Several weeks ago a physician encouraged members of the Christian Medical Society (CMS)/CMDA at Penn State Hershey College of Medicine to develop personal mission statements. Yesterday morning I engaged in an on-line discussion regarding ministry mission/vision statements. In the afternoon, I came across an “amusing” but “hard” video regarding the realities/challenges an Emerging Scholar in the Humanities faces (and/or perceives), So you Want to Get a PhD in the Humanities (see below)?*
All this leads me to ask, “Do you have a personal mission statement? If so, how did you come about one? Was this a part of (or separate from) your undergraduate/graduate academic community, adviser’s mentoring, campus ministry, “journey,” training? How do (or would) personal mission/vision statements help address the concerns such as those raised in So you Want to Get a PhD in the Humanities?”
PS. Some notes from the physician who spoke at the Christian Medical Society Lunch Lecture. More coming, but I would first like to hear from you 😉
- Success defined as “‘Be smart + work hard + be nice’ plus some God” is incomplete. We must be open and available to God integrating into all aspects of our life, even the good ones. Imagine a Calculus integration problem 😉 [Read more…] about Do You Have a Mission Statement?