PM 541: Spiritual Formation in Digital Context

• 3.00 Credit Hours

The foundation and process of spiritual formation is based on God’s work in every believer to transform them into the likeness of Christ. Informed by that perspective this course explores the changing landscape of ministry driven by technology. This change is moving congregations from participation to engagement, but still requires a biblical model of spiritual formation that encompasses all possible ministry contexts and communication channels. As is said, the means have changed but the message has not. Spiritual Formation in Digital Context explores spiritual development practices, grounded in the Christian tradition, that sustain and nurture a life-long pursuit of union with God, but does so in the context of an ever-changing digital world. 3 Credits.Course Objectives. As a result of completing this course, the student will:1. Present a biblical-ecological model of spiritual formation that identifies God’s design for growth in all the spheres over which He presides as Lord. 2. Appraise spiritual formation as a dynamic process initiated and sustained by the Holy Spirit. 3. Evaluate digital means and methods that reflect, inform, and extend the process in every believer of being rooted and grounded in Jesus Christ. 4. Analyze spiritually formative components within a digital faith community. 5. Construct an effective model of spiritual formation for use by the local church in the digital age. 6. Apply a biblically sound ecological model of spiritual formation in a digital context which demonstrates the development of personal spiritual formation.