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Spiritual Formation in Christ: A Perspective on What it is and How it Might be Done

"Spiritual formation" is a phrase that has recently rocketed onto the lips and into the ears of Protestant Christians with an abruptness that is bound to make a thoughtful person uneasy. If it is really so important, not to mention essential, then why is it so recent? It must be just another passing fad in Protestant religiosity, increasingly self-conscious and threatened about "not meeting the needs of the people." And, really, isn't spiritual formation just a little too Catholic to be quite right?

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Spiritual Formation: Putting the Pieces Together In An Online Course

The concept of spiritual formation has received increasing interest since the turn of the century (Willard, 1998b, p.101), and has become an important component of theological education, especially among those institutions that are members of the Association of Theological Schools (ATS), in that, one of the key outcomes expected of member schools is “personal and spiritual formation” (Handbook, 2005-2007). This article will endeavor to briefly explore the concept of spiritual formation, along with the disciplines involved in this process, and will then consider how such disciplines can be integrated into the online learning platform, and last to propose means by which one may assess spiritual formation in the student/ class.

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Spiritual Transformation of Students at Conservative Wesleyan-Arminian Bible Colleges

The current study proposed to determine the level of spiritual transformation in students at conservative Wesleyan-Arminian Bible colleges and the association of spiritual transformation with selected Bible college activities. A quantitative survey was designed, validated, and implemented to measure students’ selfreported levels of spiritual transformation and their perceptions of how selected Bible college activities influenced their spiritual growth. This survey and its underlying construct were designed in cooperation with the leaders of the colleges. The survey was administered in five colleges to 432 students. Students reported high levels of spiritual transformation, testified that they were practicing the basic spiritual disciplines, and indicated that the Bible college experience is contributing to their spiritual transformation.

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