Amid another wave of COVID-19, university administrators are preparing for another pandemic as students return to university campuses. “We have a mental health pandemic inside of the COVID-19 pandemic right now,” according to Dr. Bern Melnyk, Ohio State’s Chief Wellness Officer and Dean of the College of Nursing. Another university administrator acknowledged efforts to hire […]
Vocation: Work and the Missio Dei
In Part Two of our series on Vocation, developed by the GFM Ohio Valley Team, Bob Trube (formerly Senior Area Director for the GFM Ohio Valley Team), explores how we may think about our work against the backdrop of God’s purposes and God’s work, or mission, in the world. _____________________________________________________ The story in which we […]
Event Announcement: In Search of Shalom: Race, Justice, and Immigration
Sunday, February 21 7:00-8:30pm ET / 6-7:30pm CT / 4:00-5:30pm PT This month we will discuss what racial justice in immigration looks like, so that we can continue to seek justice and restore Shalom! We are honored to have Immigration Attorney Elket Rodríguez of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and Fellowship Southwest, and Dean Kevin R. Johnson, Professor of Public Interest Law […]
Loving God in Your Field of Study
The divide between Sunday, and Monday through Saturday, may be one of the biggest challenges facing Christians in the academy. In this article Bob Trube, ESN’s director, explores how we may live toward an undivided life through loving God in our field of study. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Following Jesus in pursuit of his kingdom calls us to […]
Starting a Graduate Christian Fellowship
The other day, we posted an article with some resources for starting a grad group. But what are the nuts and bolts of starting a group? Bob Trube, director of Emerging Scholars Network helped re-start a graduate group at Ohio State and has worked with other staff and students in launching graduate fellowships and offers […]