The Academy for Spiritual Formation
Yes, scholarship funds are available, thanks to the donations of past Academy participants and other generous donors. These funds are awarded on a "ne...
Mon, 15 Jul, 2019 at 11:04 AM
Your full participation in a Two-Year Academy fulfills two courses of the Certification in Spiritual Formation offered through the General Board of Higher E...
Mon, 15 Jul, 2019 at 11:05 AM
Yes, three (3) CEU's are offered for each Five-Day Academy or Two-Year Academy session attended at an additional cost of $15. Forms will be provided at ...
Mon, 2 Oct, 2017 at 8:21 AM
Participants in a Two-Year Academy program are provided with four reading assignments each quarter. These books are assigned by the faculty who teach each ...
Mon, 15 Jul, 2019 at 11:09 AM
Alternative advanced course credit is now determined at the annual conference level. On page 25 of our new 2015 Lay Servant Ministry catalog, it gives confe...
Mon, 2 Oct, 2017 at 8:23 AM
In general, we recommend that you participate in the Academy and then pursue a Doctor of Ministry degree rather than trying to do both at the same time. Th...
Mon, 15 Jul, 2019 at 11:13 AM
At the 2000 General Conference of the United Methodist Church, delegates approved a new certification program in spiritual formation (not in spiritual direc...
Mon, 15 Jul, 2019 at 11:16 AM
Participants in the Academy receive spiritual direction in diverse ways: through the liturgy, their small groups, their interactions with faculty and one-on-...
Mon, 2 Oct, 2017 at 8:26 AM
Spiritual direction may be formal or informal, one-on-one or in small groups. It may be primarily a peer relationship, in which the term “spiritual friends...
Mon, 2 Oct, 2017 at 8:26 AM