB: @afterivpod ★ Support this podcast ★...
Jan 17, 2023•23 min
Enjoy a previously unheard moment from our conversation with Josiah and Breanna from Beza Threads from November 1st! Listen to our original conversation with Josiah and Breanna here . Check out Beza Threads ! 15% off for alumni using this code: IVALUMNI Stay in Touch! What was your favorite part of the episode? Leave us a message on SpeakPipe Get Episode Email Updates (This link for Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r) Visit our Website Instagram & FB: @afterivpod ★ Support this podcast ...
Jan 10, 2023•14 min
Enjoy a previously unheard moment from our conversation with Drew Jackson from August 23rd & 30th! Listen to our original conversation with Drew here (part 1) and here (part 2) More from Drew God Speaks Through Wombs Touch the Earth Don't forget your 40% Alumni discount on all IVP books. FOR LIFE! ( REGISTER HERE if you haven't already) Socials Insta - @d.jacksonpoetics Twitter - @djacksonpoetics Stay in Touch! What was your favorite part of the episode? Leave us a message on SpeakPipe Get E...
Jan 03, 2023•4 min
Enjoy a previously unheard moment from our conversation with Alice Fryling from March 8th & 15th! Listen to our original conversations with Alice here (part 1) and here (part 2) . Stay in Touch! What was your favorite part of the episode? Leave us a message on SpeakPipe Get Episode Email Updates (This link for Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r) Visit our Website Instagram & FB: @afterivpod ★ Support this podcast ★...
Dec 27, 2022•9 min
We're wrapping Season 2 with an unexpected guest - your host, Jon Steele! Jon is joined by longtime friend and fellow InterVarsity staff, Steve Baty! Listen in as Jon shares about his own post-college experience, how After IV came to be, and a few of his favorite memories from Season 2. Stay in Touch! What was your favorite part of the episode? Leave us a message on SpeakPipe Get Episode Email Updates (This link for Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r) Visit our Website Instagram & FB: @...
Dec 20, 2022•35 min
This week, we're releasing some previously unheard moments from past conversations. Enjoy the untold Urbana stories from Claire, Esther, Chioma, and Imer! Want to hear more from these guests? Catch their original episodes: Claire Esther Chioma (Grad School Ep 1 , Grad School Ep 2 ) Imer Enter Our Season-End Giveaway! Follow the instructions from our FB or Insta post -OR- If we were in your Spotify 2022 Wrapped Top 5 Podcasts: take a screenshot, tag @afterivpod, and put it in a story Enter throug...
Dec 13, 2022•21 min
It's time for our FINAL Urbana Sneak Peek! Meet your Alumni Manuscript Leader, Ross Haymond, and get a feel for what manuscript sessions will be like in our Alumni Connections Space. Urbana 22 : December 28-31 in Indianapolis, IN Get Registered ! Enter Our Year-End Giveaway! Follow instructions from this post OR were we in your top 5 podcasts on Spotify this year? Grab a screenshot from your 2022 Wrapped top podcasts, put it in your stories on Instagram or Facebook, and tag us. Enter by December...
Dec 06, 2022•30 min
How do I keep waiting on God's promises? Especially when it seems like they've already failed? Rider University alumna, Kat Roffina, shares about her experience waiting for God to fulfill his promises about a disability ministry with a national reach. Advent Resources Books Wait With Me: Meeting God in Loneliness Making Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder Don't forget your 40% Alumni discount on all IVP books. FOR LIFE! Electronic Devotionals Watch here for Advent devotionals Tex...
Nov 22, 2022•27 min
Author and alumna, Bette Dickinson, joins us to share about her new book Making Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder. Listen in and purchase your copy for your own Advent rhythms this year! Advent Resources Making Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder Don't forget your 40% Alumni discount on all IVP books. FOR LIFE! Text WONDER to 55444 to receive a free audio guided visio divina Instagram: @bette_dickinson Stay in Touch! What was your favorite part of the episode? L...
