MINS-6003 The Pastor as a Person
This course provides students with an inquiry into self-understanding, personal spiritual growth, and goal development for the practice of ministry. The course will examine Christian spiritual formation, both academically and experientially. The nature and theological foundations of Christian spirituality will be examined. Several spiritual disciplines and their roles in the Christian formation of a minister will be discussed and applied. An introductory review of personality studies and its application to spiritual formation will also be employed. This course will focus on the tools and disciplines that lead one to Christ-likeness as the goal of spiritual formation.