Tom Lin named InterVarsity campus ministry president
Tom Lin, a Chicago native and former missionary to Mongolia, was named president of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, the national ministry to 40,200 university students, based in Madison, Wisconsin. He is the first person of color in the role.
Most recently, he served as head of Urbana 15, InterVarsity’s missions conference, where leaders pledged support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
“Who I am reflects the leadership characteristic that seems crucial in today’s world—the ability to cross cultures,” Lin said. “I’ve lived cross-culturally practically every moment of my life, from my Taiwanese household to my very white school. I feel a particular aspiration to reach out to the whole church, people of every ethnicity and culture.”
