About Jamin Goggin
Jamin Goggin is a teacher and practitioner of spiritual formation. His main areas of focus are spiritual theology, historical spirituality and Christian community. He has done Masters work in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care as well as New Testament at Talbot School of Theology. Jamin lives in southern California with his wife Kristin and their two children. He has pastored in churches in southern California for the past four years. He is also a trained spiritual director. Jamin passionately seeks to implement spiritual formation in the life of the church.
Advent
“The birth of Christ is the central event in the history of the earth. The very thing the whole story has been about.”-C.S. Lewis This advent season what story are …
Spiritual Formation Conference
Metamorpha friends I wanted to invite you all to join us at Saddleback Church, October 12-14 for “The Abiding Life” conference. Dr. John Coe from the Institute of Spiritual Formation …
Poetry & Prayer
For as long as I can remember I have hated poetry. It always felt so elusive, so confusing. I remember purchasing an anthology of American poetry in college thinking I …
The Wild
I recently moved my office to the retreat center where I work. It is an incredibly beautiful property, sorely out of place within the busy and cluttered environment of southern …
The Missing Ingredients of Evangelical Activism
Social justice has truly become the name of the game. Young evangelicals want to be about something, want to do something, want to make a difference… Of course, there are …
The Problem with Spiritual Formation & The Church
I have held seats on both sides of the aisle. I have been a pastor in the local church for several years, and I have lead a spiritual formation ministry …
out with the old & in with the young
The suspicions have now been confirmed by hard data. For years voices within the evangelical church have argued that we are not reaching the younger generation. In fact, many have taken …
Wisdom is Silence
This past week was one of deep sorrow at my church. As a church staff we mourned with a pastor as he grieved the passing of his child. As the …
Recent Tweets
- God is glorified in his act of self giving love.
(about 23 hours ago) - The goal of theology isn't to make the revealed mysteries of the faith palatable to reason but to call people to faith in the One revealed.
(about 1 day ago) - My daughter just said, "I am as sweaty as a pancake." Hmmm?
(about 1 day ago) - RT @Metamorpha: Learning the Christian Life from our Fore-Fathers: Why bother? http://t.co/QDIwUz9iq9
(about 2 days ago)
Growing up, Kyle Strobel knew all the "right" answers. The Christianity he experienced in the church was reduced to theological precepts and moral codes. He tried typical spiritual growth formulas but faith remained stagnant, even stale. Sound familiar?
In Journey with Jesus, spiritual director Larry Warner guides us through the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius similarly to the way he's been leading people through them in person.