Syllabus:

-Pre class assignments click here.
Spiritual formation: “A Spiritaneous yet intentional detoxing and deconstructing of the ways we have been falsely formed…through sin, self-deceit, ethnocentrism, culture and church culture…,and a rebuilding and remixing of my inner being through deep and often corporate listening to God through prayer, Scripture, community, and quite often through “secular” sources, all towards the end that life of Jesus and the fruit of the Spirit are imparted to me so my gifts can flow as God intended; enabling me to simultanously live within the community of the Trinity and the real world streets of my city…”

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Kevin Foster on Spiritual Coaching

At Starbucks on the day before class, I made this video with the amazing Kevin Foster, lead pastor of Lifebridge Community Church in Fresno, about:
  • 1)The importance of the "St. Arbuck's" anointing
  • 2)His take on spiritual formation/disciplines
  • 3)Spiritual coaching



  • >Sorry the sound sync is a bit off on this YouTube version.We'll show the original video (which tracks better) and discuss it this during

    the Saturday afternoon session.(Yes, my comments at the end are a joke!)

    Thanks, Kevin!


Monday, April 5, 2010

Richard Foster videos: "get a life!!"

These recent videos by Richard Foster give you a flavor of our textbook author's style, and focus on the role and dynamics of Scripture in spiritual formation:
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