Image: The Secular Academy as a Mission Field: ESN Urbana 15 Panel Discussion Connecting with ESN has really enriched my experience at Urbana because it expanded my mind to see that God called me into the engineering field for a reason. Missions and academic/vocational pursuit are not two separate ideas, but rather beautifully intertwined to fulfill a piece of God's bigger story for my generation. —Galina Pylypiv, ESN Urbana liveblogger and photographer for the image above, transitioning into graduate school and … [Read more...] about ESN Fall 2016 Preview Series: What Does ESN Do?
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January 2016: Most Visited ESN Blog Posts
Thank-you to the Emerging Scholars Network's Urbana Liveblog Team for enabling our online ministry not only to finish 2015 strong, but also to begin the new year with a strong, missional vision! For a summary of their posts visit 15 Posts on Mission, Justice, and the University from Urbana 2015, a few more (completed after this post) can be found under the Urbana tag (with other good material from not only Urbana15, but also several of the earlier Urbanas). … [Read more...] about January 2016: Most Visited ESN Blog Posts
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It's been an amazing year for the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN). And we're standing at a crossroads. Thanks to God's generous work, we're ready to connect Christian scholars in the following ways this year, if God provides the financial resources to move forward: … [Read more...] about Partner with ESN
January 2015: Most Read ESN Blog Posts
Perhaps most importantly, when we challenge our colleagues and students to use their learning to serve others, we give them a gift more valuable than any diploma: we teach them how to love. -- Bethany Bear, English Professor, Scholar's Compass. With the Fall 2014 addition of the rich offerings of Scholar's Compass, the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) has truly deepened in ways which are not quantifiable. Just yesterday a friend shared with me over an informal coffee shop conversation how much he appreciates ESN's … [Read more...] about January 2015: Most Read ESN Blog Posts
Support ESN At Year End
Dear friends, This year, the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) launched Scholar's Compass, introduced Christian scholars to peers across continents, and supported ESN Local pilot events in Boston and Central Pennsylvania. We reflect on the imagery of growth this Advent, thinking about passages like Isaiah 41: 19–20 (ESV): I will put in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia, the myrtle, and the olive. I will set in the desert the cypress, the plane and the pine together, that they may see and know, may consider and … [Read more...] about Support ESN At Year End