| Date | Time | Location | Event/Speaker |
| Aug 26 | 6:00pm | Illini Grove (map) | Barbecue Picnic |
| Sept 2 | 5:30pm | 210 Illini Union | GCF Members - Serving God's Kingdom in Graduate School |
| Sept 9 | 6:00pm | Illini Union Rec Room | Bowling |
| Sept 16 | 5:30pm | 210 Illini Union | Todd Daly - Heart of a Servant I: Serving One Master |
| Sept 23 | 5:30pm | 210 Illini Union | David Suryk - Heart of a Servant II: Regarding Others Better than Yourself |
| 9/30-10/1 | 5:00pm | Forest Glen Preserve | Fall Retreat (sign up here) |
| Oct 7 | 7:00pm | Foellinger Auditorium | All-Campus Worship |
| Oct 14 | 5:30pm | 210 Illini Union | Kevin Hamilton - Heart of a Servant III: Humility |
| Oct 21 | 8am-5pm | 404 Illini Union | Day of Prayer |
| Oct 28 | 5:30pm | 2005 BIF (map) | William Romanowski - Off to See the Wizard: Cinema and Salvation, American Style |
| Nov 11 | Women: 6:30pm Men: 7pm |
Women: 1706 S Race St, U. Men: 503 W Springfield Ave, C. |
Men's/Women's Fellowship |
| Nov 18 | 5pm | Stratford Park Bible Chapel | Thanksgiving Dinner for IFL |
| Dec 2 | 5:30pm | 210 Illini Union | Steve Lee - Community: Unity |
| Dec 9 | 7pm | 1907 Rugby Road in Champaign (map) | Christmas Party |
| Date | Time | Location | Event/Speaker |
| Jan 21 | 5:00pm | Illini Union 210 | Cheryl Brandsen - One Anothering I |
| Jan 28 | 5:00pm | Illini Union 210 | Peter Spychalla - One Anothering II |
| Feb 4 | 5:00pm | Illini Union 210 | Brett Smith - One Anothering III |
| Feb 11 | 5:00pm | Illini Union 210 | Tito Carillo - Outreach I |
| Feb 18 | 5:00pm | Illini Union 210 | Bob Whattoff - Outreach II |
| Feb 25 | 7:00pm | Foellinger Auditorium | All-Campus Worship |
| Mar 4 | 5:00pm | Illini Union 210 | Geoff Poore - Disciplines I |
| Mar 11 | 6:30pm | Location TBA | Communion Dinner |
| Apr 1 | 5:00pm | Illini Union 405 | Kay Miller - Disciplines II |
| Apr 8 | Alternate Activities | ||
| Apr 15 | 5:00pm | Illini Union 211 | Jon Corbett - At the Intersection of Faith and Reason |
| Apr 22 | 8am-5pm | Illini Union 217 | Day of Prayer (Good Friday) |
| Apr 29 | 6:00pm | John Roeckeman's House (map) | Group Discussion - Year in Review |
| May 14 | 10:00am | End of the Year/Graduation Brunch |
| Date | Time | Location | Event/Speaker |
| Aug 27 | 5:00pm | Illini Union 210 | Mark Washington - Community |
| Sep 3 | 6:30pm | Illini Grove (map) | Barbecue Picnic |
| Sep 10 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Group Discussion on Academia |
| Sep 17 | 5:00pm | 2007 Business Instructional Facility (BIF) (map) | Scott Althaus - Seven Sins/Virtues I |
| Sep 24 | GCF Fall Retreat | ||
| Oct 1 | 5:00pm | 2007 BIF | Sharon Gartland - Prayer |
| Oct 8 | 8am-5pm | Illini Union 215 | Day of Prayer |
| Oct 15 | 5:00pm | 2007 BIF | Gary Eden - Sevin Sins/Virtues II |
| Oct 22 | 7:30pm | Alternate Activities - Game Night | |
| Oct 29 | 5:00pm | 2007 BIF | Kevin Hamilton and Ned O'Gorman - Seven Sins/Virtues III |
| Nov 5 | 7:00pm | Foellinger Auditorium | All-Campus Worship |
| Nov 12 | 5:00pm | 2007 BIF | Hospitality |
| Dec 3 | 6:30pm | Champaign County Nursing Home | Lessons and Carols |
| Date | Time | Location | Event/Speaker |
| Jan 22 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 210 | Janine Giordano Drake on Jesus' position toward ruling powers |
| Jan 29 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 209 | Val McWilliams on "Structural Racism: Who is my Neighbor?" |
| Feb 12 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 406 | Large Group Discussion on Community |
| Feb 26 | 7:00pm | Foellinger Auditorium | All-Campus Worship |
| Mar 12 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 210 | Jong Lee from Covenant Fellowship Church |
| Apr 2 | 8am-5pm | Illini Union 403 | Day of Prayer |
| Apr 9 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 209 | Large Group Discussion on "Love, physics, recycling and the Gospel" |
