{"id":14733,"date":"2016-12-16T12:28:24","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T17:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tfc.edu\/?post_type=staff&p=14733"},"modified":"2023-11-21T12:30:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T17:30:34","slug":"prof-joyce-griffin","status":"publish","type":"staff","link":"https:\/\/tfc.edu\/faculty\/prof-joyce-griffin\/","title":{"rendered":"Joyce A. Griffin, M.A."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Joyce A. Griffin, M.A.<\/div> Assistant Professor of Cross-Cultural Studies & World Religions<\/span> \n jgriffin@tfc.edu<\/a> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Education<\/div>\n
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Education\/Degrees:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • M.A. – Wheaton Graduate School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Honors\/Awards:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • 2010, Professor of Impact<\/li>\n
    • 2007, Professor of the Year<\/li>\n
    • 2006, Vulcan Teaching Excellence Award<\/li>\n
    • 2001, Faculty Person of the Year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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      Courses<\/div>\n
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      • Discipleship<\/li>\n
      • World Religions \/ Non-traditional Religions \/ Hinduism Buddhism<\/li>\n
      • Sociolinguistics<\/li>\n
      • Cross Cultural Communication<\/li>\n
      • Small Group Ministry<\/li>\n
      • Strategy Project etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        Publications & Research Interests<\/div>\n
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        Research Interests:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        • Mentoring<\/li>\n
        • Cross-Cultural\u00a0Discipleship<\/li>\n
        • World Religions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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          Professional Associations<\/div>\n
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          • EMS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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            Hobbies & Fun Facts<\/div>\n
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            When I’m away from the classroom, I enjoy:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            • Mentoring young adults<\/li>\n
            • Facilitating women’s Bible studies<\/li>\n
            • Sports<\/li>\n
            • Travel<\/li>\n
            • Hospitality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              People might be interested to know:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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              • I was in a single engine plane that had engine failure and had\u00a0to crash land in a field south of Detroit, MI! And I lived to tell about\u00a0it!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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                Favorite Verse\/Quote<\/div>\n
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                Isaiah 43:18-19<\/strong><\/p>\n

                “Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing\u00a0a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making\u00a0a way in the desert, and streams in the wasteland.”<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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                Why TFC<\/div>\n
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                I enjoy the opportunity to teach content I am passionate about to students who have a desire to serve God cross culturally. The smaller class size allows me to get to know students individually, and it is specially rewarding when the “aha” moments happen in the classroom.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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