Spiritual formation

integration requires attention to spiritual development. In other words, how do counselors implement religious values and beliefs into the treatment of a client? (McMinn, 2011, p. 21). Furthermore, this second area of competence introduces the requisite for a third area of competence, which is the implication of understanding spirituality and spiritual formation (McMinn, 2011, p.…

In the American church faithful ministry has been traded for models more akin to modern business than biblical ministry. The desire for a more authentic expression of Christian faith has resulted in an overflow of passion to see the American church change. Consequently, a call has sounded for a return to a more faithful approach to ministry that rejects trendy models to follow the example of Christ Jesus. This call has become a ministry movement known as missional ministry. Missional ministry…

Reading Holmes and Augustine this unit, one comes to realize the importance of liberal arts education on a Christian’s spiritual formation and discipleship. The points the authors make point to God as a purpose driven, goal defining spirit who leads His children on a chosen path. Both authors make excellent points in both of their topics of discussion. Holmes’ focus remains constant that a liberal arts education is extremely beneficial to Christian discipleship, while Augustine suggests that the…

High School, I interviewed three non-religion teachers: Heather Newville (science), Josh Riesberg (history), and Paul Tschudin (technology). As an English teacher, I chose to interview faculty members outside of my department in order to see the spiritual dimension of our school through the eyes of those whose experiences and opinions…

political, social, economic, environmental, but the most terrible crisis - moral. Therefore, it is necessary to educate the younger generation on the basis of national traditions. The traditions of the people - this is what most fully reflects its spiritual character and inner peace. Less often, they are like a frozen ritual celebration form, dressed in archaic…

transition between the children and the youth program. It was challenging at times to work on the leveling the different activities within the TEAM Manual, but as I was doing this, it was interesting to use what I have been learning in the Spiritual Formation class about different developmental stages to help direct some of the things that I was unsure about. It can be difficult to make generalizations knowing that all children are different, but I think overall I was able to come up with levels…

Education in the Image of God Susanne Johnson attended a conference with the theme “Mid-Career Burnout.” The question was why so many living in abundance are and have great achievement so discontent? Its verses were boredom, stress, emptiness, exhaustion, loneliness, and dissatisfaction. The writer asks the questions of why is the good life which human have achieved in the twentieth century, so bad that only news of world catastrophes, assassination, plane crashes, mass murders, can divert one…

As I reflected on what to include in an autobiography of my religious and spiritual development, I think of five steps of growth in my life of faith. These include my baptism, my “born again experience,” my conversion to Catholicism, my living the Faith, and my call to a religious community. These steps also shed light on why I am interested in studying at Holy Apostles College. I count my baptism as a great gift of God’s loving care coming out of the tragedy of my father’s death when I was…

is a lot of money for a one to two week trip! Some people think that money could be spent in more stewardly ways. They are wrong. Short-term mission trips are worthwhile when humbly and intentionally designed to accomplish the three goals of spiritual formation, character development, and completion of a…

I strongly neglect communal forms of worship and prayer. But what I’ve come to greatly realize in the last few months is that no man can be an island unto himself. Isolation is one of the fastest ways to kill spiritual intimacy. I have a tendency to neglect the emotional side of my psyche, and because of this, I sometimes view God more as a concept than a being. I seek to understand Him and figure him out, but as far as having a relationship with him, that’s almost…