Ragstack
John RagsdaleThe Ragstack is a space for thinking seriously about joy—not as sentiment or “fun,” but as the kind of fuel that gives meaning to work, depth to community, and staying power to leadership.
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Formation through Frustration
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The comeback kid.
That’s what they should call me.
When you leave higher education to pursue a completely different field, it’s hard to come back from that. Many people oscillate back and forth between...
Passed Over
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I felt passed over. Because I was.
Provost: “John, we really appreciate everything you’ve done for us over these three months as interim dean. So much so, that we’re inviting you to serve on the search...
On Old Jeeps, Job Interviews, and Uncomfortable Questions
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I had the feeling that the interview was going really well. I was going to get this associate dean job.
There were good reasons for feeling that way.
I had seemed reasonably coherent in the interviews wit...
What Do You Mean I Have to Buy My Own Pens?!
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I remember when I encountered the difference between scarcity and growth mindsets. It started with a head-on collision with institutional scarcity.
It was in October 1987. I was 26 years old, married for 7 ye...
So You Call Yourself a Scholar?
Rembrandt van Rijn, The Syndics of the Amsterdam Drapers' Guild, 1662. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Forty-six years ago today, my uncle Gaylon married Sue and me.
Insert presby-babble here: Where did the time go? It seems like only yesterday....
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I'm the provost at Asbury Theological Seminary. I love working with our faculty and staff to educate people for missional ministry. I'm also captivated by joy. So, whatever I write, I'm always asking, "Where's the joy here?"
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