Christianity
What It Means to Be a Christian Business Leader
No matter what you do for a living, you’ve likely been challenged on the job. When you take your faith to work, though, you’ll have the strength to make it through. Whether your career is in ministry or with a secular organization, integrating your Christian values into your position sets the stage for moral performance […]
Barna Group’s Bill Denzel on Christians Connecting Calling with Career
Bill Denzel is Vice President at Barna Group and the Executive Director of the Barna Vocation Project. Barna has a multi-year vision for studying vocation and providing data-driven resources to help people discover and activate their calling. Both Denzel and David Kinnaman, Barna’s President, are passionate about the concept of vocation—what we are called to […]
Exploring Christians at Work: Dr. Ben Ries on the Barna Group Study
A collaborative partnership between the Barna Group in Ventura, CA and Abilene Christian University has produced a new report titled Christians at Work. The first step in a multi-year initiative focused on vocation, this powerful study examines employed, self-identified Christians in the United States. The goal was to specifically explore vocational attitudes within the respondents’ […]
Student Spotlight: Mason Norman, Master of Divinity (M.Div.)
Mason Norman’s goal was to teach ministry at the college level, but to do so in the United States, he’d need a Ph.D. So he got creative. In April 2016, less than two months after getting married, Mason and his wife Haley, moved to a new continent. Mason, who earned his undergraduate degree in biblical […]
Vocational Formation at ACU: Finding Your Purpose and Passion
“Vocation is the place where your deep gladness meets the world’s deep need.” That quote from theologian and writer Frederick Buechner rings true of what a Christian education can help you find. At ACU, you can discover and develop your calling through vocational formation. What is Vocational Formation? Vocational formation is all about finding your […]
ACU on Facebook: Finding Sunday Inspiration
On campus, we love to gather for fellowship in chapel. Social media allows us to join together in a different way. We love engaging with our ACU family on Facebook, whether it’s keeping students and families up to date with ACU happenings or posting new and historic photos of our campus and its people. We […]
Global Learning
Many times students enrolled in online Christian universities miss the opportunity to interact with international students or study abroad. However, unlike many other Christian universities offering online graduate study, ACU is dedicated to global learning and exploring a breadth of cultures. About 25 percent of students who graduate from ACU have participated in study abroad […]
Seeking a Graduate Degree: Can it Mean a Closer Walk with God?
Earning a graduate degree online from a Christian university can give you lots of benefits in your career and it will help you attain your career goals. You can expect a greater income with a graduate degree, and be more likely to move upward in your organization with a graduate degree. However, do you realize […]
MBA MINUTE: Maintaining Ethics in Online Environment
One of the most important things in your life should be maintaining ethical behavior at all times, in all situations. That is one of the advantages of attending an online Christian university; the coursework for the online MBA degree or any other online graduate degree places the topic, the importance of ethics, in every aspect […]
MMFT Tips: Maintaining Your Mental Health
At Abilene Christian University, during your Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy Program you will have the opportunity to complete a 500-hour internship. While you are involved in this this internship, and during your career, you will be faced with many tough conversations with your patients. As you counsel them through their issues, your own […]