| Apr 23 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 210 | Stephane Clark on "Early Medieval Prayer Theory: The Lord's Prayer" |
| Apr 30 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 406 | Large Group |
| Date | Time | Location | Event/Speaker |
| Aug 28 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 210 | First Large Group |
| Sep 4 | 6:30pm | Illini Grove | Barbecue Picnic |
| Sep 11 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 210 | Large Group Discussion on Discipleship |
| Sep 18 | 7:30pm | Illini Union Colonial Room | Paul McNamara on Loving the Poor |
| Sep 25 | 7:30pm | Illini Union Colonial Room | Kevin Hamilton on Creativity |
| Oct 2 | GCF Fall Retreat | ||
| Oct 9 | 7:30pm | Illini Union Colonial Room | John Roeckeman on sharing the good news |
| Oct 16 | 8am-5pm | Illini Union 403 | GCF Day of Prayer |
| Oct 23 | 7:00pm | Foellinger Auditorium | All Campus Worship |
| Oct 30 | Alternate Activities | ||
| Nov 6 | Alternate Activities | ||
| Nov 13 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | "Following Jesus in Grad School," Johnson Samuel, postdoc in engineering |
| Nov 20 | 6:30pm | TCBC | Large Group: Thanksgiving Dinner and Program |
| Nov 27 | Thanksgiving Break | ||
| Dec 4 | 6:30pm | Champaign County Nursing Home | Large Group: Lessons and Carols |
| Date | Time | Location | Event/Speaker |
| Jan 23 | 7:30pm | Illini Union | Report from the Following Christ conference |
| Jan 30 | No meeting | ||
| Feb 6 | 7:30pm | Illini Union | Discussion: "What unique challenges does Christianity face in our disciplines?" |
| Feb 13 | 7:30pm | Illini Union | Discussion: "Living the First Commandment" |
| Feb 20 | 7:30pm | Illini Union | Discussion: "Challenges to Christianity in our disciplines, Part 2" |
| Feb 27 | Men's and Women's Fellowships | ||
| Mar 6 | Day of Prayer. Service project Mar 7. | ||
| Mar 13 | 7:30pm | Illini Union | Alan Wakabayashi |
| Mar 20 | 7:30pm | Illini Union | TBA |
| Mar 27 | Spring Break | ||
| Apr 3 | Inter-School Conference | ||
| Apr 10 | Good Friday | ||
| Apr 17 | 6:00pm | Hessel Park Church | Tito Carrilo, assistant professor of Jazz Trumpet, on "Following Christ in the Arts." |
| Apr 24 | 7:30pm | Illini Union | Dr. Kurt Schaefer, professor of Economics at Calvin College, on "The Economic Provisions for God's People in the Book of Ruth." |
| May 2 | 7:00pm | Hessel Park Church | End-of-the-Year Party |
| May 8 | No meeting |
| Date | Time | Location | Event/Speaker |
| Aug 29 | 7:30pm | Illini Union | Gary Eden, Prof of Electrical Engineering |
| Sep 5 | 7:30pm | Illini Union | Ken Cuffey, UTS, on the Humility of Christ |
| Sep 12 | Men's and Women's Fellowships Kickoff Parties | ||
| Sep 19 | 7:30pm | Illini Union | Paul McNamara, Prof of Consumer and Family Economics, on Following Christ in Your Vocation |
| Sep 26 | Fall retreat / camping trip | ||
| Oct 3 | 7:30pm | Illini Union | Todd Daly on Humility as a Virtue |
| Oct 10 | 7:30pm | Illini Union | Discussion on Is the internet making us stupid? Does more information make us less intelligent? |
| Oct 17 | 7:30pm | Illini Union | Ned O'Gorman, Department of Speech Communication, on Scholarship as Gift |
| Oct 24 | Bonfire | ||
| Oct 31 | No Large Group. All-Fellowship Day of Prayer. | ||
| Nov 7 | No Large Group. All-Campus Worship Nov 6, 7:30pm, Foellinger Hall. | ||
| Nov 14 | 7:30pm | Illini Union | Discussion on One Lord, One Faith, One Church? Thinking about ecumenicism in America |
| Nov 21 | International Thanksgiving Dinner, 6:00pm, Stratford Park Bible Chapel (see calendar) | ||
| Nov 28 | Thanksgiving Break | ||
| Dec 5 | 7:30pm | Illini Union | Cliff Christians |
| Date | Time | Location | Event/Speaker | Topic |
| Jan 18 | 6:30pm | Hessel Park Church | Potluck | |
| Jan 25 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Joel Cuffey | Faith Influencing Research: Lessons from a Research Partnership with a Faith-Based NGO |
