Tableaux (Spring 2012)

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Larry McSwain and Ron Johnson an interview

Dr. McSwain

What has been your most memorable experiences as a professor?

As I look back on my time, the collegiality of the faculty has been extraordinary. We really are friends as well as teachers, and that has been very meaningful for me. There is more community here than in most seminary environments.

Dr. Johnson

Of course, I must say the students. Their stories and struggles and the times when students came to my office to talk gave me an opportunity to share a few encouraging words with them outside of class…The faces of these students will ever be important to me.

Which of your courses has

That one’s easy – Change and I have really enjoyed teaching influenced you personally the most? Missiology. Getting students Conflict in the Church. I developed this course over my years to understand God’s missional of teaching. In short, this class influenced me the heart is vital in my mind. Bringing others to the knowlmost because it’s where I personally learned the most. edge of Jesus as Lord and helping churches partner with God in redemptive ways is what we should be about.


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