Brief Profile
In 1995, he went to the U.S. with his wife Juliet and his two sons, Jonathan and David, to pursue his master's in theology at Dallas Theological Seminary. Upon graduation in 1999, the family moved to Southern California where Wil started his doctorate program at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena. After six years, he finished his Ph.D. degree in Practical Theology with a special concentration in spirituality/spiritual formation.
A year after graduation, Wil joined The Leadership Institute and started serving as its Director of the Southern California Postmodern Mission Project. On the same year, through a partnership with the Denver-based Spiritual Formation Alliance, Wil assumed the role of Coordinator of the Southern California Spiritual Formation Partners, with special focus on the greater Los Angeles county. On the side, Wil regularly teaches at Fuller Theological Seminary as an adjunct professor in spirituality. His favorite course to teach is on the spirituality of Henri Nouwen, a course he himself developed out of his Ph.D. dissertation work. In addition to Fuller Seminary, Wil also teaches other courses on Nouwen at the Haggard Graduate School of Theology (Azusa Pacific University), the Center for Religion and Spirituality as well as the Department of Graduate Theological Studies (Loyola Marymount University), and Hope International University. All year round, he conducts spiritual formation retreats (mostly, but not exclusively, on Henri Nouwen) in various parts of the country.
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Wil Hernandez’s Interest in Spiritual Formation
Every ministry Wil is involved in at present—whether it be teaching, spiritual direction, retreat leading/organizing, or networking—all has to do with his passion for the work of spiritual formation in individuals and congregations. Wil teaches in the areas of spirituality/spiritual formation in various universities and seminaries, actively engages in networking efforts both as convener and connector among the spiritual formators and spiritual directors within Southern California, and facilitates spiritual retreats, seminars, and workshops everywhere he is invited.
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Wil Hernandez's Work on Henri Nouwen
The person of Henri Nouwen, in particular his spiritual formation dynamics and his lived spirituality, was the focal thrust of Wil Hernandez's Ph.D. dissertation paper. In 2005, Wil completed "with special distinction" his dissertation entitled A Spirituality of Imperfection: The Coinherence of Spirituality with Psychology, Ministry, and Theology in Henri J.M. Nouwen's Integrated Approach to Soul Care and Spiritual Formation.
Click here to read about Wil Hernandez's personal interest in Henri Nouwen.
Click here to read about Wil Hernandez's exposure and training in spiritual formation.
Wil Hernandez's Work on Henri Nouwen
The person of Henri Nouwen, in particular his spiritual formation dynamics and his lived spirituality, was the focal thrust of Wil Hernandez's Ph.D. dissertation paper. In 2005, Wil completed "with special distinction" his dissertation entitled A Spirituality of Imperfection: The Coinherence of Spirituality with Psychology, Ministry, and Theology in Henri J.M. Nouwen's Integrated Approach to Soul Care and Spiritual Formation.
Click here to read about Wil Hernandez's personal interest in Henri Nouwen.
