During the spring term I took a class on Spiritual Formation in Ministry at Evangelical Theological Seminary (Myerstown, PA). My Engaged Learning Project and Classroom Presentation focused on the Incarnational Stream/Tradition. Over the course of the next several weeks, I'll share my thoughts on the Incarnational Stream/Tradition and how I understand its value for followers of Christ in higher education. To begin the series, I'll reflect on my classroom presentation as an example of seeking to teach and to “incarnate” … [Read more...] about The Incarnational Stream & Higher Education
Dennis Hollinger
Do You Have a Mission Statement?
Several weeks ago a physician encouraged members of the Christian Medical Society (CMS)/CMDA at Penn State Hershey College of Medicine to develop personal mission statements. Yesterday morning I engaged in an on-line discussion regarding ministry mission/vision statements. In the afternoon, I came across an "amusing" but "hard" video regarding the realities/challenges an Emerging Scholar in the Humanities faces (and/or perceives), So you Want to Get a PhD in the Humanities (see below)?* All this leads me to … [Read more...] about Do You Have a Mission Statement?
No football. Campus tradition rooted in peace-making
Preface I'm surrounded by Elizabethtown College campus records checked out from High Library. Why? I'm writing a paper for a Brethren in Christ Core Class on The Theology of the Church (taught by Terry Brensinger) which will explore how well a college founded to keep youth within the Church of the Brethren fared in teaching denominational doctrine and way of life. In some ways I'm inspired by George Marsden's The Soul of the American University: From Protestant Establishment to Established Nonbelief, but … [Read more...] about No football. Campus tradition rooted in peace-making