We are grateful for this report from Paula Puckett, GFM Faculty Minister at William & Mary. It models faculty members encouraging each other in following Christ as well as the strength of partnership between Christian study centers and on-campus ministries. The past three years at William & Mary have been particularly exciting. Two streams of ministry converged to more effectively serve faculty and students. The first is the growth of InterVarsity's traditional Faculty Ministry. With more than … [Read more...] about Faculty Fellowship Dinners at the College of William & Mary
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Scholar’s Compass: Prayerful Pedagogy
The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops. -James 5:16b-18 (NIV) Reflection Learning a language is an exciting endeavor–the beginning of an adventure that leads to new relationships, opportunities, and experiences. As a German instructor, I have the privilege of … [Read more...] about Scholar’s Compass: Prayerful Pedagogy
Serving Students and their Communities at One Indian Christian College
The third in Kami L. Rice's guest series on visiting India. Last week I eagerly ventured further south to Coimbatore, where I was greeted with flowers and smiles at the airport by my hosts-for-the-week from CSI Bishop Appasamy College of Arts & Sciences (BACAS), a Church of South India (CSI) college founded in 1995. I'm connected to BACAS via my freelance work, and when I met Mrs. Susheila Williams, the college's Secretary (which in India is the title for the chief administrative leader, a role something … [Read more...] about Serving Students and their Communities at One Indian Christian College
Chasing Wisdom with Nathan Foster part III
Returning to our series with Nathan Foster, Assistant Professor of Social Work, Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor, MI. As you may remember, the first post focused upon how a private person, such as Nathan, wrote such an open book about his life, struggles, family, and vocation. In the second post, we explored becoming a wisdom chaser in higher education, strained family relationships, and discerning the call to higher education. Today, we'll consider power in the classroom from the perspective of the … [Read more...] about Chasing Wisdom with Nathan Foster part III
Serving Across Generations
Last week, Tom and I, along with about a hundred other InterVarsity Graduate and Faculty Ministry staff, traveled to Techny Towers Bookstores and Conference Center for our annual staff meetings and training. For the past several years, our GFM team has been journeying through the Four Core Commitments of GFM, with teachers like Scot McKnight, Gordon Smith, and Andy Crouch. As I mentioned on Friday, our teacher this year was MaryKate Morse, George Fox professor and recent author of Making Room for Leadership. Our theme: … [Read more...] about Serving Across Generations