5 Spiritual Practices for Busy Graduate Students

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5 Spiritual Practices for Busy Graduate Students

How do you find time to connect with God during the busy years of graduate school?

Pastor and InterVarsity staff, Howard Chang, shares, "My years working toward two graduate degrees while raising three children, ministering full- time at church, and managing a severe chronic illness stretched the limits of my physical stamina and spiritual resilience.

In the busiest and most challenging times I needed more of God, not more time to accomplish tasks. Spiritual disciplines have provided the rhythms and space for me to stay connected to God as a branch is to a vine (John 15:6)."

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Resource Topic - Primary
Discipleship
Prayer
Resource Type
Guide
Community
Graduate Healthcare Ministries
Audience
Everyone
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Rev. Howard Chang, DMin

Howard is the Area Ministry Director for InterVarsity’s Graduate and Faculty Ministries Pacific Area. Having lived with chronic illness since childhood, he shares his health journey through blogging and patient advocacy. Howard lives in the greater Sacramento area and has three adult children with his wife, Lori.