We are grateful for the opportunity to share this encouraging report from Kristel Tjandra and Nathan Wei of what might be possible in other graduate fellowships around the country. If you would like help starting something like this or would like to know more about DCM conferences, leave a comment for ESN and we'll be in touch! How do I live faithfully where God has placed me? Many young Christians in graduate school and the workplace are wrestling with this question today. Our colleagues, our mentors, our … [Read more...] about Complicated Fun: The Story of the Developing a Christian Mind* Discussion Group
faith and vocation
Vocation: Discerning the Work to Which God is Calling Me
Over the last posts we have considered the big picture of vocation. But there still remains the question of discerning our unique calling within the big picture of God's call for all his people and all of life. Jeremy Hatfield explores the whole matter of discernment--our gifted passions, the world's needs, and how we listen to God as we make specific choices about our work. ______________________________________ Use me, God. Show me how to take who I am, who I want to be, and what I can do, and use it for a … [Read more...] about Vocation: Discerning the Work to Which God is Calling Me
If I Had to Do It Again: the Graduate School and Early Professor Years Edition (Scholar’s Compass)
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)
Faithful Is Successful Interview: David E. Lewis and Joshua Swamidass
ESN is partnering with the team that wrote Faithful Is Successful to foster conversation among our Scholar's Compass writers and the community of Christian scholars and professionals who authored the book. We caught up with a few of the book's editors to talk about what they've learned from putting the book together, and how they hope it can support emerging scholars. Enjoy these reflections by David E. Lewis and S. Joshua Swamidass. The book's other editor, Nathan Grills, was unable to participate this time, but you … [Read more...] about Faithful Is Successful Interview: David E. Lewis and Joshua Swamidass
New Series: Scholar’s Compass Interacts with Faithful Is Successful
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship” - Romans 12:1, also quoted as epigraph to the introduction of Faithful is Successful. Reflection What does it mean to be successful as an emerging scholar? Early tenure? Prestigious publications? Great course evaluations? Finding a position in higher education after you graduate? Just finishing grad school (it feels that way some days)? This question … [Read more...] about New Series: Scholar’s Compass Interacts with Faithful Is Successful