Graduate Students Resources

Conversations with C. S. Lewis, by author, philosopher, and Emerging Scholars Network member Robert Velarde. This Q&A with the author was originally published at IVPress.com.

Tags: Books | Mentoring

Not One Square Inch: A Study in Colossians

Colossians 1:15-20

Tags: Bible Study | Faculty Catalysts

Audio: How to Be Busy, Productive, and Happy

Cal DeWitt, Professor at the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies of the University of Wisconsin, delivered this talk at the 2007 Faculty Conference at Cedar Campus. He focuses on a topic of concern to all Christian academics: time management.

Tags: Event Resources | Time Management | Conference Materials | Faculty Catalysts

The Calling of a Christian Scholar

How should we consider our calling to be Christians in the academy?

Tags: Calling & Vocation | Integration of faith and academia

Intellectual Formation's Impact on Spiritual Formation

"I have a strong feeling that my intellectual formation is just as much a hindrance as a help to prayer."-- Henri Nouwen The Genesee Diary

Tags: Balance | Academia | Grad Students | Leaders

Audio: Faith & Academic Commitments in a Post-Modern World

What does theology have to do with other academic disciplines? Alan Padgett of Luther Seminary provides a model for the engagement of theology with academic disciplines.

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Just Do It: ESN Reading Groups on Campus

Build community, develop Christian minds, and transform your campus through weekly book discussions. Carson Weitnauer shares his experiences of God’s power and grace through reading groups and offers suggestions on hosting an ESN group on your campus.

Tags: Integration of faith and academia | Leaders

Can MBAs Make a Difference among the Poor?

John Terrill, Director for InterVarsity’s Professional Schools Ministries, and Al Erisman, Director for the Center of Integrity in Business at Seattle Pacific University, reflect on their experience leading an exploratory MBA missions project to the Central African Republic (C.A.R.).

Tags: Missions | MBA

Redeeming Reason Audio Available

Couldn't make it to the Redeeming Reason conference in Chicago? You can still listen to the talks given by Dallas Willard, Cornelius Plantinga, and others.

Tags: Event Resources | Conferences

Christian Professional and Academic Societies

Through Christian professional and academic societies, it’s possible to build connections with others who share your passion — both for your field and for Christ.

Covenanted Prayer

The Emerging Scholars Network is a long-haul endeavor that depends on God. In other words, it’s the perfect subject of serious prayer. We hope this cycle of prayers and readings will help you join others before God in thanks and supplication.

Tags: Prayer | Leaders

Core Bibliography

These are the books we believe offer the best places to start as you seek to answer four questions crucial to every ESN member.

Tags: Mentoring | Leaders | Academic Vocation

Bring to This Desk: A Prayer for Wisdom

Charles Troutman (a pioneer of IVCF in the 1930s) wrote, "There is no place like the university for the sharpening and expansion of Christian faith." Here is a prayer he wrote in 1960 which brings that grand vision down to each individual's desk.

Tags: Prayer | Leaders

A Prayer before Study

When our lives become more hectic and intense with the pressure of papers and exams the need for prayer seems more obvious even if it is harder to come by. I commend this one to you. It has survived the test of time. You may wish to offer this prayer each time you sit to study. -Jeff Barneson

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