The Journey--Part Four "Companions on the Way"
The Journey Invitation to a Journey ~ A Road Map to Spiritual Formation M. Robert Mulholland & Ruth Haley Barton plus Notes and writings on Spiritual Formation from the Institute for Spiritual Formation, Biola University Part Four: Companions on the Way Lesson 1—Intro to Part 4 1. Opening Prayer 2. Spiritual Formation—What is it? · Christian Spiritual Formation—everybody is being spiritually formed all the time. We want to be in a position to be formed by Christ. · Mulholland’s definition: “The process of being formed in the image of Christ for the sake of others. “ 3. Two Faces of Christianity · Spirituality as a Static Possession · Information and techniques to achieve spiritual fulfillment · We are in control of our relationship with God · Spirituality as a Dynamic Growing toward wholeness in the image of Christ · Increasing faithful response to God · Holistic spi