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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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Blessed and Highly Favored
by John Bishop, Director of Spiritual Formation, based on this week's MS/HS Chapel
When Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, saw Mary, she proclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear!” (Luke 1:42). This statement is more than a personal celebration—it’s a profound proclamation. And while it highlights the unique role Mary played in God’s redemptive plan, there’s also something in it for us to learn.
Mary alone will forever hold the miraculous distinction of bearing the Son of God—conceiving as a virgin, raising Jesus from infancy, releasing Him to the cross, mourning His death, and rejoicing in His resurrection. She was, without question, uniquely and specifically blessed.But what if this pronouncement has a broader application too?Does God look at each of us personally and uniquely? Scripture says He does. He knows the number of hairs on our head. He knit us together in our mother’s womb. He is both sovereign—ruling over all things—and deeply personal, loving us specifically and intimately.This is true, so let me use Elizabeth’s words to bless you. You are “blessed and highly favored” by His miraculous will.What’s more significant: the role we play in God’s eternal redemptive story, or the fact that He knows us and includes us at all?Even Mary’s story wasn’t fully understood in the moment. No one noticed the miracle when she was changing diapers or mending scraped knees. Her faithfulness in the ordinary was part of something extraordinary but I’m sure it didn’t always feel that way.Don’t fixate on the size or visibility of your role. Instead, rejoice that you’re on the team—that God has called you, sees you, and is working through your life in ways that may only become clear later.
And in that realization, may your sense of gratitude and purpose grow ever deeper.
Westminster Christian School, located in Palmetto Bay, Florida, is a private, college-preparatory school for children from preschool through twelfth grade.