Teaching as Ministering

In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay's first paragraph. It is sometimes said that we live in violent times, or in a violent world. While it is undoubtedly true that there is much violence in the world, and even overt violence in our schools, it is also true that there is a more subtle violence that permeates our schools. This violence calls for not just teaching, but ministering, and in doing so, provides a lens through which to look at teaching and teachers. This faculty essay is available in Verbum: http://fisherpub.sjfc.edu/verbum/vol9/iss2/21