| Feb 1/2 | Special Topic Discussions | Evangelism; Humor in the Christian Life | ||
| Feb 9 | Reading Night | |||
| Feb 15 | 7:30pm | Hessel Park Church | Dessert and Discussion with International Students | |
| Feb 22 | Postponed due to weather | |||
| Feb 29 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 404 | Scott Althaus | "...And Lead Us Not into the Voting Booth?" |
| Mar 7 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 406 | Special Topic Discussions | Politics |
| Mar 14 | Spring Break | |||
| Mar 21 | Spring Break | |||
| Mar 28 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Special Topic Discussions | Dating |
| Apr 4 | Tracy McKenzie | |||
| Apr 11 | Event with IFL | |||
| Apr 18 | Ben Ruddell | |||
| Apr 25 | New Exec |
| Date | Time | Location | Speaker | Topic |
| Aug 24 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Grad IV | Welcome and Introduction |
| Aug 31 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | David Suryk | Overview of the Biblical Message |
| Sep 7 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | David Suryk | Getting Clear on the Gospel |
| Sep 14/15 | Special Topic Discussions | |||
| Sep 21 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Todd Daly, UTS | Chasing Methuselah: A Theological Perspective on Hundred Year Life Spans, Freezing Fruit Flies and Pharmacogenetics |
| Sep 28-29 | Fall Camping Trip | |||
| Oct 5 | Event with IFL | |||
| Oct 12 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 405 | Dave Wright | Seek the Peace of the Campus |
| Oct 18 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 406 | Daniel Bays (Calvin lecturer) | Christianity in China |
| Oct 26/27 | Special Topic Discussions | |||
| Nov 2 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Bob & Gweneth Schwab | Encouraging Christian Non-Conformity |
| Nov 9/10 | Special Topic Discussions | |||
| Nov 16 | Thanksgiving Dinner with IFL | |||
| Nov 23 | Thanksgiving break | |||
| Nov 30 | X Potluck | |||
| Dec 7 | Caroling | |||
| Dec 14 | Christmas Party |
| Date | Time | Location | Speaker | Topic |
| Jan 19 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 |
Ken Cuffey, |
The fear of the Lord |
| Jan 26 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 |
Grad IV |
Report on Urbana 06 |
| Feb 2/3 | Dept. Discussions | |||
| Feb 9 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Vincent Ling | "What Happens Next?" (life after graduation) |
| Feb 16 | 7:30pm | Hessel Park Church | Variety Show | |
| Feb 23 | 7:30pm | Foellinger Hall | All-Campus Worship | |
| Mar 2/3 | Dept. Discussions | |||
| Mar 9 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Sharon Robbert | Another Inverse Problem: A Christian Perspective of Mathematics |
| Mar 16 | Spring Break | |||
| Mar 23 | Spring Break | |||
| Mar 30 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 |
Stephen Moshier, |
"The Christian Mind of a Geologist" (part of Faculty-Grad Symposium) |
| Apr 6 | Good Friday | |||
| Apr 13/14 | Dept. Discussions | |||
| Apr 20 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Sharon Gartland | Women in the Academy |
| Apr 27 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | New Exec |
| Date | Time | Location | Speaker | Topic |
| Aug 25 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Grad IV | Welcome and Introduction |
| Sep 1 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 |
Bill Meier |
Christian unity amidst diversity |
| Sep 8 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Dr. Robert Cranston | Faith and life choices |
| Sep 15/16 | Dept. Discussions | |||
| Sep 22 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Dr. Helen Sterk | Masculinity Theory—Secular Meets Sacred |
| Sep 29-30 | Camping Trip | |||
| Oct 6 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Dr. Cal DeWitt | Creation stewardship |
