Mark VanderWerf

Gathering theological tools to build bridges across difference with the help of @matthewkaemingk and @shadihamid. neighborlyfaith.org/the-troubling-… & comment.org/podcasts/a-mus…

Great time with @neulsaem at Calvin’s @MeeterCenter + our AI-generated reformation breakup song. Thanks for having us!

Is anyone working with youth in the Grand Rapids area? Check out this training! @tenx10collab

The ⁦@Calvin_Uni⁩ Civic Hospitality Project equips young citizens to lovingly relate across political differences. Spark | The Calvin University Magazine calvin.edu/publication/sp…

"From next month, secondary school pupils in the Netherlands will no longer be able to use their phones in the classroom...The government.. cites distracted pupils and low educational performance as reasons for the ban." euronews.com/2023/12/16/dut…

I get to read and discuss these books with high school students. None of these are required books for classes I was teaching; instead, some students simply wanted to think more deeply.

Nick Wolterstorff, 1966. Still true.

Guess what I’m teaching about today.

@beim_m What are you reading??

“Mondays with Mouw” book club with dear friends is always a balm for the mind and the soul.

A pretty accurate(?) description of theological tribes by Gordon Spykman ca. 1983.

@noahtoly @albpeeler @Calvin_Uni A delightful talk (and happened to be standing right next to you during it)!

A packed house (standing room only) for @albpeeler’s talk in @Calvin_Uni’s Healthy Dialogue Series.

@LynnSwaner1 @ceateachers @CSIschools1920 @CACEcenter @ACSIUSA @cardusca @d_mulder @tvansoel @beim_m Thanks for your words of wisdom and encouragement: “What does love require?”

I spent yesterday with 1500 Christian school educators who are flourishing together! @ceateachers @CSIschools1920 @CACEcenter @ACSIUSA @cardusca @mark_vanderwerf @d_mulder @tvansoel @beim_m

Ready for @ceateachers tomorrow.

@PeterWelle @DSpyksma @DarrylDeboer @LynnSwaner1 @epellefsen @DanBeerens @justinmcook @beim_m @d_mulder Love these! Thanks for sharing them.

@mark_vanderwerf @DSpyksma @DarrylDeboer @LynnSwaner1 @epellefsen @DanBeerens @justinmcook @beim_m @d_mulder What is something that you teach that the world desperately needs? Where in your course do students get an opportunity to live out a kingdom purpose of your content?

Chr ed crowdsourcing: Hit me with some of your best PD conversation starters. Looking for generative conversations between Pre-K to high school teachers re: Xian ed. Looking at you @DSpyksma @DarrylDeboer @LynnSwaner1 @epellefsen @DanBeerens @justinmcook @beim_m @d_mulder, etc.

@kevinhuinink @DSpyksma @DarrylDeboer @LynnSwaner1 @epellefsen @DanBeerens @justinmcook @beim_m @d_mulder Love it! Thanks for sharing!

@mark_vanderwerf @DSpyksma @DarrylDeboer @LynnSwaner1 @epellefsen @DanBeerens @justinmcook @beim_m @d_mulder In your course/class/unit, what would you identify as 60-day, 6-year, and 60-year learning targets? Having identified these, how will you ensure they stay with your students for that length of time? What pedagogies will be most effective for this grade level/subject area/topic?

@epellefsen Hmmm…maybe we actually need diverse communities as we read, interpret, and understand the Scriptures!!

@mark_vanderwerf 🤔🤔🤔🤔👇

@noahtoly @Calvin_Uni @Theportersgate It was a glorious evening.

After spending the day at a retreat with our Senior Academic Leadership Team (concluding with a round of mini-golf), I made it to the @Calvin_Uni chapel for a beautiful concert and time of worship with @Theportersgate. Many thanks to the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship (@cicw) for organizing such a wonderful event. storage.googleapis.com/cicw/Porters-G…

@RebeccaACarrell @KaitlynSchiess Yes, @CRCNA

Does your church recite a prayer of corporate confession? And would you mind mentioning your denomination in the comments?

@epellefsen Guilty.

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