A few weeks ago I shared with you that phasing out of roasting coffee at the Bean Hollow Cafe was a good thing for my family due in part to some changes coming down the pike. Well, here it is: I'm back in school working on my doctorate.
Last month I began working on a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min) degree through Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Boston). I am concentrating my studies in the area of spiritual formation and spiritual theology. I have always been interested in how a Christian experiences the work of God's grace transforming her life ("sanctification"), but more recently I have taken a deeper interest in the subject.
About a year ago a book concept related to spiritual formation popped into my head. As I began exploring the concept I realized that I could probably earn a doctorate at the same time that I wrote the book. So, one of my desires in this doctorate program is that I will also produce that book.
I selected this particular D.Min program at G-CTS because of its heavy focus on contextualized ministry application--Metanoia will reap the benefits of my education immediately.
It is fair to anticipate that the subject matter and tenor of my blog will shift to focus more on my area of studies. How much so is yet to be determined. I'll keep my Facebook account for more personal updating.
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