The Marks of a Christian Teacher: A Vocational Description (Part Two)[1] Mark Eckel, ThM PhD, Professor of Leadership, Education & Discipleship Capital Seminary & Graduate School, Washington, D.C. The true function of the teacher is to create the most favorable conditions for self-learning. True teaching is not that which gives knowledge, but that which stimulates pupils to gain it. One might say that he teaches best who teaches least.[2] “I do not want you to believe anything I tell you.” My mantra was … [Read more...] about Owning education
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Getting a “Big Head”?
The Marks of a Christian Scholar: A Vocational Description (Part One) Mark Eckel, ThM PhD, Professor of Leadership, Education & Discipleship[1] Capital Seminary & Graduate School, Washington, D.C. “The Christian scholar-teacher must be a person who believes in Christian higher education, who is committed to the mission of his or her institution. It is not enough to hire faculty who happen to be Christians, even if they are fine scholars. We must find and keep faculty who are committed to the project.” … [Read more...] about Getting a “Big Head”?
Faculty Testimony: Chemistry
The updated InterVarsity Graduate & Faculty Ministry website is "live". As a teaser, below is the InterVarsity twentyonehundred productions video of Dr. Terry Gustafson, Professor of Chemistry, Ohio State University. In this piece, we hear a story about how the real integration of faith and practice includes not only excellence in research, but also great care for students. What a joy to briefly hear not only his testimony of coming to Christ through the ministry of InterVarsity, but also an ongoing passion to … [Read more...] about Faculty Testimony: Chemistry
Scholarship of the Bible and the Church
Recently, I read Peter Enns' book The Evolution of Adam. I found it to be a rather interesting read, and a helpful addition to the field. One idea that Enns uses in understanding the Bible is the calibration of various parts of the Bible so that we can know what to expect from that particular text. For example, Enns calibrates Genesis 1-11 with Ancient Near Eastern mythologies. He shows similarities and differences and uses these other texts to help us understand what we can rightfully expect from Genesis 1-11. I think … [Read more...] about Scholarship of the Bible and the Church
What makes a Christian academic ‘different’ (or distinct)?
A friend in InterVarsity's Graduate & Faculty Ministry (GFM) forwarded to me the "discussion starter" he used for this week's gathering of doctoral students. In addition to reading how you address the question posed, we'd love to "get our creative juices flowing" for future topics by learning what doctoral students discuss (or desire to discuss) on your campus. Please share in the comments section below. Thank-you! ~ Tom --------------------- Dear Friends, Tomorrow when we meet our topic will be the … [Read more...] about What makes a Christian academic ‘different’ (or distinct)?