Course Description

Spiritual Formation is the process of being formed by the Holy Spirit through Christ into the likeness of God. It involves both an inward journey of deepening life with God and an outward expression of living life in compassion. This course will lay a foundation for the inward journey, while the companion course, CSF 600 Living in the Outward Journey, will focus on the movement outward. The three focuses of the course include the biblical basis for spiritual formation, appreciation of historical spiritual traditions and the importance of engaging in spiritual practices.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Practice and experience the Christian life from a biblical foundation
• Grow in Christ and consent more freely to the love of God
• Explain how people have came to known and formed by God
• Use selected practices effectively in the formation of love for God and for neighbor
• Live in ways that are increasingly attentive to God, oneself and others