by Steve Thomason | Mar 23, 2015 | Personal Journal, Personal Updates
I designed the Deep in the Burbs project around three phases. The first phase would consist of six large group meetings. The group would meet for two hours on six consecutive Monday evenings, starting on February 24, 2014 and ending on March 24, 2014. The second phase...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 20, 2015 | Participatory Action Research, Personal Journal, Personal Updates
Using Participatory Action Research The DITB research question emerged because I had an experience that led to a hunch. My experience of the social Trinity had a profound impact on how I approached spiritual formation. I had a hunch that other people might have a...
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by Steve Thomason | Jan 15, 2015 | Personal Updates
This past weekend marked the fifth anniversary of the first time I ever preached at Grace Lutheran Church. I had tentatively signed on as a consultant with the church to help them think through the implementation of adult spiritual formation in the wake of their Focus...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 12, 2015 | Personal Journal, Personal Updates, postfoundational
I have already stated several times that one key assumption behind the DITB project was that theology is not the process of constructing an abstract, systematic model of God. At least, it shouldn’t be. Unfortunately, much theology is just that. Modern academic...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 8, 2015 | Personal Journal, Personal Updates
It is time to attempt a simple synthesis of what the research revealed in direct relation to the research question itself. The data seem to indicate that an increased awareness and understanding of the social Trinity impacted the ideation and praxis of spiritual...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 8, 2015 | Personal Journal, Personal Updates
The Deep in the Burbs research question was: How might an increased awareness and understanding of the social Trinity impact the ideation and praxis of spiritual formation in suburban ELCA congregations? Therefore, we must first address the obvious question. Did the...
