DONALD S. WHITNEY is the associate professor of spiritual formation
at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City,
Missouri. He is the best-selling author of Spiritual Disciplines
for the Christian Life, Ten Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual
Health, and How Can I Be Sure I'm a Christian? (all NavPress). Don
holds a doctor of ministry degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity
School in Deerfield, Illinois, and is completing a doctor of
theology degree with specialization in Christian spirituality from
the University of South Africa. He is founder and president of the
Center for Biblical Spirituality. Don lives in Kansas City, with
his wife and daughter. Don's website is
www.BiblicalSpirituality.org.
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Don Whitney has been Associate Professor of Spiritual Formation
(the first such position in the six Southern Baptist seminaries) at
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri
since 1995.
Don grew up in Osceola, Arkansas, where he came to believe in Jesus
Christ as Lord and Savior. He was active in sports throughout high
school and college, and worked in the radio station his dad
managed. After graduating from Arkansas State University, Don
planned to finish law school and pursue a career in sportscasting.
While at the University of Arkansas School of Law, he sensed God's
call to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He then enrolled at
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas,
graduating with a Master of Divinity degree in 1979. In 1987 he
completed a Doctor of Ministry degree at Trinity Evangelical
Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. Don is currently completing
a Doctor of Theology degree in Christian Spirituality at the
University of South Africa.
Before coming to Midwestern, Don was pastor of Glenfield Baptist
Church in Glen Ellyn, Illinois (a Chicago suburb) for almost
fifteen years.
He is the author of Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
(NavPress, 1991), which has a companion discussion guide. He has
also written How Can I Be Sure I'm A Christian (NavPress, 1994),
Spiritual Disciplines Within the Church (Moody Press, 1996), Ten
Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health (NavPress, 2001), and
Simplify Your Spiritual Life (NavPress, 2003).
Don's wife, Caffy, ministers from their home in Kansas City as a
women's Bible study teacher, an artist, and a freelance
illustrator. The Whitneys are parents of a daughter, Laurelen
Christiana.
Don's website address is www.SpiritualDisciplines.org.
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