Column title: Crossed My Mind: Thoughts on Culture and Communication Column entry: Eastertide: “He Lives, Though Ever Crucified” By John Hatch, Ph.D. Eastern University (retired) CCSN Senior Fellow Column Description: As Christians, we are called to have the mind of Christ. This goes against the grain of our social and cultural conditioning. We seek personal or political advancement; Christ seeks …
New Vlog Entry, Social Media and the Power of Conversation, by Stephanie Bennett
Description: It’s easy to depersonalize someone if our major way of knowing that person is via social media. Social media provide a virtual space, and there are benefits of that type of connection, but if we are longing for closeness with others we’ve got to invest time in a shared space–a space where we can cultivate close relationship, learn to …
Let’s Talk Family, Column Entry, “How Do You Talk to Your Kids about Alcohol and Other Drugs?”
Column: Let’s Talk Family: Conversations about Faith and Family Flourishing Column entry: “How Do You Talk to Your Kids about Alcohol and Other Drugs?” By Jonathan Pettigrew, PhD, Arizona State University; Diane Badzinski, PhD, Colorado Christian University Column Description: Let’s Talk Family: Conversations about Faith and Family Flourishing is a monthly column offering a space to consider research-based, biblically-sound practices …
Column entry, “Soul Baring in the Pulpit: Lessons in Storytelling from The Moth,” by Robert Stephen Reid
Column Title: Communicating Faith in the Cross-Walk of Life Column Entry: “Soul Baring in the Pulpit: Lessons in Storytelling from The Moth” By Robert Stephen Reid, Professor Emeritus, University of Dubuque Description: During most of Christendom people lived with some form of a theistic identity. But in our post-Christendom secular society most North American Christians are faced, sometimes explicitly but mostly …
Column Entry, Communication Centered Leadership, by Chris Hamstra
Column Title: Leadership Life Stories: Communicating and Leading through Your Story Column Entry: “Communication Centered Leadership” By Chris Hamstra, PhD, Davenport University Description: There is a power when people come together to share stories. As people of faith, the practice and process of storytelling helps us understand ourselves, our communities, and our organizations. When combined with leadership, stories provide examples of how to …
Column Entry, Holy Week: Cross-ing the Chasm of (Apparently) Meaningless Suffering, by John Hatch
Column title: Crossed My Mind: Thoughts on Culture and Communication Column entry: Holy Week: Cross-ing the Chasm of (Apparently) Meaningless Suffering By John Hatch, Ph.D. Eastern University (retired) CCSN Senior Fellow Column Description: As Christians, we are called to have the mind of Christ. This goes against the grain of our social and cultural conditioning. We seek personal or political …
Teacher-scholar Column, Faith-learning integration in Business: Person, Not Object, by Matthew Fuss
Faith-learning integration in Business: Person, Not Object Matthew Fuss, PhD Geneva College Thus far, in these columns (no. 1; no. 2), I have addressed helping students develop a theology of management/HR. I have also attempted to debunk the underlying assumptions that misinform students’ ideas about faith and management while addressing and debunking the sacred-secular divide that students often struggle over. …
New Column, Communicating Faith in the Cross-Walk of Life
Column Title: Communicating Faith in the Cross-Walk of Life Column Entry: “Considering Career as Calling” By Robert Stephen Reid, Professor Emeritus, University of Dubuque Description: During most of Christendom people lived with some form of a theistic identity. But in our post-Christendom secular society most North American Christians are faced, sometimes explicitly but mostly implicitly, with a daily choice of …
New Column, Leadership Life Stories, by Chris Hamstra
Column Title: Leadership Life Stories: Communicating and Leading through Your Story Column Entry: “Introducing Leadership Life Stories: Engaging the Power Of Stories” By Chris Hamstra, PhD, Davenport University Description: There is a power when people come together to share stories. As people of faith, the practice and process of storytelling helps us understand ourselves, our communities, and our organizations. When combined with leadership, …
Column Entry, Fanning the Flame, “The Burden and Beauty of Our Task,” by Joseph Bird
Column Title: Fanning the Flame: Reigniting the Joy of Christian Communication for Pastor, Pew, and Public Column Entry: “The Burden and Beauty of Our Task” By Joseph Bird, PhD, MDiv, William Carey University Column Description: Preaching and teaching are public communication art and science, but never easy. It is especially difficult when we lose the joy we once had to effectively communicate …
