You are invited to attend the CCSN’s first-ever pre-conference event at NCA. Space is limited, so please contact rwoods@theccsn.com if you are interested in attending. Still time to register. RSVP by Tuesday, October 1. From the Outrageous to the Scandalous: Re-imagining Christian Thinking and Scholarship in an Age of Tribalism and Ideological Resentment AÂ Dialogic Unconference Hosted by the Christianity and …
Quote of the Week, Distinguishing Truth from Falsehood, by Blaise Pascal
“Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.” –David Smith, Blaise Pascal: 99 Quotes to Change Your Life, p. 19
Summer 2024 Workshops in Faith and Communication, Recordings Now Available
Here is the list of resource pages from the CCSN 2024 Summer Workshops in faith and communication. The June 5th workshop is free and available without a password. If you are interested in any other workshops, please contact rwoods@theccsn.com. 1. June 5, Teaching C. S. Lewis: Chronicles of a Master Communicator. https://www.theccsn.com/workshop-resources-teaching-c-s-lewis-2024-with-steve-beebe/ 2. June 7, AI & Christian Faith. https://www.theccsn.com/protected-workshop-resources-ai-and-the-christian-faith-kevin-schut-and-scott-macklin/ 3. June …
A Prayer for Covenant with God, by John Wesley
Wesley’s Covenant Prayer “I am no longer my own, but thine. Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt. Put me to doing, put me to suffering. Let me be employed by thee or laid aside for thee, exalted for thee or brought low for thee. Let me be full, let me be empty. Let me …
Coming Soon, The Four Voices of Preaching: Communicating Faith in a Connected World
The Four Voices of Preaching: Communicating Faith in a Connected World Available 2024 Author: Robert Stephen Reid Total Pages: 248 Price: $28.00 [Return to Integratio Press] Description Sermons preached before a congregation are only one way people hear messages of faith. Whether the listener is seated in a pew or listening to a podcast or a book about faith, most …
Recorded webinar, Awakening the Quieter Virtues, with Greg Spencer
Title: Awakening the Quieter Virtues in an Era of Braggadocio and Isolation Presenter: Greg Spencer, Professor Emeritus of Communication, Westmont College Date/Time: September 16, 2024, 6-7 pm EST Description: In our culture, virtue gets relatively little attention. Because of the noisiness of our culture, the quieter virtues are almost lost altogether. Innocence and contentment are not often discussed or desired, …
Quote of the Week, Communication that Builds Up
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” –Ephesians 4:29 (New International Version)
A Prayer, Thy Greatness, My Nothingness, by Soren Kierkegaard
Thy Greatness, My Nothingness “God in Heaven, let me really feel my nothingness, not in order to despair over it, but in order to feel the more powerfully the greatness of Thy goodness.” –Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855), from The Prayers of Kierkegaard, University of Chicago Press, 1956
Summer 2024 Workshop Recordings Now Available for Viewing
Here is the list of resource pages from the CCSN 2024 Summer Workshops attached as a Word Doc and below. 1. June 5, Teaching C. S. Lewis: Chronicles of a Master Communicator. https://www.theccsn.com/workshop-resources-teaching-c-s-lewis-2024-with-steve-beebe/ 2. June 7, AI & Christian Faith. https://www.theccsn.com/protected-workshop-resources-ai-and-the-christian-faith-kevin-schut-and-scott-macklin/ 3. June 12, Strategies for Cultivating a Writing and Publishing Agenda while Teaching Full-time. https://www.theccsn.com/2024-workshop-resources-writing-and-publishing-while-teaching-full-time/ 4. June 18, Demystifying the Book Proposal …
Case Study Application, Prayer, Indirect Communication, and the Classroom, by John Dunkle
Case Study Application: Prayer, Indirect Communication, and the Classroom Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 11, 2024 (January – December) John T. Dunkle, Assistant Professor, Strategic and Personal Communication, Liberty University Abstract: In Christian higher education, incorporating prayer at some point during a class is common and can become rote and ritualistic. The author suggests that public prayers—whether offered at …
