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Engaging the University

If I Had to Do It Again: the Graduate School and Early Professor Years Edition (Scholar’s Compass)

June 26, 2016 by Beth Madison Leave a Comment

Today, Beth Madison shares some things she'd change if she could redo her years of graduate school and early professorship. Read Beth's earlier reflections "Not What I'd Planned" and "Stories for Life."   … [Read more...] about If I Had to Do It Again: the Graduate School and Early Professor Years Edition (Scholar’s Compass)

Filed Under: Scholar's Compass, Science and Faith Tagged With: calling, Engaging the University, Faculty, faith and vocation, god's provision, graduate student, legacy, Scholar's Compass, science, vocation

Engaging the whole university for Christ

June 13, 2014 by Tom Grosh IV Leave a Comment

Are we going to treat the campus as a whole as our mission field? What if Christ really, truly engaged the whole university? This is a great, bold and magnificent vision. May we be worthy of it. -- Terence C. Halliday To continue the train of thought inspired by NY Times: Colleges and Evangelicals Collide on Bias Policy and Book Review: The Global Diffusion of Evangelicalism, let's "get back to basics" and give attention to Terence C. Halliday's Engaging the whole university for Christ.  As you may know, Terence is … [Read more...] about Engaging the whole university for Christ

Filed Under: Academics as Mission, Christ and the Academy, The Purpose of Education Tagged With: Christian voice, Colleges and Evangelicals Collide on Bias Policy, communication, dialogue, Engaging the University, evangelism, IFES, knowledge, Terence C. Halliday, Vinoth Ramachandra

Christian Engagement in the Renewing of Higher Education

March 2, 2014 by Tom Grosh IV Leave a Comment

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On this Lord's day may you find encouragement in  Santa Ono's presentation on  Christian Engagement in the Renewing of Higher Education (1:48:45). May you be inspired  as the President of the U. of Cincinnati[1]  gives testimony to  how his life has been and continues to be shaped by his relationship with God and the people of God (including members of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship) in relationship to the wider culture -- even in the "small city" of the university and the … [Read more...] about Christian Engagement in the Renewing of Higher Education

Filed Under: Academic Vocations, Christ and the Academy, The Purpose of Education Tagged With: Engaging the University, knowledge, Ohio Valley Faculty Symposium, santa ono, Santa Ono on education, The End of Education

Engaging the University

January 27, 2014 by Tom Grosh IV Leave a Comment

Ready to get serious about  Engaging the University? Then let's return to  Vinoth Ramachandra, who  serves on the  International Fellowship of Evangelical Students  (IFES) Senior Leadership Team as Secretary for Dialogue & Social Engagement. Engaging the University: Vinoth Ramachandra from IFES World. What does Engaging the University  look like on your campus? How can dialogical ministry be more fully developed on your campus? How can the Emerging Scholars Network assist you in incarnational ministry? Please … [Read more...] about Engaging the University

Filed Under: Academics as Mission, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: Christian voice, communication, dialogue, Engaging the University, evangelism, IFES, knowledge, Vinoth Ramachandra

A Dialogical Campus Ministry

June 24, 2013 by Tom Grosh IV 4 Comments

"I'm still waiting to read a scientific paper that gives a biological explanation of the emergence of biological science among us human beings, also a naturalist account of what motivates people to become evolutionary psychologists and why others are impressed by their explanations." -- A taste of the pointed wit which draws one into Part 3  of   Vinoth Ramachandra's  Engaging the University (22:04). As you my remember from  Part 2, the recording cut off as he began a "defense of the human."  Ramachandra focuses on … [Read more...] about A Dialogical Campus Ministry

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy Tagged With: 2012 Henry Martyn Lectures, apologetics, biological reductionism, Christian voice, communication, dialogue, Engaging the University, evangelism, higher education, IFES, intellect, knowledge, mission, missions, pastoral care, Pluralism, university, Vinoth Ramachandra

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