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Spiritual Development

Spiritual Development . Tim Peck, APU Director of Chapel Amanda Marburger, Grad Student, APU College Counseling and Student Development . Our Foundational Assumption. God is at work among us – working through us and sometimes in spite of us!. Assumptions in Our Work.

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Spiritual Development

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  1. Spiritual Development Tim Peck, APU Director of Chapel Amanda Marburger, Grad Student, APU College Counseling and Student Development

  2. Our Foundational Assumption God is at work among us – working through us and sometimes in spite of us!

  3. Assumptions in Our Work Students can grow spiritually during their college experience, in and out of class … and we want them to do so!

  4. Our actions as student leaders can foster or hinder students’ spiritual development

  5. Students come to us at different phases of their spiritual journey, from different faith traditions and at different places in their development

  6. Students have different views of God based on their culture, their life experiences, their faith tradition, and their cognitive frame

  7. A careful balance of challenge and support fosters a maturing spiritual growth

  8. Scripture1 John 2:12-14

  9. Toward a Theology of Spiritual Development: Scriptural Themes • Spiritual development is the gracious work of the Triune God in people • Spiritual development requires our participation, but our participation is neither a means to earn God’s pleasure nor a sufficient cause to produce spiritual development

  10. Scriptural Themes (cont.) • Spiritual development takes place in community with other believers • Spiritual development involves both processes and events

  11. Scriptural Themes (cont.) • Spiritual development can be prompted by practices and disciplines of the historic Christian church • Acts of service can prompt spiritual development

  12. Scriptural Themes (cont.) • Spiritual development is organic and sometimes unpredictable • Spiritual development typically includes times of suffering, doubting, and questioning, balanced through the timely comfort and wisdom of God, either directly or through other disciples

  13. Spiritual growth contributes most strongly to overall satisfaction with a Christian college education among traditional-aged undergrads who stay to graduate. Source: Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (2007)

  14. Findings from the CCCU Research on Student Spiritual Development An “unmistakable pattern” among those who grew spiritually was the presence of various types of crises. Prolonged exposure to diverse ways of thinking Extensive multicultural exposure General emotional crisis Holcomb (2004)

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