This course explores the spiritual dimension of missional engagement in the post-Christendom world. Students will create a personal spiritual development (or soul care) plan for their selves, their team and engaging a wider community. Resources will include readings, video interviews with practitioners, creative spiritual practices, and the development of a spiritual development plan.
Sustaining spiritual vitality is essential for effective missional leadership in contemporary contexts. This course:
As traditional church structures continue to evolve in response to post-Christendom realities, missional leaders require robust spiritual formation practices that can sustain their work. This course addresses the critical integration of missional engagement and spiritual formation by examining how spiritual practices shape missional identity and effectiveness. Students explore how spirituality informs missional presence and develop practical approaches to soul care that nourish both personal spiritual health and community transformation. The course provides theoretical frameworks and practical tools for sustaining spiritual vitality in challenging ministry contexts while preparing students to guide others in their spiritual formation journeys.
Students engage in critical analysis of key biblical texts that inform missional spirituality, examining the relationship between spiritual practices and missional effectiveness throughout Scripture.
This course explores how spiritual formation practices both emerge from and inform missional engagement, equipping students to develop spirituality that is inherently oriented toward God's mission in the world.
Students assess how cultural and social contexts shape spiritual formation needs and develop contextually appropriate approaches to soul care for diverse ministry settings.
The course integrates spiritual formation practices from diverse cultural traditions and examines how intercultural engagement can enrich spiritual development in missional communities.
Students design and implement sustainable spiritual practices suited for their current or future ministry contexts, developing practical skills for guiding spiritual formation.
Through direct engagement with various spiritual disciplines and reflection on their own spiritual journey, students will experience personal transformation while developing capacity to facilitate transformation in others.
