Dr. Amy Yoder, English Department Chair, Northwest Christian High School: Candid Conversations about Biblical Worldview Formation that Works...and that Doesn't Work (Part Two)

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] or you can reach him by cell phone:  (623)225-5573.