The James Madison Christian Faculty Fellowship will meet March 2 at noon in Taylor 307. Please note that this meeting, like the remainder of the spring meetings, will be on a Wednesday and not a Friday. Andrew Witmer from the History Department will be speaking on the integration of faith and history.
The first regular meeting of the James Madison Christian Faculty Fellowship will be this Friday, January 14, at 12 noon in Taylor 303. The subject is the integration of faith and learning. Our speaker is Jay Sullenger (Athletics – Baseball). Other scheduled meetings for the spring are:
Please note that the last three meetings are on Wednesday instead of Friday, because there were no rooms available on Friday.
Our topic for the spring semester is the application of Faith/Learning integration. Below is the schedule, with all meetings set to begin at 12 noon:
Please note that the last three meetings are on Wednesday instead of Friday, because there were no rooms available on Friday. Note also that the two speakers for March 2 and April 6 are set (Brian Augustine, Chemistry and Andrew Witmer, History), but they are still sorting out which dates works best. We look forward to seeing you in the spring!
The next meeting of our fellowship is set for noon on Friday, December 3 in 309 Taylor Hall. Our guest speaker will be Dan Flynn of Campus Crusade for Christ. Our theme for the year is integration of faith and vocation; Dan will provide us with an update on Crusade and its ministry at JMU.
Are all disciplines created equal when it comes to faith-learning integration?
The topic for this year is faith-learning integration. However, is every discipline created equal? Maybe you have thought about how to integrate your faith with your discipline, but would you be able to assist your colleague with the same activity? We will discuss an article written by William Hasker located at http://www.cccu.org/professional_development/resource_library/faithlearning_integration_an_overview. This article is very long, but you can find a short summary at http://www.math.jmu.edu/~tongen/HaskerIntegration.pdf. Please come for a time of fellowship and discussion even if you do not have time to read the article or summary. Our meeting will be at 12 noon Friday, November 5 in Taylor 303.
The next meeting of our fellowship is set for noon on Friday, October 1 in 303 Taylor Hall. Our guest speaker will be C.J. Goeller of the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Our theme for the year is integration of faith and vocation; C.J. will provide us with an update on InterVarsity and its ministry at JMU.
Our first meeting of the academic year is set for September 3, 12-1:30 p.m., in Taylor 303. The subject: “Introductory discussion about faith-learning integration.” Here’s a description from the program chair, Anthony Tongen:
How does your faith impact your vocation? How does a student’s faith impact how he or she views his or her subject matter? Does it matter? We are going to focus on these types of questions this year. Whether you are a faculty member who can contribute your insight on faith-learning integration in your field, a faculty member who has never thought about faith-learning integration or a staff member who daily interacts with students who may struggle with these concepts, you are invited to come and help us consider these issues. Please go to http://www.virtualsalt.com/int/ and read either “Defining the Integration of Faith and Learning” or “The Integration of Faith and Learning” for our first discussion. Please come even if you do not have time to read the articles for a time of fellowship and discussion.
Fall 2010
September 3rd – Faith-vocation integration #1 (Taylor 303) 12:00 – 1:30 pm
October 1st – Christian ministry #1: C.J. Goeller, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (Taylor 303)
November 5th – Faith-vocation integration #2 (Taylor 303)
December 3rd – Christian ministry #2: Dan Flynn, Campus Crusade for Christ (Taylor 309)
Spring 2011
January 14th (Taylor 303)
February 4th – Anthony Tongen (Taylor 303)
March 4th – location TBA
April 1st – location TBA
(Note: Brian Augustine will lead a discussion in the spring on Faith and Chemistry)
This from Brian Augustine about the upcoming presentation by Ken Myers of Mars Hill Audio on Friday, May 14th at 7:30 p.m. at Massanutten Presbyterian Church: “He will be speaking on the topic, ‘Growing Up in a Digital World: Modern Technology in the Lives of Our Children’. Ken is an insightful and thoughtful person and will probably really challenge most in the audience to think about how technology is shaping the lives and attitudes of our children.”
Here’s a downloadable flier for the Myers presentation