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
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 …
Column Entry, “Christian Family Practice: Bible Study,” by Jonathan Pettigrew and Diane Badzinski
Column: Let’s Talk Family: Conversations about Faith and Family Flourishing Column entry: “Christian Family Practice: Bible Study” 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 for family communication. We all have families. …
Column Entry, “ChatGPT and the Witness of Preaching,” by Robert Reid
Column Title: Communicating Faith in the Cross-Walk of Life Column Entry: “ChatGPT and the Witness of Preaching” 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 …
Column entry, The “Jazz Factor” in Christian Theology and Communication, by John Hatch
Column title: Crossed My Mind: Thoughts on Culture and Communication Column entry: The “Jazz Factor” in Christian Theology and Communication 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; …
Column Entry, “Considering Career as Calling,” by Robert Stephen Reid
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 …
