Michael J. Christensen

My blogs

About me

Gender Male
Industry Education
Occupation Professor/Pastor/Pilgrim
Location San Diego, California, United States
Introduction As a retired pastor, current professor, and still active pioneer in asset based community development, I currently am the founding Dean of a new Seminary known as Northwind Theological Seminary. There I direct the doctoral programs in the Romantic Theology of the Oxford Inklings, and Spiritual Formation based on the teachings of Henri Nouwen. I try to work only half the time so that there's time enough to read write, travel and play. During both work and play, I try to raise funds for mission projects in Malawi, Uganda, and the USA. I also like to support community leaders and help local groups increase their capacity to transform their communities and repair the world. WorldHope Corps, Inc. is an agency I started in 2008 to facilitate faith-motivated relief and development work in the world. This creative space serves as my travel blog and platform for personal reflections on my favorites topics and figures. I invite you to subscribe or link to this blog for live feeds.
Interests walking, bike riding, world travel, research/writing, teaching, mentoring, photography, mission projects
Favorite Movies Footnote, The Matrix, Lord of the Rings, Shadowlands, In Time, Blue Jasmine, Spotlight, Straight out of Compton, Interstellar, Barbie, and oh so many more...
Favorite Music Bono/U2, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, James Taylor, Queen, Mika, Alanis Morissette, Mumford and Sons, Lady Gaga.
Favorite Books The Inklings, The Alchemist, all 30 Richard Rohr books and tapes, all 40 Henri Nouwen books, all 50 C. S. Lewis books, all Dan Brown novels, Works of Jung, Moby Dick, Walden Pond, and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance