Activities
Spiritual Formation
Overview
Weekly chapels and worship coupled with daily prayers and devotions contribute to Westminster's mission to prepare students to serve as ambassadors for Christ. Westminster's faculty, staff and administrators are fully committed to supporting students and families in their faith by providing an excellent, reformed Christian education.
John Bishop, Westminster's director of spiritual formation, oversees the development of elementary, middle and high school chapels where a wide-range of faculty and staff, students, and guests provide worship and bring age-appropriate Bible messages. Read the blog below to learn how this year's theme verse, Jeremiah 17:7, influences the weekly messages. High school students also kick-off every school year with a week-long spiritual retreat that takes place in the mountains of Jasper, Georgia known as Warrior Week. Middle school students also enjoy GR8 Escape, a three-day spiritual retreat that takes place during the first few weeks of the school year.
Elementary school chapels embody Westminster's mission of "preparing hearts." Students are encouraged to serve their communities through "noisy offerings" and hands-on advocacy. The theme verse comes to life through the book, "Wandering Through WorldWonder," chapel mascot, engaging skits, and lively worship.
John Bishop, Westminster's director of spiritual formation, oversees the development of elementary, middle and high school chapels where a wide-range of faculty and staff, students, and guests provide worship and bring age-appropriate Bible messages. Read the blog below to learn how this year's theme verse, Jeremiah 17:7, influences the weekly messages. High school students also kick-off every school year with a week-long spiritual retreat that takes place in the mountains of Jasper, Georgia known as Warrior Week. Middle school students also enjoy GR8 Escape, a three-day spiritual retreat that takes place during the first few weeks of the school year.
Elementary school chapels embody Westminster's mission of "preparing hearts." Students are encouraged to serve their communities through "noisy offerings" and hands-on advocacy. The theme verse comes to life through the book, "Wandering Through WorldWonder," chapel mascot, engaging skits, and lively worship.
John Bishop, Director of Spiritual Formation
"Westminster is committed to supporting students in their spiritual growth by engaging them in biblical teachings, walking with them through life's challenges and calling them to a higher standard of living for Christ."
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Trust God, Love Others
I was working with a team of directors once, and I was having a difficult time getting everyone to agree on an important next step. Time was slipping away, and we were in danger of falling behind. Despite my efforts, I couldn’t get everyone on the same page. To make matters worse, side conversations were happening that created confusion and division. I was frustrated and felt completely stuck. Perhaps you’ve been in a similar situation doing a group project or planning for an event. It’s a frustrating and helpless feeling.I got to the point of throwing my hands up and asking God what I needed to do differently to earn the group’s trust. His response surprised me: “I didn’t ask you to trust people—I told you to love them.”The Bible is filled with commands for us to love one another—to go the extra mile, to turn the other cheek, to give away the shirt off our back. But it never commands us to place our trust in people. In fact, Scripture warns us about it. Jeremiah 17:9 says, “The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked.” This powerful verse reminds us that to trust others without reservation is unwise and will lead to disappointment and hurt.When the health of a relationship is built solely on trust expressed in something like, “I am counting on you to keep your word and do what’s right,” disappointment and hurt are often inevitable. Trust is fragile. That’s why our relationships need to be built on self-sacrificial love expressed in something like, “you and I are made in the image of God and worthy of love and honor,” we then see our need to trust God and rely on Him rather than others. This kind of love sees beyond imperfections and opens us to grace. Love, not trust, becomes the anchor that holds everything together.If you’re dealing with brokenness in a relationship because of a violation of trust, ask God to help you love with the kind of love He’s shown us. You may just find that He is the one who proves trustworthy in the end.
Westminster Christian School, located in Palmetto Bay, Florida, is a private, college-preparatory school for children from preschool through twelfth grade.