Help Tom finish his dissertation and be entered to win a free book! Take a survey on how/what you've learned about calling. As of yesterday, Tom Grosh IV is officially on a well-earned sabbatical to finish his own dissertation; he's excited to return to the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) in June. Tom is looking forward to coming back to ESN in June 2017 with even more knowledge about calling and vocation and how people learn about it through campus ministry settings and other resources. That's the focus of … [Read more...] about Pray for Tom’s Sabbatical
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Help Tom Finish His Dissertation and You Could Win a Free Book
Take a short survey on how / what you've learned about "calling" by December 22, and be entered to win a free book. It's not just every day you get a chance to help Tom Grosh IV finish his dissertation*, give valuable input that will shape the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN)'s future work, and be entered into a drawing for a free book. But you can do all those things just by filling out this brief survey. Tom's dissertation will center on understanding what theologies of "calling" students bring with them when … [Read more...] about Help Tom Finish His Dissertation and You Could Win a Free Book
How I found Mentors
Kateri Collins has been sharing her experiences preparing for graduate school with ESN this year. Now that she has started her program, she explores her stories of finding mentoring and offers tips. Check out Kateri's other pieces: the story of her graduate school search and a reflection on inhabiting transitional time well. Image: Painting by Kateri Collins. … [Read more...] about How I found Mentors
Imago Dei: Witness and Work (Part 5 of 5)
Michael Huerter finishes his series responding to The Image of God in an Image Driven Age: Explorations in Theological Anthropology, edited by Beth Felker Jones and Jeffrey W. Barbeau (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2016). See Part 1 of Michael's explorations here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here, and Part 4 here. … [Read more...] about Imago Dei: Witness and Work (Part 5 of 5)
Fall Snapshot: Depending on Christ
This summer, we pioneered a new Summer Snapshot series that shared brief reflections from people in our network on their experience this summer. The series was so well received we've decided to expand it to other seasons. We're delighted to share this Fall Snapshot from an emerging scholar in psychology. Written a bit earlier this fall, this piece is deeply relevant as November busyness takes off. As an aspiring psychologist, I was recently in a training session that taught us how to validate clients' … [Read more...] about Fall Snapshot: Depending on Christ