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Calvary Business Professor Published in Handbook of Research on Human Factors in Contemporary Workforce Development
Workforce Development Textbook Includes KC Area Research
Dr. Germaine Washington’s publication found in Handbook of Research on Human Factors in Contemporary Workforce Development includes local research. Published April 2017, the work provides business and government executives, students, and other researchers with valuable information for workforce development. Dr. Washington’s chapter joins many research efforts that tackle contemporary workforce issues. Her study explored issues that create high turnover rates among social workers, community support workers, and youth care workers. Dr. Washington was named the Director of the Business Administration Program of Calvary University in January 2017. She stated, “I believe it is important for believers to engage with other researchers so that the Christian voice is heard.” The textbook is widely available from online suppliers.
New Chapters: Flourishing in Transition
Life is a series of changes and transitions. Our hearts scream, “I want my circumstances to change,” but the reality is, God wants to use our circumstances to change us. The Christians life is lived from the inside out – by faith. This can be uncomfortable, but if we fully understand the power of God’s will in our change, we will ultimately experience the peace of God that is promised (Phil 4:7). If not, we can expect levels of internal tension that can lead to depression and anxiety that we would typically blame on something external.
We all face change in life and the best way to understand the challenges we face during transition is to apply our biblical worldview. Feelings and emotions can work against a smooth transition, so we should trust God and His Word in the process. One of the first Scriptures I share in a new counseling relationship is Ephesians 5:10, “and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord.” This is a foreign concept in a man-centered worldview, but we Christians choose to act upon the powerful truth of God’s Word by faith. So, what is pleasing to the Lord and what does that look like? Well, from a biblical perspective, this is how the process of change should be understood by the follower of Jesus Christ:
“The Spirit of God uses the Word of God in the Child of God to produce the Will of God for the Glory of God.”
For me, it’s time to practice what I preach. My wife Cindy and I are now in another transition of life, as we discern what is pleasing to the Lord. We have chosen to move this summer in order to serve the Lord near our children and grandchildren in Virginia. This means I will no longer be teaching at Calvary University. This was a difficult decision because of our Calvary friends and church family in Kansas City. We are grateful for the grace and love we have received from everyone, and Calvary will always be in our prayers. May God, bless you in life’s changes and transitions too. Keep praying and trusting in Him!
For the love of Christ,
Dr. Mark Hager
Beautiful or Beastly? Seeing the Sacred in the Secular
Can sacred themes be communicated through secular media? The Calvary University family explored that question by reviewing the themes and symbolism portrayed in Beauty and the Beast (CU Theater’s current Spring production) in a round-table discussion during a recent campusChapel.
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One more weekend for “Beauty and the Beast!”
Last weekend, Ana Sharp as Belle and Lee Garlett as Gaston played to sell-out crowds in the Calvary Theatre Arts production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast! In case you’re planning on coming but haven’t reserved your tickets yet, the Friday, 3/10 show has a few tickets still available at the door and tickets for our Saturday, 3/11 and Sunday 3/12 show are going fast but still available online at https://www.calvary.edu/theatre-box-office. Get ’em while you can!
The box office opens Friday at 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday’s shows are at 7:30 p.m.; doors open at 6:45 and Sunday’s matinee is at 2;00 p.m. with doors open at 1:00 p.m. Join us for the rollicking fun of Be Our Guest and a tale as old as time!
