Amy Sherman begins Chapter 8 of Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good (InterVarsity Press, 2011) with a bang! Jesus is actually looking for people He can trust with His power. -- Dallas Willard Faithful vocational stewardship is not only about doing, it's also about being. To deploy their vocational power for the common good, believers must possess a character that handles this power humbly and eschews its misuse. This is why discipling for vocational stewardship involves not only the work … [Read more...] about Deploying Vocational Power: Four Pathways
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Would You Support ESN With An End-of-the-Year Gift?
If you're an official member of the Emerging Scholars Network, then you've received my recent end-of-the-year emails. (If you aren't an ESN member, then why not join right now?) These updates share the good news of ESN's recent activities and invite ESN members to contribute to ESN. Last week, I reported the great work going on here at the Emerging Scholars Blog, which you, of course, already know about! Today, I reported on the ministry that my co-blogger Tom Grosh leads in South Central Pennsylvania. So you too can … [Read more...] about Would You Support ESN With An End-of-the-Year Gift?
The Spiritual Life as an Editorial Process
Have you ever considered The Spiritual Life as an Editorial Process? Al Hsu, an editor (and author) for InterVarsity Press, skillfully explores The Spiritual Life as an Editorial Process in Chapter 5 of the recently published A Spiritual Life: Perspectives from Poets, Prophets, and Preachers (Allan Hugh Cole Jr., ed. Westminster John Knox Press. 2011). As I've spent the past several months considering The Incarnational Stream/Tradition, I particularly appreciated Hsu's section entitled The Practice of Incarnational … [Read more...] about The Spiritual Life as an Editorial Process
Week in Review: Challenges of Higher Education
What are you reading, watching, thinking about this week? As usual, here's a few which have been on our mind. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. If you have items you'd like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. 1. How hard can an adjunct push? Would reading a piece such as Six Ways to Make Adjuncting More Effective and Fulfilling (Brian Croxall. Chronicle of Higher Education. 7/15/2010) been helpful for Kenneth Howell, who up until recently had an … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Challenges of Higher Education
Chasing Wisdom with Nathan Foster part III
Returning to our series with Nathan Foster, Assistant Professor of Social Work, Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor, MI. As you may remember, the first post focused upon how a private person, such as Nathan, wrote such an open book about his life, struggles, family, and vocation. In the second post, we explored becoming a wisdom chaser in higher education, strained family relationships, and discerning the call to higher education. Today, we'll consider power in the classroom from the perspective of the … [Read more...] about Chasing Wisdom with Nathan Foster part III