The final meeting of the academic year for the James Madison Christian Faculty Fellowship is set for next Wednesday, April 25, at 12:15 p.m. in Taylor 304. Our only agenda item is vision casting for next year.

On a related subject, congratulations are in order for Anthony Tongen, who will be in Mexico next year as a Fulbright Scholar (http://www.jmu.edu/jmuweb/general/news/general11980.shtml). Since Anthony has served as program chair (thanks, Anthony!), that means the position is open for next year.

Come with your ideas! Future programming, meeting times and study topics are all up for discussion and reflection.

We will be meeting again on February 29th (Happy Leap Day!) from 12:15 to 1:15 pm in Taylor 304 to continue our discussion on how the Fruit of the Spirit can be displayed in our work here at JMU. We will focus on Faithfulness this week. As usual, please bring your favorite Bible verse about faithfulness and be ready to discuss how displaying faithfulness can bring Glory to God.

We will be meeting again on January 25th from 12:15 to 1:15 pm in Taylor
304 to continue our discussion on how the Fruit of the Spirit can be
displayed in our work here at JMU. We will focus on Patience this
week. One verse to meditate on as you prepare for our meeting is 2
Tim 4:2 – Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season;
correct, rebuke, and encourage – with great patience and careful
instruction. As usual, please bring your favorite Bible verse about
patience and be ready to discuss how displaying patience can bring
Glory to God.

Here are our other meeting dates for the spring semester:

• Wednesday, February 29^th, Taylor 304, 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 28^th, Taylor 304, 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 25^th, Taylor 304, 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

We will be meeting again on November 30th from 12:15-1:15 pm in Taylor 304 to continue our discussion on how the Fruit of the Spirit can be displayed in our work here at JMU. At this possibly chaotic time of the year, academically and personally, we will discuss how to live out Philippians 4:7 (ESV) “And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” As usual, please bring your favorite Bible verse about peace and be ready to discuss how we can be more intentional about displaying the Peace of God for the Glory of God.

God is doing some amazing things in the campus ministries here at JMU. Wouldn’t it be great if we could visit the groups to encourage their ministries? We can! Next week we will be visiting Chi Alpha on Tuesday (November 8th) at 7:30 pm in Taylor 405 and Cru on Thursday (November 10th) at 8:00 pm in HHS 2301. Even if you don’t usually come to the Wednesday lunch meetings, please come and support two of the campus ministries. Bob Richardson will be the point of contact for Tuesday, please meet him near Taylor 405 around 7:25 pm. Anthony Tongen will be the point of contact on Thursday, please meet him near the door that separates HHS and Phys/Chem around 7:55 pm. Please contact Anthony Tongen (tongenal@jmu.edu) if you have any questions. Even if you cannot make it to either of the events next week, please join us in praying for the work God is doing on campus! Have a great week!

On October 26 at 12:15 p.m. in Taylor 304 we’ll continue our study of the fruits of the Spirit. The background is Galatians 5:22-23, where we learn that the fruits of the Holy Spirit are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. What does it mean for Christ-following academics to exemplify the fruits of the Spirit? We’ll explore this together on the 26th.

Our first meeting of the semester will be held Wednesday, September 21st. Taylor 304 is the local for all our meetings this year. We’ll start at 12:15 p.m. and go for one hour. Please join us! All interested faculty and staff are welcome.

From program chair Anthony Tongen: This year’s theme is “Fruits of the Spirit in Academia.”

We learn in Galatians 5:22-23 that the fruits of the Holy Spirit are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.  What does it mean for Christ-following academics to exemplify the fruits of the Spirit?  We invite you to join us this academic year on the Wednesdays listed below from 12:15 – 1:15 to examine specific fruits of the spirit and discuss how it impacts our work.  We encourage you to bring a Bible each month as we seek to sharpen each other as Christians who desire to live out the fruits of the Spirit in the profession God has called us to here at JMU.  If you are interested in leading one of the monthly discussions on your favorite (or most challenging) fruit of the Spirit, please contact Anthony Tongen (tongenal@jmu.edu).

Fall 2011

• Wednesday, September 21^st – Love (Taylor 304) 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
• Wednesday, October 26^th – Fruit TBD (Taylor 304) 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
• Wednesday, November 30^th – Fruit TBD (Taylor 304) 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm

Spring 2012

• Wednesday, January 25^th – Fruit TBD (Taylor 304) 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
• Wednesday, February 29^th – Fruit TBD (Taylor 304) 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
• Wednesday, March 28^th – Fruit TBD (Taylor 304) 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
• Wednesday, April 25^th – Vision-casting for next year (Taylor 304) 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm

Hi, everyone, and welcome back! Anthony Tongen will again serve this year as program chair. We’ll go to the email list, and post here, when we have times and dates. If you would like email reminders of our meetings, just drop the webmaster a note using this contact form.