Kingdom Culture Conversations
You were created on purpose. You have a purpose. You are not biochemical happenstance. Rather, you are Imago Dei, created in God's image and likeness to be Kingdom Come in a world that is in desperate need of His Son!
For the Summer of 2026, as part of our annual Crusaders Charge into Summer Reading campaign, we are exploring this theme, using the book "Consider the Cost" by creationist Russ Miller, to spur these conversations. It's going to be a fun summer as we converse with recognized though leaders in young Earth creationism, theistic evolution, geocentricity, flat Earth, and many other perspectives! Where does Northwest Christian land on this? Where will you land?
Northwest Christian School in Phoenix, Arizona is pleased to present "Kingdom Culture Conversations", a podcast committed to exploring the issues that shape culture from the perspective of a Biblical worldview. Through enlightening and interesting topical conversations, you will hear diverse perspectives that inform our prayers as we pray "Thy Kingdom Come"...
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Dr. Amy Yoder, English Department Chair, Northwest Christian High School: Working to Objectively Determine if Christian School Spiritual Formation Strategies are Working (Part One)
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Dr. Amy Yoder is the first post-doctoral fellow in the history of Grand Canyon University, a deserved designation that she achieved due to the cutting edge nature of her research into spiritual formation strategies and high school students. But, the qualification of "cutting edge" isn't just due to the fact that she making the first research forays into the effectiveness of Christian schools.
In large part, the 'edge' to her studies is her research subjects.
Her students.
In today's Kingdom Culture Conversation, G and Geoff are joined by Dr. Yoder to begin a deep dive into the first round of her data collection. The three begin comparing two identical, anonymous surveys--one in Spring 2016 and the other in Fall 2023--in which every Northwest Christian High School Student participated.
The results are revelatory.
Revealed today, the completely candid conversation captures the highs and lows of our own school's effectiveness within its primary mission driver: Biblical worldview formation. Are we making a difference? More specifically, as we applied the data from 2016 to the interim years--leaning into our strengths and refining our weaknesses--was there meaningful change?
To learn more about Dr. Yoder's well-deserved recognition as GCU's first post-doctoral fellow, please follow this link.
To review the data that will be the subject of Kingdom Culture Conversations throughout the month of December, please click here.
"Kingdom Culture Conversations" is a podcast created through Frameworks, a Biblical worldview initiative of Northwest Christian School.
For more information on Frameworks, please visit: https://frameworks.ncsaz.org/
For more information on Northwest Christian School, visit: https://www.ncsaz.org/
To reach out to Geoff Brown, please email gbrown@ncsaz.org or you can reach him by cell phone: (623)225-5573.
"Kingdom Culture Conversations" is a podcast created by Northwest Christian School in Phoenix, Arizona.
For more information on Northwest Christian School, visit: https://www.ncsaz.org/
To reach out to Geoff Brown, please email gbrown@ncsaz.org or you can reach him by cell phone: (623)225-5573.
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