Urbana missions conference that once drew 20,000 expected to fall far short
(RNS) — For the first time since 2018, thousands of college students will gather a few days after Christmas to talk about God's mission to the worl...
(RNS) — For the first time since 2018, thousands of college students will gather a few days after Christmas to talk about God's mission to the world and their place in it. Organizers of Urbana 2022, a missions conference run by the evangelical campus ministry InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, expect about 6,000 at the conference, to be held Dec. 28-31 in Indianapolis. That's about 3,000 fewer students than organizers had first hoped for, said Greg Jao, chief communications officer for InterVarsity, and about 4,000 fewer than attended the Urbana 2018.