Vocation in Action

Recently I was asked to speak at the national conference for the Association for Christians in Student Development (ACSD). The organizers asked me to give a theological account for the work of student development and to show how the themes of the conference connected to the good work of student life. Here is the final installment of the six talks I gave on June 10-13.  Session 6          The Good Work of Student Development   I’d like to thank Dr. Kristy Morgan, Dr. Steve Conn, the LETU Student Life team, and the executive team of ACSD for letting me be a part of this wonderful conference. Thank you for letting me share in your life and your work. It has been so enriching to learn more about what you do.  I would also like to give thanks to those of you who have engaged with me these past four days—for the hospitality that you have shown me through your attentiveness, which is perhaps the greatest gift we can give to one another.     Over the past four days we have been talking a

Recently I was asked to speak at the national conference for the Association for Christians in Student Development (ACSD). The organizers asked me to give a theological account for the work of student development and to show how the themes of the conference connected to the good work of student life. Here is the fifth installment of the six talks I gave on June 10-13.  Session 5          The Good Work of Hospitality   Good morning! I hope you have been encouraged as we have been reflecting upon the good work that you do and seeing how it is connected to the ongoing work of Jesus! This morning I want to talk about the good work of hospitality. I want anchor our discussion on hospitality in what will at first seem like a really strange passage, Romans 16.1-16. Bear with me for a moment. Trust me, this text will preach!   As I read Romans 16.1-16, I want to ask you to listen for hospitality language (welcome), to pay attention to family language, and to make note of the additional i