Have you ever been on the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) blog or social media and thought, ESN needs to write an article on...? You are probably right! But I wonder if it has occurred to you that you may be the person to write that article. After all, it did occur to you that an article is needed which means it is something you care about. What kind of article is ESN looking for? The basic answer is an article that will be an encouragement to other Emerging Scholars on the early career pathway in higher education. … [Read more...] about Writers Wanted!
Writer's Guidelines
Fall Preview: Highlighting Community
Fill out our fall Writer's Survey! In our first preview post last Sunday, we introduced several new and ongoing ways to connect with the wider community of Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) members. As we wrap up our fall preview series today, we'd like to highlight one more way to engage with community. We're inviting members and friends of ESN to share more about their own communities on the blog this year. We'd love to encourage emerging scholars by sharing what other believers are doing to build community in their … [Read more...] about Fall Preview: Highlighting Community
Fall Preview: Interviews
Fill out our fall Writer's Survey! The Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) has an exciting new direction for interviews, encouraged by last spring's Faithful Is Successful series. The interviews in that series became a great way of sharing mentoring and peer conversations through ESN. As emerging scholars interviewed more experienced academics or peers at a similar career point, their thoughtful explorations encouraged others through the blog. We're hoping to do more interviews that let emerging scholars "listen in" on … [Read more...] about Fall Preview: Interviews
Fall Preview: Navigating Career Stages/Common Academic Experiences
Fill out our Fall 2015 Writer's Survey! Living out your vocation doesn't just happen when you have the time for extended theological reflection or peaceful spiritual exercises on retreat. It also happens when you're grading papers, starting a postdoc, going to conferences, and writing your dissertation. Some of ESN's most widely read posts last year focused on wrestling through one's vocation while navigating a particular career stage or working through a common academic experience. … [Read more...] about Fall Preview: Navigating Career Stages/Common Academic Experiences
Fall Preview: Scholar’s Call
Fill out our fall Writer's Survey. One of the main themes we're exploring this year on the blog is vocation: What does it mean to be called to follow Christ? What does it mean to pursue an academic vocation? What does it mean to put the two together? Scholar's Compass built a great foundation for thinking about those questions on the blog, and this year we're launching a new series to build on that foundation. Scholar's Call will allow writers to explore integrating Christ's call to follow Him everywhere with His call … [Read more...] about Fall Preview: Scholar’s Call