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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Away in a Manger
by John Bishop, Director of Spiritual Formation, based on this week's MS/HS Chapel
Don’t miss this detail: Jesus wasn’t placed on an altar in the temple in Jerusalem. He wasn’t propped up on a throne in Rome. He was quietly, humbly stashed away in a manger— born into obscurity. And He was perfectly fine with it.
Imagine if God’s ego operated like ours so often does. Picture this made up scenario: Tom Brady shows up to his own fundraising gala and is asked to show a ticket before he can enter. How do you think that goes? What happens to the poor employee working the door?
I’m not picking on Tom Brady—we’ve all been there in one way or another. Think about how it feels when you attend someone’s event on your birthday, and they don’t even
acknowledge you. Or when you put hours of work into a project, only for someone else to receive the credit and applause.
Humility is an expensive character trait. And if the spiritual currency needed to buy it is human pride, most of us will find our accounts woefully untapped. But here’s the thing: if the God of the universe chose a manger instead of a throne... maybe our pride isn’t such a great sacrifice after all.
Jesus redefined greatness by entering the world in complete humility. And in doing so, He showed us that the path to true significance doesn’t require fanfare—it requires surrender.
Westminster Christian School, located in Palmetto Bay, Florida, is a private, college-preparatory school for children from preschool through twelfth grade.