Episode 001: J.K. Jones (Part 1 of 2)
Dr. J.K. Jones in his college office - Photo by Michael Gowin
In this, the first episode of Inside LCCS, you’ll be introduced to Dr. J.K. Jones, Professor of Christian Ministries and Associate Dean of the Christian Ministries field. Listen as J.K. discusses
- how his journey led him to Lincoln
- the appeal of the call to preach as a vocation
- the challenges faced by young people entering ministry today
- what he wants students to “catch” from him as a teacher
- books he’s reading
- something surprisingly personal and unexpected
- and more…
In Part 2, available next week, J.K. will discuss his book What the Monks Can Teach Us (Heartspring, 2004; available from the LCCS Bookstore and Amazon) as well as a new project.
Hear Dr. Jones’ chapel sermons online.
_____
Related posts on this site:
Books and Such: J.K. Jones
Episode 002: J.K. Jones
If you enjoyed this post, please consider leaving a comment or subscribing to the feed to have future articles delivered to your feed reader.
Comments
Thanks, Bob, for the clarification on Randy Pausch. As a service to this site’s visitors, here’s a link to information about Dr. Pausch (which includes video of his famous “last lecture”):
http://www.squidoo.com/randypausch
The book that J.K. and I referred to is “Made to Stick” by brothers Chip and Dan Heath. Chip teaches organizational behavior at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and Dan is a corporate consultant. The book has been well-reviewed and its principles are applicable to all types of communicators. I’ve discussed it with my business communication students and will also use it in the marketing class I teach this next spring.
Hey, J.K. i don’t know if you would remember me, but I have been going to Jefferson Street Christian Church in Lincoln my entire life, until just recently. You know, i haven’t seen you in a while and I was just wondering how you have been? I am yet fourteen, but am inspired by you to become an author because, you seem to understand what problems we have in society today. Now, I have never read any of your books, but I remember when your first one got published and you were so excited! I also miss having you as a preacher, even though Dustin Fulton is great, you are the first preacher that I ever had in my Christian life and I hope that I can succeed in many ways just like you. I hope that you read this, and tell your wife that I said hi.
Your sister in christ,
Jessie Rankin
Dr. Jones,
I was in chapel Tuesday (02/24/2009). I heard someone mention that you were honored to be able to preach a sermon on the 65th anniversary of LBI. My family and I were the ones who were honored- honored to see such an inspirational, passionate sermon. Honored to know a man of such courage, conviction, and compassion. Honored to know that amazing fishing stories and love are still alive and well; and yes, Dr Jones - the preachers are still coming because of honorable men of God like you.
In the interview, the two of you mention a communications book that you both recently read and recommended, but you didn’t mention the title or author. I wonder if you might share that.
An aside, my wife teaches at Carnegie University in Pittsburgh. Randy Pausch has not died and in fact was at CMU’s graduation on the platform and to demonstate his spirit, carried his wife on the stage and gave her a big kiss. He is, however, noticeably weaker and thinner.