In the first episode of the first series, Dr. Paul Patton explores what it means to “steward the stirrings of one’s soul,” and how it contributes to spiritual growth. How do you determine what is worth remembering, and then once you remember it, how do you move closer toward retrieving it on command? Learn more about Dr. Patton here: https://www.theccsn.com/paul-patton/ …
Tenure-Track Position in Organizational Communication, Bethel University
Tenure-Track Position in Organization Communication, Bethel University https://facultycareers-bethel.icims.com/jobs/1569/tenure-track-position-in-organizational-communication/job Position: Tenure-track position in Organizational Communication Supervisor: Communication Studies Department Chair Job Summary: Full-time, tenure-track faculty position in the Communication Studies Department that includes undergraduate teaching, academic advising, and institutional service. Responsibilities: Teach the equivalent of a full-time load per academic year (3-1-3), including courses in organizational communication, public relations, event management, …
Recorded Webinar, C. S. Lewis and the Craft of Communication, by Steven A. Beebe
Presenter and Affiliation: Steven A. Beebe, Ph.D., Regents’ and University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Texas State University Date and Time: Wednesday, Feb. 24, 6-7 pm EST Description: C. S. Lewis, based on the popularity of his books and essays, is hailed as one of the best Christian communicators of the twentieth century. This presentation describes what Lewis did that made him …
Article: Inspiring Consensus in Community: The Faith and Hope in Proximate Speech, by Joel Ward
Inspiring Consensus in Community: The Faith and Hope in Proximate Speech Joel S. Ward, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Communication, Geneva College Abstract: The outlook for our current age seems bleak. We respond by conjuring up thin hopes since this appears to stabilize and sustain human communities. Genuine hope comes from its companion faith, the inner assurance of good things promised. In Romans …
Podcast, “Soul Stirrings,” Fruit of the Spirit, Part 3
In case you missed it, please enjoy this third installment of Paul’s “Soul Stirrings” podcast on the Fruit of the Spirit called Kindness: CCSN · “Fruit of the Spirit – Kindness, Pt. 3” Ep. 22 – with Dr. Paul Patton Here is Part 2, and Part 1: PART 2 CCSN · “Fruit of the Spirit – Kindness, Pt. 2” Ep. …
CCSN Syllabus Bank, 2021
The Syllabus Bank was posted recently for CCSN members! If you click on the syllabus links below and you are not logged in as a member, then the content will be restricted. To join the CCSN as a member you must first submit our brief membership application. Go to www.theccsn.com and click “Join the Network.” Membership is free and provides …
Devotional – A Time of Sabbath, Dr. Bill Strom
A Time of Sabbath * Bill Strom, Ph.D. Professor of Communication + Media Trinity Western University “There are six days when you may work, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest, a day of sacred assembly. You are not to do any work; wherever you live, it is a sabbath to the Lord […] But in the …
Race and Christianity Reading Group, Fourth Meeting, Friday, January 29
In our “We Stand Together” Statement posted on June 6, 2020, we mentioned the formation of a reading group on Race and Christianity as one action step we could take to contribute to the conversation. As previously mentioned, we will read texts that you may have heard of but never got a chance to read or process with other …
“Words don’t have meaning, people have meaning…?” (or, “This Last, Dim, Weird Battle of the West” or, “The End of Civilization, Maybe.” (Part 4)
“This last, dim, weird battle of the West” or, The End of Civilization, Maybe. (Part 4) By Mark Williams, Ph.D Professor of Rhetoric, California State University, Sacramento (from the regular Column: “Meaningful-Faith: Words, the Word, and a Life of Substance”) After the breaking and entering of the US Capitol Building, the Senate chaplain, in the early morning hours after the …
Article: “Teaching Peace as Christian Witness,” by Gerald Mast
Teaching Peace as Christian Witness Gerald J. Mast, Ph.D. Professor of Communication Bluffton University Abstract: The peace of Jesus Christ is both a spiritual and a cosmic reality to which Christian educators may bear witness not only in their life and example, but also in their scholarship and teaching. If the life and teachings of Jesus Christ make visible a …
