Missio Program through BU Institute for Faith and Learning

We are excited to announce a new opportunity for LHSON Faculty and Staff. Missio, a year-long program currently offered on the Waco campus, is coming to Dallas! Missio brings people together from across the University to reflect upon Baylor's special mission and identity and the relationship between faith and learning. Through a year-long program, Missio seeks:

• To explore both the challenges and opportunities for Christian colleges and universities in contemporary higher education, especially for Baylor as a Christian research university
• To acquaint faculty with a theological understanding of vocation/calling, both personally and institutionally
• To reflect upon the implications of the Christian calling for academic life in both its teaching and scholarly dimensions
• To foster collegiality, common purpose, and friendship in Missio’s cohort

The program is led by the Baylor University Institute for Faith and Learning. The director of the Institute, Dr. Elisabeth Kincaid, will lead a monthly program here on our LHSON campus. We will gather for lunch monthly and have a brief reading or a guest to help us reflect and generate good discussion.

An introductory meeting was held on Monday, September 16, 2024 followed by the following lunch meeting events:

• October 21, 2024, Dr. Lauren Fine from Baylor Hospital and Dr. Elisabeth Rain Kincaid (IFL) speaking on the topic of "We Are Our History." 
• November 15, 2024, Dr. Malcolm Foley, Special Advisor to the President for Equity and Campus Engagement spoke on "Theological Reflections on Our History." 
• February 6, 2025, Dr. Christopher Richmann, Associate Director for the Academy for Teaching and Learning spoke on "The Passion of the Teacher: A Christian Case for Academic Authority."
• March 20, 2025, Dr. Elisabeth Kincaid, Director for the Institute for Faith and Learning, shared a workshop on "Integrating Scriptural Healing Stories Into Teaching."
• April 17, 2025, Addison Tenorio, the Executive Director of Mission at Mercy Hospital Ardmore and a Baylor graduate will discuss, "Baylor Nurses as Leaders in Catholic Healthcare"
  
  To learn more contact Dr. Courtney Brandt or visit the Missio website by clicking here.