| Oct 13-14 | Dept. Discussions | |||
| Oct 20 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Dr. Robert Ghrist | Proverbs |
| Oct 27 | Social Event | |||
| Nov 3 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Dr. Max Lee | St. Paul's Gospel in the Roman World |
| Nov 10-11 | Dept. Discussions | |||
| Nov 9-11 | Redeeming Reason Conf | |||
| Nov 17 | 7:00pm | Stratford Park Bible Chapel | International Friendship Link Thanksgiving Dinner | |
| Dec 1 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Dr. Ric Ashley | The Incarnation |
| Dec 8 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 210 | Christmas Celebration |
Spring 2006 Large Groups |
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| Date | Time | Location | Speaker | Topic |
| Jan 20 | 7:30pm | Hessel Park Church | Grad IV | Worship Night and Dessert Bake-off |
| Jan 27 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Professor Steven VanderLeest Calvin College |
“Guns Do Kill People: Bias in Technology
and the Myth of Neutrality |
| Feb 3 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 210 | Scott Taylor Volunteer Staff with Crusade Grad Group |
"A Discussion on the Theology of Evangelism" |
| Feb 10 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Nina Chanlin and Panel | "Workaholics and Procrastinators" |
| Feb 17 & 18 | - | - | - | Departmental Dinners |
| Feb 24 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 209 | Rob Ghrist UIUC |
"Ecstasy and the Adademic" |
| Mar 10 | - | Foellinger Auditorium | All Campus Worship | - |
| Mar 31 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Todd Daly Urbana Theological Seminary |
"Body obsession, abstinence, and ambivalence: The Absent body and Spiritual growth" |
| Apr 7 & 8 | - | - | - | Departmental Dinners |
| Apr 14 | - | - | - | Good Friday. We encourage you to attend services in your churches. |
| Apr 21 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 217 | Erica Carlson Purdue |
TBA |
| Apr 28 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | - | New Exec |
Fall 2005 Large Groups |
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| Date | Time | Location | Speaker | Topic |
| Aug 26 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 314B | Grad IV Exec | Welcome and Introduction |
| Sep 2 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Grad student panel | “Life in |
| Sep 9 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Ric Ashley |
"Creativity: A dialogue between Scripture,
artistic production, and |
| Sep 16 | Various | Kennekkuk | Everyone! | Camping Trip |
| Sep 23 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | David Suryk | "Grounding Our Lives in Things Settled" |
| Sep 30 | TBA | Homes of various faculty and Grad IV members | Everyone! | Departmental Dinners (potluck) |
| Oct 7 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Ned O'Gorman (UIUC) | "Truth and Lies in Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Writings from Prison" |
| Oct 14 | TBA | TBA | Everyone! | Night of Praise and Worship |
| Oct 21 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Melodie Marske | "Jesus and Women" |
| Oct 28 | TBA | Homes of various faculty and Grad IV members | Everyone! | Departmental Dinners (potluck) |
| Nov 4 | 7:30pm | TBA | Jim Matthews (Illinois Wesleyan University) | "Speaking Truth to Power when in Power" |
| Nov 11 | TBA | TBA | Everyone! | Service Opportunity |
| Nov 17 | TBA | Follinger Auditorium | TBA | All Campus Worship |
| Nov 18 | 7:00pm | Stratford Park Bible Church | Everyone! | Thanksgiving Dinner with International Friendship Link |
| Dec 2 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Barrett McRay (Wheaton College) | "Spiritual Formation in Grad School" |
| Dec 9 | 7:30pm | Illini Union 407 | Exec | Christmas Celebration |
