It seems like I just flipped the calendar to November, and now the month ends tomorrow. I have things that I was going to finish before the end of the month! Perhaps in December?
This morning, I was with the Bible school teaching 1-2 Chronicles. I think each time through I strengthen my engagement with students, but there is so much more that could be done.
After lunch, there was a research seminar, where colleagues share their research projects. One new NT teacher recently had his dissertation published (in English). (He is filling in this year at 60%, since our NT teacher is now the rektor [principal].) His dissertation (Cambridge) was on the apology of Justin Martyr, and he discussed it (in Swedish). I could track some of it, because I read some of the chapter he distributed.
The other one was a review (in Swedish) of an article (in Swedish) before it will go to print (in Norway). It was on the EFS efforts for new mission starts in the past 2 decades. The summary is that the growing edge is the international outreaches. For 2 years, I’ve been lobbying for a global and multicultural approach in our curricula and pedagogy, leveraging the 150+ years of JTH history and current global and multi-cultural relationships. The rektor is attuned, but the investment of time and capacity building is beyond the resources we have currently for a major step forward. But we continue with little steps.
During the research seminar, I looked around and realized that I was the only woman there. And since the one woman has limited Swedish, there was no woman’s voice heard today with comments or questions.
With blessings,
Beth