Engagement In the previous post, I identified the frustration faculty have with university structures even as they serve within such structures, how the InterVarsity Statement of Faith calls its campus ministers to engage with university structures, and the sundry collection of structures easily observed with in the Bible. I concluded by observing that "some structures we already participate within but we have yet to discover how God would incorporate our faithful presence and work in the academy into the new … [Read more...] about Faithful Presence: University Structures and Faculty Service (Part Two)
Faithful Presence: University Structures and Faculty Service
The Ubiquity of Faculty Service to the University’and Frustration Service within the university is rarely celebrated or joyfully anticipated. Every faculty member has some service responsibilities: From an R1 to a community college, faculty members have some assignment of service. And, while such is a contractual expectation, no one has received tenure (or been promoted) for completing their service responsibilities. Many faculty disclose utter frustration when discussing their histories of serving within the … [Read more...] about Faithful Presence: University Structures and Faculty Service