A Conference for Undergraduate Students
Equipping students to change culture through inspiring speakers, vocational panels, in-depth seminars, and dynamic worship.
April 1-3, 2016
Omni New Haven Hotel
New Haven, Connecticut
Students from Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, and Yale are invited to attend a life-changing weekend of dynamic worship and world-class speakers.
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Conference Overview
Over the course of the weekend, students will be challenged to think deeply about their faith, to consider how they might put that faith into action right now on their campuses, to recognize how God can use them in the vocation they pursue to impact culture for Christ, and to grow closer in faith and devotion to Jesus Christ in fellowship with like-minded peers. Nexus website >
Plenary sessions
Experience challenging teaching from world-renown speakers such as James K. A. Smith and Baroness Caroline Cox, interviews with vocational leaders, and testimonies from young professionals living out their faith, the four plenary sessions anchor the conference.
Seminars
Pastors, professors, and thought leaders will expand your knowledge and understanding on issues relevant today including topics
such as forming a Biblical perspective on sexuality, how the power of the Holy Spirit operates today, and evangelism in a pluralistic world.
Vocational Panels
Discover the real-life challenges and opportunities to live and work as a faithful doctor, entrepreneur, teacher, engineer, scientist, and other vocations from believers in these fields as they share their stories. Ask questions and hear from professionals who are living out their faith in a wide variety of vocations.
Campus Leadership
Even as you consider your long-term vocational calling, God desires for you to follow him here and now on your campus. On Sunday morning, meet with students across campuses who face similar opportunities and struggles so that you can encourage and learn from each other. Breakouts offered include sessions geared specifically for athletes, members of fraternities/sororities or eating clubs, student ministry team leaders, first-year students, and those with a heart for evangelism.
Networking
In addition to informal opportunities to meet fellow students over the course of the weekend, a facilitated session on Friday night means you’ll leave the conference with new friends and lasting connections across campuses.
Prayer
Christian Union makes prayer a top priority all workings of the organization, and Nexus 2016 is no exception. Nexus features a 24-hour prayer room and the chance to participate in a continuous prayer chain during the conference. Pray with attendees for the transformation of your campuses and the world.
Worship
The weekend includes dynamic worship alongside peers from Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, and Yale.
SpokenWord
Teams from each campus compete in a Bible memorization contest each year called SpokenWord. Students perform Scripture, “spoken word” style, completely from memory. This year’s finalists will compete at Nexus giving you the chance to support your classmates and be encouraged by the power of the Word of God.
