Hebrew Bible and Christian Scriptures

I am Chandan Bardewa. I am from India and currently doing my M. Div in Missions and World Christianity at George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University Waco, Texas. I was brought up in a Hindu family. I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior at the age of 25. After accepting Christ I joined Jesus Film ministry and took Jesus Film to the nook and corner of Manipur (a northeastern state of India). After serving for three years I got married to a wonderful Christian woman Joy. In 2001 I joined an organization called Leadership Training Center where I served as a co-ordinator for short term mission trip with all my capacity. God help me led more than 300 mission trips from 2001 to 2008. I also served as associate pastor of bilingual and multicultural church before joining Truett Seminary in Aug 2008. My wife and I have one son Mark. We are expecting one more son this November. I praise God for another arrow he put in my quiver. After my graduation I will go back to India and serve God with all my capacity.
Thanks for reading about me. Please pray for me and my family for God’s guidance.

Okay, so some basic information about me is that I was born and raised in  El Dorado, Arkansas.  I left El Dorado for college at Ouachita Baptist University where I graduated with my BA in Christian Counseling and Psychology. After taking 2 years off after college to “figure things out” I came to Truett in 2006 as a MDiv/MSW student.  I graduated in May with my Master of Social Work and I am now completing my final year at Truett.

Career plans after leaving Truett include more school!  I plan on obtaining my certificate for Assisted Animal Therapy (click here for a better understanding).  I truly feel that my calling is to help families with children living with disabilities.  This will allow me to combine two loves (children and animals) into a career.

I grew up Southern Baptist in a church that was very traditional.  I learned hymns and Bible stories at an early age.  After moving to Waco I became very involved with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and can safely admit that I am drawn into the CBF way of thinking!  Up until December I worked at a church in Waco as the Assistant to the Children’s Minister but left due to a move for an internship.

Hopefully, this helps to better understand a little more about who I am!

My religious denomination is Disciples of Christ. I was baby dedicated and baptized in the same church as my mother.

1. I am currently involved in youth ministry in a local church. I am also currently going through the ordination process in my denomination.

2. I did my undergraduate work at Baylor University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts as a religion major. I was also involved in football recruiting and quit last year.

3. After graduating with my masters I plan on working in a hospital doing chaplaincy while staying involved in youth ministry.

4. This class is going to give me a new perspective on the Bible, Old Testament and new ways to keep learning fun. Last semester was not a good semester so I anticipate this class to be what gets me even more excited and enthusiastic about life and learning.

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My elegant friends have introduced me to many things bracers, bow ties, and fountain pens. When I am dressed for business I almost always wear a fountain pen. However, it is an anachronism. A fountain pen makes a permanent mark, inscription in a world that is far from permanent. The reading I have done in how to improve your writing as well as leadership often use the metaphor write in pencil to describe the need for flexibility and the openness to change. A Web 2.0 world takes this write in pencil. Talking with Gardner Campbell he reminded me that one of the hallmarks of Web 2.0 is the notion of permanent beta. The company Google has embodied this as much as any one company. This oxymoronic term captures well the sense of the age permanent but always changing to meet the demand of end users.

How is Scriptures like the big pencil of Web 2.0? James Sanders wrote an article that might give some perspective on this question. He wrote that it is in the nature of canon to be adaptable to the demands of the era. As such it is multivalent enough to serve over the course of many years. So while one might affirm that he Bible does not change on the one hand, it is in permanent beta on the other.