On Friday, we sent out the first 2011-12 issue of the Lamp Post, the email chronicle of InterVarsity Faculty Ministry. “What is the Lamp Post?” you ask? And well you might: it had been a while since we sent out an issue, partly because we were trying to do too much with each one. The Lamp Post is an email publication specifically for Christian faculty, with articles and resources intended to help Christian faculty in their spiritual, academic, and community life on campus. A typical issue might feature a Bible study written specifically for faculty, announcements about upcoming faculty events, an article from a faculty member reflecting on some aspect of faculty life, or a review of a new book with particular relevance for Christian faculty.
If you’re wondering about the difference between ESN’s offerings and those of Faculty Ministry, ESN serves those on the path toward an academic vocation — undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, untenured faculty — while Faculty Ministry focuses squarely on those who have already become faculty. There’s quite a bit of overlap between those two groups, of course, so you might want to subscribe to the Lamp Post if you enjoy reading the Emerging Scholars Blog.
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The Lamp Post is trying a new format and a new frequency this year: once a month, we’ll publish a new issue with 1 or 2 featured articles or resources, such as a Bible study, theological reflection, or a report “from the field.” In this September issue, we featured the 2010-2011 Faculty Ministry Annual Report (which I think you will find very encouraging) and a pair of prayers for the new academic year, one of which is reprinted below.
We’ll also include short links to other items from the past few months. In this issue, these included: [Read more…] about The Lamp Post: A Resource for Christian Faculty