Ep. 41 – Dr. Mike Wilhelm on Youth Ministry and the Iona Project

Scott Postma October 26, 2022

This is Episode 41 of the Consortium Podcast, an academic audio blog sponsored by Kepler Education.

In this episode, Dr. Mike Wilhelm joins Scott Postma to talk about the Great Books and the life of the mind, ministering to youth as the senior chaplain at a residential child care facility, and the Iona Project—a quasi-neo-monastic gap-year opportunity for college graduates.

Dr. Wilhelm is the senior chaplain at Cal Farley Boys Ranch near Amarillo, TX. Cal Farley Boys Ranch is actually NOT exclusively for boys and has been a leader in residential childcare services for over 80 years. CFBR meets the needs of children and families by way of the continued generosity of supporters while never seeking state or federal funds to support the work.

Find, The Brothers Karamazov, here.
Find The Romance of Photogen and Nycteris, here.
Learn more about the Iona Project, here or watch the Iona Project Promo Video (3 min)

Categories: Podcast

Tags: Boys Ranch, child care, Christian Education, classical education, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, intellectual, Iona Project, monastic, youth

Scott Postma

Scott lives in the panhandle of Idaho with his bride of more than 30 years. Together, they have four grown children, whom they homeschooled, and six grandchildren. Scott edits The Consortium: A Journal of Classical Christian Education, is a co-founder and the CEO of Kepler Education, leads the Poiema Reading Society, and practices the ancient art of Tsundoku. Scott earned a doctorate in the humanities (Ph.D., Faulkner University), served as a minister for 20 years, and has been an educator for nearly 30 years. He also blogs at scottpostma.net.

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