Join us for a rich opportunity to reflect on the joys and challenges of persisting in our work in higher education. Workshop leaders will draw on language and themes from Miller-McLemore’s recent book, Follow Your Bliss and Other Lies About Calling, as they share how they have navigated their vocations as educators. Their stories include a range of vocational experiences that might be described (using Miller-McLemore’s terms) as conflicted, blocked, fractured, or unexpected callings. Participants in this workshop will have the opportunity to explore their own callings to higher education through reflective exercises and small group conversations.
Sara G. Barton, Pastoral Care Director and Associate Chaplain, Baylor University (TX)
Jason A. Mahn, Conrad Bergendoff Chair in the Humanities and Director, Presidential Center for Faith and Learning, Augustana College (IL)
Bonnie Miller-McLemore, E. Rhodes & Leona B. Carpenter Prof. of Religion, Psychology, and Culture, Emerita, Vanderbilt University (TN)