January 2009

Thirteen year old girls don’t take women seriously who wear ugly shoes.” At least that was the argument I gave…

One of the most helpful ways to tackle the question of “spiritual formation” is to step back and ask very…

Serving schools in two cities affected by the tech bust eight years ago, I saw the effect that a tight…

When I was a youth pastor, I had what many would call a demanding and teaching-based ministry, so all this…

An answer to this question needs to first address underlying assumptions: What is the purpose of Christian education? What is…

Nuance. My gut tells me this is an important word in this discussion. Our role in teenagers’ spiritual lives is…

I agree that “academic training in a Christian context IS spiritual formation.” While there is more to spiritual formation than…

Whenever I ponder the question of whether Christian schools make “spiritual formation” a mission objective, I reflect on my own…

I am glad to be invited into this conversation, but I need to make it clear up front that I…