7 Ways to Help To Prevent Burn Out

June 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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A recent article from Relevant Magazine highlighted an issue that is prevalent among many students and young professionals (even the not so young professionals): burn out.

It’s important to not only be aware of the risk to burning out (whether that be at school, work, or other personal projects or passions in your life) but it’s also important to know the signs so you can avoid it.

According to the article (which has 10 tips), here are the first seven tips to help you avoid overworking and burning out:
1. Get the rhythm right. It’s actually prayer, play and work. Did you notice I inverted the order? Priorities make all the difference.

2. Put God first and foremost in everything. If I continually invited Him into every aspect of my life, I would have no reason to stress. When the stress comes, remember to focus on the fact that your Father is in control and wants the best for you. Ask him to come first in your life and ask him to take control of your stress.

3. Allow God to defend you. God is my defender. I don’t need to justify myself to anyone. He’ll do it for me or kindly correct me depending on the circumstances.

4. People who believe they can sleep when they’re dead never really get to fully experience life. Don’t fool yourself, sleep is so important. Even if you can function on four hours of sleep, it doesn’t mean that you can live your best life the next day. Sleep so you can live and worship God with the life you live.

5. Rest is a form of worship. Enjoy free time. Enjoy opportunities to exercise, appreciate nature, play a musical instrument, write, hang out with friends, read and just explore God’s creation. “Rest is about trusting God enough to take the time to appreciate His blessings.”

6. Turn off the technology. Let’s be honest, do you need Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and three email accounts pushed to your iPhone every five minutes? We tend to idolize technology. What if you spent that time with God and the people God put in your life? Try it out.

7. It’s okay to say “No.” There is freedom in admitting you can’t do everything. Make sure to check out the entire article for the other five tips. http://www.relevantmagazine.com/life/whole-life/features/29439-quit-working-so-hard

How else can you faithfully work hard but not burn out?
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Davis Alumnus Co-Edits New Book

May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Davis College alumnus Art Boulet (’05) has co-edited a forthcoming volume with James Charlesworth entitled The Tomb of Jesus and His Family? Exploring Ancient Tombs Near Jerusalem’s Walls . The volume is currently scheduled for an October release.

Read the following excerpt from the Eerdman’s Publishing blog post.
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Thanks in large part to the Discovery Channel’s planned broadcast tonight of “The Resurrection Tomb Mystery” — a documentary based on James Tabor and Simcha Jacobovici’s Jesus Discovery — there has been a flurry of recent online discussion by scholars and amateurs alike about the tombs Tabor and Jacobovici excavated in the Talpiot neighborhood in Jerusalem. Representative samples of this (sometimes vigorous) discourse can be found here, here, here, and here.

Several of these discussions — debating the merit and meaning of the findings popularly known as the “resurrection tomb,” the “Jesus family tomb,” the “James ossuary,” and the “Jonah ossuary” — make reference to the 2008 Princeton Symposium. This international congress brought scores of experts together in Jerusalem to examine Second Temple-period Jewish burial practices and views of the afterlife and to evaluate the so-called “Jesus family tomb” in context.

We’re pleased to announce that the conference papers from this landmark event will soon be published. The forthcoming volume — entitled The Tomb of Jesus and His Family? Exploring Ancient Tombs Near Jerusalem’s Walls and edited by James Charlesworth and Arthur Boulet — is currently scheduled for an October release.

Read more of this article by clicking here.
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Art Boulet (’05) is currently finishing a Post-Baccalaureate program in Classics at Columbia University in New York CIty. He graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary (M.A. Biblical Studies, ’09) and Princeton Theological Seminary (M.Div., ’11). He is Senior Editorial Assistant at the Princeton Dead Sea Scrolls Project where he has contributed new texts and translations of Dead Sea Scroll fragments to two volumes in their series.
In addition to co-editing The Tomb of Jesus and His Family? Exploring Ancient Tombs Near Jerusalem’s Walls, Boulet also prepared the indices for “Non-canonical” Religious Texts in Early Judaism and Early Christianity (co-edited by James Charlesworth and Lee McDonald). The listing can be found at: http://www.continuumbooks.com/books/detail.aspx?BookId=167709&SearchType=Basic

Art and his wife, Liz, currently live in Manhattan.
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TESL – Crossing the Cultural Divide

April 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Teaching English as a Second Language concentration is an exciting world offering many possibilities to explore. Do you have a heart for missions but don’t know where to start? TESL will get you there. Doors are open all over the world for ESL (English as a Second Language) teachers; even countries that are closed otherwise to the gospel welcome ESL teachers with open arms.
Professor Bonnie Novak, Chair of the Davis Collegle TESL program, shares five ways your church can cross the cultural divide:

1. Make your worship music multi-cultural by integrating various styles including Latino, African-American, Asian, Indian, African, etc. into the song sets. Singing lyrics in the heart languages of the people would add greatly to the worship experience.
2. Provide Bibles in the native languages of the people attending your church. Even though the sermon may be in English, people still like to read along in their heart language. These could be available at the door of the auditorium.
3. Offer English as a second language classes at your church. With a one-day training workshop, you can get started on this.
4. Partner with another ethnic church and offer English as a second language classes there. For example, North Syracuse Baptist Church (North Syracuse, NY) partnered with a Burmese church in Syracuse, set up an ESL program, and sends volunteers every Tuesday night to work with about 50 students.
5. Have a block party which celebrates the culture of those you are trying to reach. Serve their ethnic foods, play games of their people group, and share the Good News either in their language or without words. Skits which are based on music and mime are usually understood cross culturally. This would take a little research, but it could be very effective if done properly.
The Apostle Paul said, “I become all things to all men that by all means I may save some.” (I Corinthians 9:22) Above all else, become culturally sensitive to all outside your own ethnicity. Be careful about what you say and how you say it. Be aware of gestures, customs, and protocol of the other cultures so that you do not commit a faux pas that will permanently offend. Many times Americans are guilty of doing this without ever knowing it.
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Bonnie Novak is the TESL Concentration Chair, General Education Division Head, and Acting International Ministries Concentration Chair Davis College. In addition to her role at Davis College, Professor Novak is an auditor for the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Founded in 1954, NCATE is the profession’s mechanism to help establish high quality teacher preparation. Through the process of professional accreditation of schools, colleges and departments of education, NCATE works to make a difference in the quality of teaching and teacher preparation today, tomorrow, and for the next century. Novak’s expertise as a TESL educator and NCATE auditor provides a rich learning experience for students studying TESL at Davis College.
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Three Things Every High School Player Should Know About Christian College Athletics

April 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Coach Rathmell doing some in-game coaching

Written by Davis College Men’s Basketball Coach Dan Rathmell
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1.  How you represent yourself and the team is the most important thing. At Davis College, we play mostly secular schools and our testimony is under the watchful eye of every opposing fan and opposing team.  We look at it as an opportunity and a privilege to represent God and Davis College; how we carry ourselves during intense competition is a true test of our character.

2.  Just about every college player was a star on their high school team but the adjustment from high school to college can be quite a challenge for some young players.  The personal success one might have in high school usually doesn’t carry over during their freshmen year like some might expect.  The speed and physicality of the game, along with the fact that there are other guys in the program that have established themselves already, can make it a difficult situation to deal with.  At any college, in order to be a successful student athlete, you have to be willing to put in the hard work needed.  It can take time to adjust to what the coach is looking for, but the players that know it is a process and stay determined are usually the ones that improve the most.
3.  Time management is essential.  The freedom with being away from home can cause some students to slack off.  However, one of the benefits of being a student athlete is that it forces you to prioritize your day.  At Davis College we hold our students to a certain level of academic success or they aren’t eligible to compete.  We provide several opportunities for our students if they are struggling like tutoring in our Academic Success Center to make sure they keep on track of their work.

About: Dan Rathmell is entering his fourth season as men’s head coach at Davis College. His team has back-to-back Shenandoah & Chesapeake Conference Championships (2011 & 2012) and the Davis College Falcons were the 2011 Bible College National Champions. Rathmell has been involved in over 40 camps in the last 12 years. His knowledge of the game of basketball and desire to help others creates a top-notch environment for players. There are two Falcons basketball camps during Summer 2012 (guys and girls); learn more at www.davisny.edu.

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We’re on Pinterest!

March 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Pinterest is the newest online craze – and we are jumping on the boat! We will use it as a way to showcase our beautiful campus, the surrounding cities and area, our stellar athletics, videos, dorm ideas, book to read…and more!

If you have ideas for us – please share! So give us a follow, and share the Davis love all over Pinterest! You can see below just a couple examples of what we’re currently pinning!

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Christianity and the Rest of the World

March 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

When we are young it is easy to think ethnocentrically – meaning you might only see the world based on what’s around you. We might see Christianity as based right here in the United States. The truth, however, is that the message of God is spreading like wildfire all around the world. Take a look at this graphic to see the ways Christianity is moving among the people of the world. (Click the image to make it bigger)

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