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So we begin again, taking our first steps into the Spring Term 2014 during what some traditions call the Season of Epiphany, the season of magi journeys, illuminations, revelations. Read more. |
Sign Up for the School of Divinity Retreat
You are invited to the 2014 School of Divinity Retreat, Wildnerness Journeys. The retreat will be led by Shonda Jones, Chris Copeland, Monique Swaby, Analyse Triolo, and Terrinae Watson, and will provide an opportunity for community building, spiritual growth, and rest. The retreat will be held Friday, January 31 beginning at 3:00pm through 4:00pm on Saturday, February 1 at Haw River State Park in Browns Summit, NC. Cost is $35 for a double room, $55 for single room (includes three meals, programming, and lodging). Reserve your space today as registration ends Tuesday, January 21.
 Community Worship
As we begin the spring semester, the Chapel Committee would like to invite you to be a part of community worship each week. We gather on Tuesday and Thursday at 11:00am in Davis Chapel and are led in worship by members of the School of Divinity as well as individuals from the Winston-Salem community. We have some wonderful and gifted worship leaders this semester so we encourage you to check out the schedule online and plan to be a part of the gathered community in worship.
Summer Internship Funding
The School of Divinity makes available funding to support summer ministry internships. Look for the application for summer 2014 internship placements in the next couple of weeks. If you are interested in this opportunity, please be thinking about the ministry setting in which you would like to serve as an intern.
Moyers Scholar Program for Summer 2014
The Bill and Judith Moyers Scholars Program provides funding for one School of Divinity student to serve as an intern for one summer at the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC) in Washington, DC. The BJC is dedicated to defending and extending religious liberty for all people. The award for the summer of 2014 pays for the cost of double-occupancy housing in Washington and includes a stipend. Please email John Senior for an application. Applications will be due February 14.
Intramural Frisbee and Basketball Sign Ups
We need you! Sign up for join the intramural frisbee or basketball team by this Friday, January 17. For questions or more information, contact Abby Pratt.
 Next Week: Pathways in Ministry "Finding and Keeping the Perfect Job" Wednesday, January 22, 11:00am - 12:20pm Wingate 202 How do you determine the right job for you? What strategies should you use to find the perfect job? What's the best way to keep the job you love? These questions and more will be explored to help students think about and plan for ministry after school. The workshop will be led by John Senior, Shonda Jones, and Chris Copeland. Snacks will be provided; RSVP to Chris Copeland by Monday, January 20.
Career Services Resource Library We are excited to announce that our brand new Career Services Resource Library is now open! The library contains books and other helpful materials that will help you navigate the waters of job finding, and further prepare you for your life after school. Some of the resources include Start and Grow your Faith-Based Non-Profit; Vocation: Discerning Our Callings in Life, and many more. You may browse and borrow books by visiting the library in Wingate 203B. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with these new resources. Learn more about the library and other Career Services offerings here. If you have any questions, contact Chris Copeland in the Office of Leadership Development.
Nadia Bolz-Weber
February 11 - 12
Nadia Bolz-Weber will give a free, public lecture on Tuesday, February 11 at 7:00pm in Wait Chapel on her memoir, Pastrix: the Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint. On Wednesday, February 12, she will be present at coffee hour to discuss the emerging church movement and religious leadership in the 21st century. Coffee hour is not an event open to the public. Please help us spread the word to those whom you know may be interested in attending the lecture on Tuesday evening. Bolz-Weber is the founding pastor of House for All Sinners and Saints, an ELCA mission church in Denver, Colorado.
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 Job of the Week
Johnson City, TN - Appalachia Service Project (ASP) seeks a Summer Chaplain. The Chaplain travels within the five state regions of West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Kentucky in which ASP performs their summer youth volunteer program. Responsible to ASP's Ministries Department, the Chaplain provides spiritual consultation to summer staff and partners in service, gives programming assistance, consultation of faith-related training sessions, and completes miscellaneous administrative duties related to ASP's spiritual components.
>> View the detailed job listing for the position above and all available job listings (sorted by category) here.
Did you know that the Admissions Office keeps a list of external scholarship resources to assist you with finding scholarship and grants to support the cost of your education? There are a variety of awards available, some with certain eligibility requirements (i.e., location, denomination, etc.). Scholarships of the Week >>Applications for both of the scholarships above can be found here.
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Men's Basketball vs. NC State
Wednesday, January 15, 9:00pm
Joel Coliseum
MLK Read-In
Saturday, January 28, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Benson 401
The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service promotes Dr. King's ideals about serving others, equality and non-violence. On Saturday, January 18, 2014, please join us for a Read-In event at Wake Forest University. The Read-In promotes King's legacy of service, literacy, and community empowerment to children ages 4-10. Please help us make this, "A Day On, Not a Day Off!" If you are interested in volunteering please visit the website.
Interested in other events in the Piedmont? Check out a listing of other upcoming events this week here.
Coming Soon: Holocaust Remembrance
Tuesday, January 27 - Wednesday, January 28
Greensboro College
On Monday, January 27 there will be a special screening of "Jakob the Liar" and a memorial beginning at 7:00pm at the Hannah Brown Finch Memorial Chapel. On Tuesday, January 28, Susannah Heschel of Dartmouth College will give a lecture on "The Aryan Jesus: Christians, Nazis, and the Bible" at 7:00pm in the Hannah Brown Finch Memorial Chapel.
through Sunday, June 1
Reynolda House Museum of American Art
Reynolda Moderns highlights early 20th-century loans and holdings in the Museum's collection by many of the same artists included in American Moderns. General Admission: $14; Member/Wake Forest Students and Employees: Free
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