To focus on the pastoral opportunity before us in campus ministry, I
turn not to Clark Kerr or David Riesman for clues to the spiritual condition of
academe, but rather to two of the most popular bards of this generation, Jackson Browne and James Taylor.
After identifying potentially compatible careers, attention
turns to learning about and acquiring the qualifications needed to become a plausible job candidate — which for jobs outside
academe generally do not include a postdoc but may include knowledge and experience gained through courses, volunteering, internships, or other means.