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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Grateful for Grace
As I write this, I’m sitting on a dock along the Intracoastal Waterway in Palm Coast. It’s a beautiful, sunny morning. The breeze is cool, water birds glide quietly by, and everything feels peaceful and calm. I have three healthy kids, a beautiful wife, and a job I love at Westminster Christian School, a place committed to honoring Jesus. I live in what I truly believe is the best city in the best state in the country. My needs are met, and many of my desires have been fulfilled.
This—all of this—is God’s grace.
Just two days ago, as we were driving home from school, I was recounting a very different scene from our lives to my boys. Before we adopted Micah, we had adopted another baby. He had been with us for six days when his birth mother changed her mind about going through with the adoption and took him back. When the adoption agency came to pick him up, my son Jeremiah, who was three and a half at the time, walked into the room and asked, “Can I hold him one last time?”
That was one of the most gut-wrenching moments I’ve experienced as a father—grappling with my own grief while trying to be strong for my child. And yet, that too was God’s grace.
There’s something sacred about suffering shared. It creates an unbreakable bond. God led us through that valley, and our life, our faith, and our family are richer because of it.
Have you taken the time to reflect on your life—the joys and the sorrows—and recognized how God’s grace has been present in every step? Are you truly grateful for His grace, even in the hard places?
Because the grace that carries us through peace and plenty... is the same grace that sustains us through heartbreak and loss. And that grace never runs out.
Westminster Christian School, located in Palmetto Bay, Florida, is a private, college-preparatory school for children from preschool through twelfth grade.