Christians must care deeply about culture and they must recognize that true cultural obedience to their Lord has to take place under the cross. -- Richard Mouw. Abraham Kuyper: A Short and Personal Introduction (Eerdmans, 2011), 136. In Ministry to Emerging Generations I briefly shared my journey to and the beginning of a Doctor of Ministry program (DMin) at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Today my intention was to explore the Big Picture of Creation-Fall-Redemption which frames my academic work. But as I … [Read more...] about The Big Picture of Ministry to Emerging Generations
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Ministry to Emerging Generations
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
Book Review: Degrees of Inequality
Degrees of Inequality: How the Politics of Higher Education Sabotaged the American Dream By Suzanne Mettler My rating: 4 of 5 stars The US at one time was distinguished for its commitment to universal primary and secondary education. And since World War 2, through the GI bill, the Pell Grant program, federally backed student loans, and government support of higher education, the opportunity for college education was put within reach for nearly all Americans, no matter what social class they came … [Read more...] about Book Review: Degrees of Inequality
Book Review: College: What it Was, Is, and Should Be
College: What it Was, Is, and Should Be by Andrew Delbanco My rating: 4 of 5 stars Andrew Delbanco opens this book describing a faculty meeting early in his tenure at Columbia where the end of “needs blind” admissions was being debated. He described this debate as the beginning of a journey of thinking about not only his chosen discipline but the whys and wherefores of the university, of which this book is a product. The book follows the schema of the title. He looks at the origins of colleges in this … [Read more...] about Book Review: College: What it Was, Is, and Should Be
Book Review: Big Questions, Worthy Dreams
Big Questions, Worthy Dreams: Mentoring Emerging Adults in Their Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Faith Sharon D. Parks My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is one of the books that higher ed professionals have mentioned to me over and over again with regard to the interest in “spirituality” among college students. So, when a friend offered to lend me a copy, I accepted. For me, there were two significant areas of “takeaway” from this book. The first was Parks exploration of the developmental stage of “emerging … [Read more...] about Book Review: Big Questions, Worthy Dreams