For anyone:

Join the Emerging Scholars Network

Become part of a network of colleagues who care about both mind and soul. Online: Membership registration and a list of ESN benefits.

Read faculty biographies

As Os Guinness puts it, "biographies are the literature of calling." Explore the calling of a university career by "meeting" veterans who have gone before, starting with Professors Who Believe. Online: More suggested titles in our "Core Bibliography."

Start a discussion group

Read and talk with others about a book or article that gets at intellectual and spiritual issues for academics. Online: Good books in our "Core Bibliography" and (soon) a list of suggested periodicals and an ever-growing library of discussion guides.

Start a Bible study

God’s Word speaks powerfully about the academic life. Study it with others who care. Online soon: Bible-study discussion guides for Daniel and other passages in an ever-growing library of Bible studies.

Tithe your study time

Be a well-rounded Christian by devoting 10% of your study time (or book budget) to read books about spiritual formation and theology. Online: Our "Core Bibliography" (and more bibliographies coming).

Read smart Christian periodicals

There are others like you out there, and some of them write for and publish magazines. Learn from them. Online soon: A list of suggested periodicals (also, details about steep discounts for ESN members from Books & Culture and Christian Scholar's Review).

Pray together

Remember the amazing truth: God cares about what you’re up to. So talk with him about life in academia. Online soon: Ideas about how to organize a prayer group.

For students:

Invite scholars to speak to your group

A student fellowship can be inspired by meeting a professor or grad student who loves the life of the mind. Online soon: Ideas about topics and how to find a speaker.

Interview faculty in your field

Set up a visit to ask both believers and non-believers: “How does religious faith bear on the work of our discipline?” Then invite the most thoughtful to speak to a group of students. Online soon: Other questions to ask.

Look where you’re going

Undergrads: visit a nearby graduate Christian fellowship. Grad students: visit a nearby faculty fellowship. Online: Look for a graduate fellowship or faculty fellowship near you (or contact Graduate & Faculty Ministries for help).

For faculty:

Help undergrads get into grad school

Faculty can give invaluable advice about the crucial steps of applying to grad schools. Online soon: An outline of a sample talk about the GRE.

Encourage students to join professional societies

Students benefit from reading journals and attending academic conferences, secular and Christian alike. Online: A list of Christian scholarly societies (members of the Council of Christian Scholarly Societies).