College of Christian Studies
CSU and ICISF launch premier university-based pastoral crisis intervention certification
Recognizing the profound value of integrating psychological crisis intervention principles with spiritual and religious contexts, the Charleston Southern University (CSU) Center for Chaplaincy has proudly partnered with the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc. (ICISF) to offer a groundbreaking certification in Pastoral Crisis Intervention. This collaboration marks a significant milestone, as it establishes the only university-based […]
| READ MORE: CSU and ICISF launch premier university-based pastoral crisis intervention certificationCSU and ICISF partnership offering certification in pastoral crisis intervention
The value of psychological crisis intervention principles offered with a spiritual or religious context has long been recognized. Recognizing these benefits, the Charleston Southern University Center for Chaplaincy has partnered with the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation to offer certification in Pastoral Crisis Intervention. Chaplain Monty Self, director of the CSU Center for Chaplaincy, said […]
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Dr. Jonathan Watson, chair and professor of Christian studies, has been named executive director for the Faith and Learning Institute. Dr. Michael Wilder, provost and VPAA, said, “This is an important role in the life of CSU as we seek to fulfill our vision of being a Christian university nationally recognized for integrating faith in […]
| READ MORE: Watson named Executive Director of Faith and Learning InstituteMonty Self named new Director of Dewey Center for Chaplaincy
Charleston Southern University has named Chaplain Monty Self the new director of the Dewey Center for Chaplaincy. Prior to CSU, Self served at Baptist Health, a 12-hospital system in Arkansas, where he was a senior staff chaplain and a board-certified healthcare ethics consultant. With over 33 years of ministerial experience, Self has also contributed to […]
| READ MORE: Monty Self named new Director of Dewey Center for ChaplaincyCSU extends qualifications for Minister’s Dependent Scholarship
Charleston Southern University has extended the Minister’s Dependent Scholarship to include dependents of all ministers affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, no matter where they serve in the world. Missionary dependents of North American Mission Board and International Mission Board missionaries are now eligible also. Previously, the $1,000 per year scholarship was available to dependents […]
| READ MORE: CSU extends qualifications for Minister’s Dependent ScholarshipMayo family donates Dr. S.M. Mayo’s books to CSU
The family of Dr. S.M. Mayo, former chair of the BCC/CSU religion department, has donated his personal library to Charleston Southern. Mayo was a professor from 1976 until his death in 1997. Something of a Renaissance man, Mayo set out to become an aeronautical engineer until God changed his pathway. He was a graduate of […]
| READ MORE: Mayo family donates Dr. S.M. Mayo’s books to CSUCSU’s Dewey Center for Chaplaincy partners with ICISF
The Dewey Center for Chaplaincy at Charleston Southern University recently entered into a strategic partnership with the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc., of Ellicott City, Maryland. Dr. Ron Harvell, director of the Dewey Center, said, “Together, we will provide accessible training for those serving, or preparing to serve, in environments where crisis intervention skills […]
| READ MORE: CSU’s Dewey Center for Chaplaincy partners with ICISFCSU partners with Logos for Christian Studies
The College of Christian Studies announces a partnership with Logos Bible Software which started with fall semester. The Logos partnership will give Christian Studies majors, minors, and students enrolling in courses beyond the survey-level courses access to a powerful Bible study and research platform. Dean of the College of Christian Studies Dr. Ben Phillips said, […]
| READ MORE: CSU partners with Logos for Christian StudiesChaplaincy and nursing: Where faith meets healthcare
What CSU program strives to provide care and healing to patients while simultaneously instilling Christianity? If you selected C, all the above, then you are correct. The chaplaincy and nursing programs at Charleston Southern University share a common goal: provide care to those in need with Christianity at the forefront. Upon graduation, students from either […]
| READ MORE: Chaplaincy and nursing: Where faith meets healthcareFaith integration: C.S. Lewis Institute book group at CSU
“All art is about the presence or absence of God in someone’s life, about how our lives are filled or empty based on what we know or don’t know about Him,” said Dr. Cole Jeffrey. Religion is a constant topic of discussion in literature, especially at a school like Charleston Southern University and with an […]
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