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A directed study giving opportunity for students to develop their gifts and skills in the ministry of giving spiritual direction— in one-on-one or group/congregational settings. Readings and reflection, practice of giving spiritual direction, writing and reflection of verbatim, and meeting for supervision are required components of the course. Prerequisites: Introduction to Spiritual Guidance, Spiritual Formation for Congregational Discernment, Spiritual Direction Seminar and Practicum I and II.
Summer Institute for Spiritual Formation
The following courses are run every summer during SISF
FS 543 Spiritual Guidance in Life & Practice (1 SH)
This course is designed to offer learning in three areas: a Biblical Foundation and Historical overview of spiritual formation; an understanding of spiritual discernment: and learning the practice of spiritual guidance.
FS 613 Home Based Practicum (1 SH)
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This class offers guidance for in-depth listening, reflection, spiritual discernment, and discovery in our journey as emerging spiritual directors.
The following two groups of courses have one running each year on a rotating basis:
FS 621 Journey of the Soul
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In this course we will pay attention to the formational journey and stages of spiritual development, with an intentional focus on the experience of wilderness, with an awareness of the "dark night" or seasons of impasse". The questions we will explore are: How do we companion others as they encounter and embrace the profound and transformative work of God in impasse or wilderness experiences? What are the implications for the ministry of spiritual guidance during such periods of life - for the individual and the congregation? Lectures, guided readings, reflections on life experiences, and issues arising out of the practice of spiritual guidance provide the setting for mutual learning.
FS 563 Worship I - Spiritually Formative Worship (2 SH)
The course helps students learn how to reflect on and create worship that is intentionally spiritually formative in congregations. We will think together about worship theology, liturgy, communal spiritual formation, the narrative nature of life, reading a congregational context, and tools for evaluating and reflecting on worship. We will also learn practical skills for deigning and leading worship and practically using them.
FS 683 Worship II: Inter-generational Worship (2 SH)
FS 693 Worship III: Prayer Practices in Worship (2 SH)
This course will help students (re)engage corporate and individual innovative prayer practices rooted in tradition. Participants will devlop their own theology of prayer and worship as they explore expression os prayer in the context of the 21st century North American church.
The following courses are arranged with the instructor of record for SISF: The following courses are available by arrangement.
FS 623 Spiritual Direction I: Topics (2 SH)
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