PAS-1023 – SPIRITUAL FORMATION
COURSE DESCRIPTION
A course integrating fundamental Christian doctrine with personal
experience in the journey toward wholeness in Christ emphasizing scripture,
discipline, and community as essential Wesleyan patterns of devotion.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The following are
competencies for Ordination Course of Study which are achieved by this course:
1.
Ability to pursue
holy character (Christlikeness) by practicing faith formation and the classic
Christian
disciplines as a means of grace. (CH-6)
2.
Ability to
locate, understand, and use the resources for individual and corporate spiritual
formation. (CH-7)
3. Ability to take responsibility for his or her own continuing spiritual
development. (CH-8)
4.
Ability to
demonstrate a realistic self-understanding including personal strengths, gifts,
weaknesses, and areas of needed growth. (CH-10)
5. Ability to maintain the practice of Sabbath and healthy self-care.
(CH-11)
6. The development of a portfolio for assessing personal growth in
character. This portfolio
Would include periodic self-assessment and assessment by significant
others. These
assessments would evaluate the minister with the "BE" categories.
(Character)
COURSE PROFESSOR
Dr Craig Rench
COURSE TEXTBOOKS
1. Mulholland, M. Robert, Jr. Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for
Spiritual Formation.
2. Tracy, Wes, Gary Cockerill, Donald Demaray, and Steve Harper.
Reflecting God.
MO:
3.
Smith, James
Bryan, and Lynda Graybeal. A Spiritual Formation Workbook: Small-Group
Resources for Nurturing Christian Growth. Rev. ed.
1999.
4. Foster, Richard J. Meditative Prayer.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
A Portfolio/Journal kept by the student is a requirement for this course.
The development of a
portfolio is for assessing personal growth in character. This portfolio would include periodic self-assessment and assessment by significant others. These assessments would evaluate the minister with the “BE” categories in the Course of Study.