HeyJaredAfter IV
Hey, InterVarsity alumni! This is After IV, your podcast for navigating life after graduation. This is both an exciting and potentially tricky transition you’re making and you might feel a little unsure about the coming weeks and months.
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Rule #1: You Will Be Lonely (E223) (opens the original)
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You will be lonely. That's Rule #1 and it's kicking off our new series, The Unspoken Rules of Life After Graduation . Listen in as Jon shares an emotional memory of the loneliest season of his life... and then recalls the exact moment when the God of the universe squeezed himself down into Jon's tiny apartment to bring him comfort and reassurance. Alumni, you will be lonely after graduation. But you are never alone . RELATED EPISODES Embracing Your Loneliness: A Recipe for Disaster or Deeper Com
Side Quest: Transformed by Volunteering (E222) (opens the original)
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What if volunteering somewhere changed your life forever? It might sound a little melodramatic, but that's exactly what happened for today's guest. After obtaining a Bachelor's Degree, a Master's Degree, and spending 7 years as an elementary school teacher, all it took was one specific volunteer position to change Amy's career trajectory. It was a cause she knew and loved and had enjoyed financially supporting. But when she started investing her time , something changed. She connected at a new l
Side Quest: Hobbies with Purpose (E221) (opens the original)
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Are you looking for a hobby after graduation? Or is it looking for you ? We’re continuing our Side Quest series this week as we explore how we spend our free time after graduation. Thus far, we’ve found that our free time can be easily spent in ways that are joyful, sustainable, and surprisingly significant. And hobbies are no different. InterVarsity Alumna, Campus Minister, and professional ultimate frisbee player, Melissa LaFrance, joins this week to share how she didn’t have time to go search
Side Quest: Investing in Eternity (E220) (opens the original)
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What if the side quest actually turned out to be the main quest? InterVarsity Alum, Michael Lopez, say that’s exactly the situation when it comes to the way we invest . We’re continuing our “Side Quest” series this week as we explore how to thoughtfully spend our free time in life after graduation. Admittedly, investing might not sound like a typical “free time” activity. Automatic transfers, compounding interest, and future withdrawals all sound very passive. It’s stuff that happens in the back
Side Quest: Rest & Retreat (E219) (opens the original)
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Does your life ever feel like a jar of dirty water ? A brand new series starts today called, “Side Quests”. We’ll be discussing healthy non-work rhythms after graduation that are filled with purpose, starting with rest and retreat. InterVarsity alumnus Jonny Gose shares about his own journey into rest and retreat after graduation (including how a jar of dirty water transformed the way he thinks about slowing down with Jesus). And he’ll walk us through some practical ways to build a rhythm of res
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