Rebecca Hope raised the following inquiry:

Rebecca Hope said:
Hi Stanley, I have not read the books you have posted for reference...so I am basically inept at what Spiritual Formation is. But, on a lighter lever, in what ways do you think our 'movement' (assuming you mean church of christ) is weak in Spiritual Formation? The reason I ask is that I have some ideas about some weaknesses within our brotherhood and I'm wondering where the paths might cross between the ideas that I think and what you know. -Rebecca

I think this deserves some attention.

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Rebecca, My quick answer is that Churches of Christ have an extensive set of practices for spiritual formation but we don't usually see them as such. E.g., "going to church" is a spiritual discipline. However, I would say that we have so strongly lived in the world of the mind (what we know) that we have neglected the heart, soul and body. I would like to hear your observations; what do you think?
Stanley, could you help us define what Spiritual formation is? Maybe this would be good in another discussion. Those with a restoration heritage could then reflect on whether our practices have indeed formed us spiritually.
Those interested in spiritual formation in the Restoration Movement might like to read this article from the Christian Standard: http://www.christianstandard.com/articledisplay.asp?id=1155
Stanley,
Tks for posting a very good article on this subject. This seems to cover the bases on defining Spiritual Formation

Stanley N. Helton said:
Those interested in spiritual formation in the Restoration Movement might like to read this article from the Christian Standard: http://www.christianstandard.com/articledisplay.asp?id=1155

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