Nov 15, 2022•31 min
Why do we celebrate Advent? How do we celebrate Advent? When is it actually okay to listen to Christmas music??? InterVarsity Director of Alumni Relations, Jason Gaboury, returns to answer these (and many other) questions about the upcoming Advent season. Advent Resources Wait With Me: Meeting God in Loneliness Don't forget your 40% Alumni discount on all IVP books. FOR LIFE! Watch here for Advent devotionals Instagram: @jason.gaboury Stay in Touch! What was your favorite part of the episode? Le...
Nov 08, 2022•31 min
After a trip to Ethiopia and learning about the massive sex trade operating there, Josiah (Drake University) began what would become Beza Threads: an organization empowering survivors of human trafficking through the sale of handcrafted leather goods. Check out Beza Threads ! 15% off for alumni using this code: IVALUMNI Stay updated about the big November sale by signing up here ! Follow on Insta: @bezathreads Urbana 22 : December 28-31 in Indianapolis, IN Get Registered ! Save $150: U22ALUMNI (...
Nov 01, 2022•31 min
From the party scene to warm, intimate community on campus. From unhealthy relationships to a friendship that introduced Sarah to truly communing with God through prayer. From critical of and uninvolved with the church to developing a deep love for the local and global body of believers. A journey spanning college and post-college, Sarah (UNC Wilmington) shares her story of becoming a committed follower of Jesus and its impact on her life today. Stay in Touch! What was your favorite part of the ...
Oct 25, 2022•30 min
"Agnostic with Christian tendencies." That's how Youngstown State University alumnus, Jeremy, describes himself today. Listen in as Jeremy shares about his departure from the church post-grad school and how that hasn't stopped him from meeting new IVCF friends in very unexpected places. Stay in Touch! What was your favorite part of the episode? Leave us a message on SpeakPipe Get Episode Email Updates (This link for Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r) Visit our Website Instagram & FB: @...
Oct 18, 2022•26 min
Our very first interview with an alumni business owner! Get to know Tatiana and her business Zuahaza. Through the making of home textiles, Tatiana and local artisans are preserving Colombian culture and sharing it with the world. Check out Zuahaza! Explore Zuahaza.com 15% off for alumni using this code: ZUAHAZAIV Follow on Insta: @zuahaza Stay in Touch! What was your favorite part of the episode? Leave us a message on SpeakPipe Get Episode Email Updates (This link for Spotify users: http://eepur...
Oct 11, 2022•29 min
It's time for our next Urbana 22 preview! In addition to sharing about her Urbana origins, conference Director, Ruth Hubbard, gives the inside scoop on a few exciting changes we can expect at Urbana 22 and also shares why she believes Urbana is the perfect investment for alumni during this season. Urbana 22 : December 28-31 in Indianapolis, IN Get Registered ! Save $100: U22ALUMNI (Discount code for alumni who graduated before 2019 - only 1000 available and expires on Nov. 30) World Changers Coh...
Oct 04, 2022•29 min
Is God even at work in the circumstances surrounding my life right now? We revisit the story of Nyika (University of Minnesota) and the way God is answering this question in his own post-college experience. Stay in Touch! What was your favorite part of the episode? Leave us a message on SpeakPipe Get Episode Email Updates (This link for Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r) Visit our Website Instagram & FB: @afterivpod ★ Support this podcast ★...
Sep 27, 2022•31 min
What does hospitality look like post college and how can I get better at it? This week we're joined by Mike & Annie, two alumni who have made it the mission of their marriage to welcome others into the presence of Jesus through hospitality. Stay in Touch! What was your favorite part of the episode? Leave us a message on SpeakPipe Get Episode Email Updates (This link for Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r) Visit our Website Instagram & FB: @afterivpod ★ Support this podcast ★...
Sep 20, 2022•30 min
How does an image-consultant-to-be from Michigan become a children's pastor in Minnesota? Grand Rapids Community College alumna, Hannah, shares about her journey from fashion to assembling worship bands for kids and what it looks like to live with openness to God's plans over her own. Stay in Touch! What was your favorite part of the episode? Leave us a message on SpeakPipe Get Episode Email Updates (This link for Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r) Visit our Website Instagram & FB: @af...
Sep 13, 2022•30 min
