by Steve Thomason | Oct 11, 2012 | How Do I Fit Project, Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
I have the unique privilege of combining my two worlds this semester. I’m using our youth group experience as a case study. Here are my initial thoughts. I’m open to conversation about this. Initial Thoughts about My Case Study My context is a suburban...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 24, 2012 | Spiritual Formation, Theology, Youth Ministry
A fun synergy is taking place between my two worlds. In academia (world One) I have come into the orbit of Dr. Mary Hess who is all about digital media, adult religious education, and spirituality. That’s a pretty obvious connection to my interests. She is one...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 19, 2012 | Spiritual Formation, Theology
I started reading Minding the Spirit: The Study of Christian Spirituality for my independent study course. Sandra Schneiders writes the first article in which she traces the contours and dynamics of the academic study of Christian Spirituality. She describes this...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 18, 2012 | Spiritual Formation, Theology
I finished reading Learning in Adulthood. I also reviewed Critical Social Theory for class discussion today. The really cool part is that Critical Social Theory was well summarized in Learning in Adulthood. I like it when things intersect like...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 29, 2012 | Sketches, Spiritual Formation
This video is not supposed to make sense in its content. It is a test to see if I could use iShowUHD to record a Prezi presentation while recording a voice over, as if I were giving the lecture right then. I also have Corel Painter up behind the Prezi window so that I...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 12, 2012 | Sketches, Spiritual Formation, Theology
I woke up this morning with this image in my head. I’m working on the interface of the social Trinity and Spiritual Formation for my dissertation, so it isn’t just a random idea. These concepts are slowly percolating and I’m sure there will be many...