The journey into God that transforms us and leads us into deeper connection with God lies at the heart of spiritual formation. Formation creates a space for that encounter to occur, and it nurtures ...

Spiritual formation is in. One generation ago, evangelical Protestants had hardly heard of the phrase. Now many evangelical seminaries offer programs in spiritual formation. Renovaré, which Richard ...

The spiritual formation movement, at times (not always), seems to suggest if you practice the disciplines you will be spiritually formed. That tendency has then been picked up by churches to create ...

As faith communities navigate the challenges of modern life, spiritual formation has become an essential part of personal and communal growth. People may not always identify as religious, but many ...

Christian minister, sociologist, and community leader  McDonald L. Thomas has published the first volume of a planned ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. CT Pastors November 12, 2007 Recently I was asked to speak at a preaching conference on the topic, "Spiritual Formation ...

Institution: The Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation is a live, online, interactive program that draws Christians worldwide into deeper union with Christ through mystagogicallyoriented spiritual ...

Luke 2:52 reveals that “Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God’. Along our own faith journeys, growth like this is so important and foundational. Yet, as is the case along any path, ...

Two new publications from the Danielsen Institute’s program of research on the spiritual formation of emerging religious leaders were published at the end of 2025 and early 2026. Each articles was a ...

Your first year at Bethel Seminary, you took a course in hermeneutics. You studied the Old and New Testaments, theology, church history. Then you took the required course in spiritual and personal ...

The Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation is a live, online, interactive program that draws Christians worldwide into deeper union with Christ through mystagogically oriented spiritual education and ...