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Michael J. James – Christian Higher Education, 2023
This essay explores the concept of mentoring communities in the context of Christian higher education. It delves into the importance of forming mentoring communities for faculty, administrators, and students that embrace love, empathy, and a shared commitment to justice, particularly in light of systemic injustices within academia and in the…
Descriptors: Mentors, Christianity, Religious Education, College Faculty
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Dirksen, Carolyn – Christian Higher Education, 2020
Community engagement through service-learning has been a mainstay of higher education for the past 20 years and has increasingly proven successful in grounding academic knowledge in community experience. This article explores how service-learning programs designed to shape students' sense of responsibility for the common good can also foster their…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Program Descriptions, Spiritual Development, Christianity
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Bouma-Prediger, Steven – Christian Higher Education, 2018
Reconciliation is often understood as only having to do with our broken relationship with God. Yet we are alienated not only from God, but also from other people and the natural world. So we need help. Our brokenness extends to all things, thus we need to be put back into right relationships with all things. Such is the good news of Scripture: God…
Descriptors: Christianity, Religious Factors, Alienation, Biblical Literature
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Tangenberg, Katy – Christian Higher Education, 2013
Integrating prior research focused on gender climate and expectations in Christian higher education, this article describes mentoring models and strategies sensitive to dual family and career goals frequently expressed by female students. Discussion includes a review of literature relevant to women's mentoring on Christian campuses, exploration of…
Descriptors: Females, Gender Issues, Christianity, Church Related Colleges
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Olson, Chris G. – Christian Higher Education, 2011
This article presents some of the findings from a recent study on adult students (25 years and older) in Christian nontraditional programs and the implications these findings have for Christian higher education. One goal of the study was to develop a better understanding of adult spirituality. Utilizing a descriptive, cross-sectional survey…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Christianity, Higher Education, College Programs