| Date | Time | Location | Speaker | Topic |
| Jan 21 | 7:30 | Union 314B | Chelsea Guest Perez Filmmaker/IV Staff The Art Institute of Chicago |
Incarnation and the Art of Telling Secrets |
| Jan 28 | 8:00 | Windsor Road Christian Church | Concert @ 8 |
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| Feb 4 | 7:30 | Union 314B | Bob Whattoff and David Suryk IV Staff UIUC |
Grad IV's International Connection |
| Feb 11 | 7:30 | Union 407 | Mattox Beckman Computer Science Lecturer Illinois Institute of Technology |
Bringing Glory to God |
| Feb 18 | 7:30 | Union 314B | Clinton S. Shaffer Professor of German Wheaton College |
Seeing With a Clearer "I": Themes of Existence and Providence in Recent German Film |
| Feb 25 |
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All Campus Worship | ||
| Mar 4 | 7:30 | Lincoln Hall 106 | Robert A. Boomsma Professor of Biology Trinity Christian College |
Embryonic Stem Cells: Hope or Harm |
| Mar 10 |
7:30 | Union 210 | Albert Alschuler Professor of Law University of Chicago |
A Century of Skepticism Note: This is a special Thursday night Large Group |
| Mar 18 | - | - | Spring Break | |
| Mar 25 | - | - | Spring Break | |
| Apr 1 | 7:30 | Union 314B | Martin K. Erhardt Professor of Chemistry Valparaiso University |
Science, Faith, and Vocation |
| Apr 8 | 7:30 | Union 314B | Terry Mattingly Syndicated Journalist Scripps Howard |
Values Voters: Myth and Reality |
| Apr 14 | 7:00 | Union 407 | George Marsden Professor of History University of Notre Dame |
Jonathan Edwards for the 21st Century Note: This is only a lecture, not a large group |
| Apr 15 | 7:30 | Union 314B | Scott Hale Cell Groups Pastor Urbana Assembly of God |
Christians and Mass Media: Should I Be Watching This? |
| Apr 19 | 7:00 | Union 407 | Henry F. Schaefer III Professor of Chemistry University of Georgia |
The Big Bang, Stepehen Hawking, and God Note: This is a only a lecture, not a large group |
| Apr 22 | 7:30 | Union 314B | TBD | TBD |
| Apr 29 | 7:30 | Union 314B | The New Grad IV Exec | Year-End Large Group |
| Date | Time | Location | Speaker | Topic |
| Aug 27 | 7:30 | Union 314B | Grad IV Exec | Welcome and Introduction |
| Sep 3 | 7:30 | Lincoln Hall 106 | Tim Hoerr and Gary Durack CEO and President/CTO iCyt Visionary Bioscience, Inc. |
"Leading a Tech Company, Advancing the Kingdom" |
| Sep 10 | 7:30 | Union 314B | Del Ratzsch Prof. of Philosophy Calvin College |
"Has Science Made it Tougher to be a Religious Believer?" |
| Sep 17 | 7:30 | Union 210 | Bill and Mindy Meier Senior Pastor and Wife Twin City Bible Church |
"Forming Christian Relationships and Friendship" |
| Sep 24 | Camping trip | |||
| Oct 1 | 7:30 | Union 314B | Paul E. McNamara Prof. of Agriculture and Consumer Economics UIUC |
"Being a Christian in a Wealthy Country" |
| Oct 8 | 7:30 | Union 314B | Meridith Foster Operations Director WBGL |
"The Role of Christian Radio" |
| Oct 15 | 7:30 | Union 314B | Christopher W. Mitchell Prof. of Theological Studies Wheaton College |
"Was C.S. Lewis
Wrong? Views on Heaven" Note: Dr. Mitchell is also speaking at the Faculty/Grad Student Conf. on Oct 16 |
| Oct 22 | 7:30 | Union 404 | Cynthia Haymon-Coleman Professor of Voice UIUC |
"Academic Pride and Christian Music" |
| Oct 29 | 7:30 | Union 314B | James Sire Lecturer and Author InterVarsity Christian Fellowship |
"Themes from Naming the Elephant: Worldview as a Concept" |
| Nov 5 | 7:30 | Union 314B | Brad J. Kallenberg Professor of Religious Studies University of Dayton |
"The Gospel We Proclaim: Why Relevance is a Bad Idea" |
| Nov 12 | - | - | All Campus Worship | |
| Nov 19 | Potluck dinner | |||
| Nov 26 | - | Thanksgiving break | ||
| Dec 3 | 7:30 | Union 314B | Ralph E. Johnson Professor of Computer Science UIUC |
"The Changing Relationship Between Christianity and Science" |
| Dec 10 | 7:30 | Union 314B | Grad IV Exec | Christmas Celebration |