I greatly appreciate the ASA's ongoing partnership with InterVarsity, particularly when it comes to engaging with college and graduate students at our Annual Meeting. Hannah Eagleson and Tom Grosh have done a wonderful job of creating opportunities for students to interact with their peers as well as professionals within their disciplines. These networking connections are a win for everyone involved, and we look forward to continuing this partnership at next year's ASA meeting. -- Leslie Wickman, Ph.D., Executive … [Read more...] about Next Steps for ESN —Part 2: Vision, Partnership
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Next Steps for the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) — Part 1
Calling is the truth that God calls us to himself so decisively that everything we are, everything we do, and everything we have is invested with a special devotion and dynamism lived out as a response to his summons and service. —Os Guinness, The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2003), 4, 29. As some of you know (may even remember), 5 years ago I became the Associate Director of the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN). What a privilege it has been to be part of … [Read more...] about Next Steps for the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) — Part 1
July 2017 Prayer Post
Dear friends, As we start July, would you pray with us at the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN)? Please pray for: Genuine rest and Sabbath for busy academics Safety in summer travels Chances for Christian academics to serve others in the church and beyond this summer Growing writer base for the the blog Praise: Several participants in InterVarsity Christian Fellowship / USA's 2017 Midwest Faculty Conference shared a passion for coming alongside Emerging Scholars in their academic journey by … [Read more...] about July 2017 Prayer Post
Engaging Science & Theology for Emerging Adult Ministries
In September I had the privilege of participating in the STEAM (i.e., Science & Theology for Emerging Adult Ministries) Project Conference held at Catalina Island, CA. STEAM was initiated at Fuller Theological Seminary when Greg Cootsona and Dave Navarra … [Read more...] about Engaging Science & Theology for Emerging Adult Ministries
ESN Collaborations: STEAM Grant for Faith/Science Engagement (ESN Fall 2016 Preview Series)
ESN is currently running a preview series to give a glimpse of our plans for the 2016/2017 academic year. See the intro post here and the blog topics preview post here. This academic year, thanks to God's grace and generous funding from the STEAM Project through Fuller Seminary, our faith/science engagement will be expanding in several ways: We'll be running a monthly faith/science curriculum on the blog We'll be testing that curriculum with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA graduate student campus … [Read more...] about ESN Collaborations: STEAM Grant for Faith/Science Engagement (ESN Fall 2016 Preview Series)