Course KC-02 - Spiritual Formation

by Ken Crawford

This is a foundational course in Christian spiritual formation. The primary goal is to help participants develop a deeper spiritual life by exploring these practices, their roots, and the interconnections among them. Students will have opportunity to experience, individually and in groups, various practices of prayer and other spiritual disciplines. This course lays the ground work for a series of future courses that will explore in greater depth various aspects of spiritual formation, for both the participants’ personal lives as well as their ability to nurture and guide the spiritual formation of others.

These courses will satisfy, in part, educational requirements for non-seminary trained candidates under the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Apprenticeship Path to Ordination and for those seeking to be  Commissioned in The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).  Note: There is no guarantee that an individual’s Regional Commission on Ministry will accept the course; it is incumbent on each student to clarify with his or her Regional COM the acceptability of the course for Standing. All courses are developed and delivered with the intent of preparing candidates for standing in the area of competency set forth.  The courses will be taught in a way that makes them accessible and valuable to individuals from other Christian traditions as well. Future courses will expand on these themes by narrowing the focus to particular aspects of the field.  All courses utilize the ONLINE Learning Platform of www.TransformingTheChurch.org  and are provided through a “blended” format of onsite learning (one intensive class session of a Friday evening and all day Saturday) and online learning (weekly class meetings through conference calls/webinars following the weekend intensive).  More information about the curriculum can be found at www.disciplesdivinitycenter.org 

Please note: Courses offered through the Disciples Divinity Center are not intended to replace or to be a substitute for courses mandated by and offered through Area Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the Southwest Region.  Furthermore, any overlap of course material with courses offered for Commissioned Ministers in the CC(DOC)in the Southwest is coincidental and unintentional.  The Divinity Center courses are intended to enrich the student learning and contributed to a comprehensive portfolio for Commissioned Ministers and those seeking Ordination through an Apprenticeship Path.

Course Schedule - Physical Sessions

• Class 1 - Friday, October 11, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Central Time.
• Class 2 - Saturday, October 12, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. Central Time.

Course Schedule - Online Sessions

• Class 3 - Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Central Time.
• Class 4 - Thursday, October 24, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Central Time.
• Class 5 - Thursday, October 31, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Central Time.
• Class 6 - Thursday, November 7, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Central Time.