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: Word, 1998), p. 4. As I drove from South Central PA to Boston, MA, and the next day sat in my first day of a Doctor of Ministry program (DMin) in Ministry to Emerging Generations at … [Read more...] about Ministry to Emerging Generations
Evangelical Theological Seminary
The Incarnational Stream & Higher Education: Holistic Spirituality
Introduction Last week I had the privilege of participating in the Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA)1 Connections Conference. The support, conversations, content, networking, and resources which I took away from CMDA, Bristol, TN, encouraged me in and better equipped me to participate in the extension of the Kingdom of God across the various structures at Penn State Hershey College of Medicine/Medical Center [chaplains, counselors, faculty, nurses, patients (including the care of our own … [Read more...] about The Incarnational Stream & Higher Education: Holistic Spirituality
The Incarnational Stream & Higher Education: Family
Introduction Have you considered the influence of your family history (or how you frame your family history) on your vocation and daily life? In Personal Foundations in Ministry, one of my assignments will be to complete a genogram. Have you completed a genogram? If so, what does it reveal? If not, what do you think it might reveal? When preparing a class presentation on the The Incarnational Stream/Tradition, I could not resist delving into my family's Moravian roots1 and drawing connections with my present … [Read more...] about The Incarnational Stream & Higher Education: Family
The Incarnational Stream & Higher Education
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