From spiritualdevelopmentcenter at lists.search-institute.org Tue Jan 22 15:01:06 2008 From: spiritualdevelopmentcenter at lists.search-institute.org (spiritualdevelopmentcenter@lists.search-institute.org) Date: Tue Jan 22 15:31:15 2008 Subject: News from the Center for Spiritual Development Message-ID: <47965992.7070408@search-institute.org> CSD Logo News = 22 January 2008 = = *Discussion Boards* icon*/Post of the month: /* "The presence of children among us, when we allow them, opens our eyes = to the wonders of the world." ---L. Bailey, USA Join the Discussion! *In This Issue* * *Invitation to Present at Search Institute's Annual Conference <#Invite>* * *New Blog on a Journey to India by Gene Roehlkepartain <#Blog>* * *First Findings from Global Focus Groups with Young People <#Findings>* * *Interviews with Spiritual Exemplars to Be Completed This Month <#Interviews>* image * News* *Invitation to Present at Search Institute's Annual Conference *A newly inaugurated "Spiritual Development" track at the November 2007 = Healthy Communities . Healthy Youth conference attracted hundreds of = participants, both youth and adults. Session topics included how parents = can nurture their children's spiritual development, modern rites of = passage, young people's search for meaning, and current research updates. Do you have a related topic on which to share at the 2008 conference? = Planning is under way, and the planning committee is interested in your = ideas. *The deadline is February 1!* If you are interested in presenting = at the 2008 conference, please go to Search Institute's web site to = complete an RFP online: http://www.search-institute.org/hchy. image *Community* *Conversations Along the Way* Co-Director Gene Roehlkepartain's monthly musings report on his = experiences during a recent trip to the World Congress on Psychology and = Spirituality in New Delhi, India. Read the blog... image *Insights and Research* *First Findings from Global Youth Focus Groups* Here are the preliminary findings from an analysis of 27 focus groups = conducted with 171 diverse young people ages 12-19, in 13 countries, for = the purpose of exploring their experiences of spirituality and spiritual = development. Emerging themes are presented with extensive quotes from = the youth participants in an attempt to honor their voices. Read the preliminary findings... = *Spiritual Exemplars Interviews in Process* Find out what's happening with the spiritual exemplars study, led by = Pamela Ebstyne King, Ph.D., of the School of psychology at Fuller = Theological Seminary. Read the update... = Search Institute 615 First Avenue NE, Suite 125 Minneapolis MN 55413 612.399.0235 spiritualdevelopment@search-institute.org = Copyright =A9 2007 Search Institute. All rights reserved. -------------- next part -------------- Skipped content of type multipart/related