Publications
Joy L Arroyo, "John Wesley's Empowered Regimen: Cultivating Health and Sanctification," Wesley and Methodist Studies, vol. 13 no. 2, June 2021.
Joy L Arroyo and Kate Obermueller Unruh with Katherine Douglass, "The Role of Families in Faith Formation," in Cultivating Teen Faith: Insights from the Confirmation Project (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans), 2018.
Education
2022-2024
Certificate in Spiritual Direction
Oasis Ministries
I studied with other spiritual guides and companions as I learned the practice of spiritual direction. I learned how to lean into God's Spirit and trust God's guidance as I listen deeply to individuals in a contemplative space.
2012-2018
PhD in Practical Theology: Education and Formation
Princeton Theological Seminary
I focused on spirituality and faith formation in my degree. My dissertation explored faith in the transition to parenthood. I also taught a course on prayer in the household, considering embodied, active, and relational models of prayer. I was the teaching assistant for courses in spiritual direction.
2006-2009
M.Div.
Princeton Theological Seminary
I found that I enjoyed faith formation classes, and I received a Jagow award in preaching my middler year. I was also introduced to spiritual direction and took two courses to learn more.
2002-2006
B.A. Writing and History
Indiana Wesleyan University
I double-majored in writing and history because I enjoyed writing historical fiction, but then I began taking theology classes in my last two years and enjoyed learning more about my faith. I graduated as one of three Valedictorians and moved on to pursue a seminary degree.