Tom and Theresa Grosh

Hayley, Ellen, Eden and Lily

Serving with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF) in
Lancaster County, PA

Please Pray

1. Praise Praise God for the deepening relationship with faculty at Elizabethtown College, Franklin & Marshall College, Loyola College (MD), Johns Hopkins University, Millersville University, and Penn State Harrisburg. Pray for insight in defining the proper relationship with the Christian Medical Society at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and an emerging graduate student ministry work at U. of Delaware.

2. For the development of the Central PA Christian Scholars Forum, a kick-off event will occur on Sunday, April 19 with Andy Crouch, author of Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling (InterVarsity Press, 2008), http://www.culture-making.com/

3. For Eden's continued developmental progress, especially in speech and walking, and her acceptance of not receiving as much attention due to having a baby sister.

4. For insight regarding material to write for http://blog.emergingscholars.org, but also clarity in follow-up conversations on-line and in person.

Birthdays

Tom: January 17, Theresa: May 6,
Hayley and Ellen: February 2, Eden: February 22, Lily: June 13

Brief Biography

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Graduate and Faculty Ministries has a vision "to see students and faculty transformed, campuses renewed, and world changers developed."

Tom’s work of reaching out to students and faculty through conferences, discussion groups, and Bible studies began in Pittsburgh. In July of 2006, after 10 years of work here, Tom, his wife Theresa, and his daughters moved to Lancaster County to pioneer work there. His area of emphasis is to meet with faculty at various colleges and to encourage and resource them to share their faith in the university and in their fields of expertise. His work extends outside the Lancaster area reaching areas as far as Baltimore and Philadelphia.

One of Tom's responsibilities is organizing his methods and making them available to other staff. In addition, he serves the larger work of Graduate & Faculty Ministry by directing the annual Mid-Atlantic Graduate Student Retreat and regularly posting for the Emerging Scholars Network, http://blog.emergingscholars.org.  Tom aims to visit Pittsburgh one time each semester to facilitate this strategic ministry and participate in major events here.  He also stays in regular contact with members of the Pittsburgh academic community via blogging and email.

Tom and Theresa grew up in Lancaster county, where their families still reside. In December 2006, they moved next door to Theresa's parents. Theresa stays home to care for their youngest daughter, Lily, and their second oldest Eden, who has a number of developmental delays. Their twins, Hayley and Ellen, are thriving in school. Tom and Theresa are very involved in their new church home in Elizabethtown. In his spare time Tom enjoys playing basketball with community members and local ministry leaders. Theresa enjoys scrapbooking, sewing, gardening, and giving leadership training to ministries involving young mothers.

Contact Information

1844 Cloverleaf Rd.
Mt. Joy, PA 17552
tgrosh4@aol.com
www.groshlink.net
www.ivcf.org
http://blog.emergingscholars.org

Support Information

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
P.O. Box 7895
Madison, WI 53707-7895