Spiritual Formation & Spiritual Disciplines

2021-06-01

What is Spiritual Formation? It's a movement started 40 years ago with by Richard Foster, author of Celebration of Discipline: The path to spiritual growth. The movement appealed to many churches a decade ago, and is now experiencing a resurgence as more churches embrace this model. Amy and Michelle discusses how Spiritual Formation has some unbiblical practices, unbiblical origins, an unbiblical view of man’s human condition, and the risk of having spiritual experiences that are not from God. Resources: What you need to know about Spiritual Fo...

What is Spiritual Formation? It's a movement started 40 years ago with by Richard Foster, author of Celebration of Discipline: The path to spiritual growth.

The movement appealed to many churches a decade ago, and is now experiencing a resurgence as more churches embrace this model. Amy and Michelle discusses how Spiritual Formation has some unbiblical practices, unbiblical origins, an unbiblical view of man’s human condition, and the risk of having spiritual experiences that are not from God.

Resources:

What you need to know about Spiritual Formation and Spiritual Disciplines - Amy Spreeman, Berean Research White Paper

Spiritual Disciplines and the Appearance of Wisdom - Berean Research

The true spiritual direction of “Spiritual Formation” - Berean Research

“Raising a Jedi: Spiritual Formation and the Force” - Amy Spreeman

Out of Formation: Spiritual Disciplines of God and Men - Book by Gary Gilly

More on our website, A Word Fitly Spoken

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