Sign up for ESN Connect. Welcome! If you're planning to start grad school in Fall 2019, InterVarsity's Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) wants to help you get connected to Christian communities wherever you're heading. Sign up for our ESN Connect program below and we'll: 1) invite you to a special videochat on how to choose a school and prepare once you've accepted 2) connect you to Christian grad student communities at schools you're considering (where possible) 3) Enter you into a drawing for a chance to win a … [Read more...] about Heading to Grad School in 2019? Join ESN Connect
ESN News: A Leadership Transition
Photo: At Urbana 18, we held a staff party to celebrate Tom's great work with ESN (Emerging Scholars Network). This picture shows Tom and Theresa Grosh, their daughter Ellen, and InterVarsity Grad/Faculty Ministry Colleagues Bobby Gross (Vice President for GFM), Kathy Tuan-Maclean (Director of Faculty Ministry), and Hannah Eagleson (ESN). With both sorrow and joy, we announce that Tom Grosh IV will be transitioning to a new role as an area director with CMDA (Christian Medical and Dental Association) in South … [Read more...] about ESN News: A Leadership Transition
Equipping Christian Scholars at Urbana 18: The ESN Urbana Fellows Program
“It was amazing seeing so many Christian graduate students passionate about integrating their faith and their academic work. The connections were invaluable and further spurred me on to persevere as a faithful witness to Jesus' kingdom in the academy.” —InterVarsity ESN Urbana 18 Fellow … [Read more...] about Equipping Christian Scholars at Urbana 18: The ESN Urbana Fellows Program
Resources for Advent
ESN frequently commissions new material designed for Christian academics to use in the seasons of the church calendar. In the past few years, our talented authors have created an impressive archive of ESN material for the Advent/Christmas and Lent/Easter seasons. We're so grateful to have so many authors sharing their perspectives and experiences of the season. This year, with some big transitions and new projects in the works, we've decided instead to create a list of Advent resources you may find helpful this year, … [Read more...] about Resources for Advent
Apply for the ESN Urbana 18 Fellows Program
This program is full as of 12/5/18. If you're going to Urbana 18, we hope you can connect with ESN at the InterVarsity Grad/Faculty Ministries Booth or Lounge. We'd love to see you at another event or connect at the blog too! There's nothing like worshiping with 16,000 other believers and gathering to celebrate a global vision for missions, and that's why we can't wait for Urbana 18. But sometimes it's a challenge to contextualize how your vocation as an academic fits with your mission to proclaim Christ, so … [Read more...] about Apply for the ESN Urbana 18 Fellows Program