Guided Spiritual Formation: Relating to Others

Guided Spiritual Formation (GSF) is a sequence of four units ordinarily completed over four consecutive semesters.

At Ridley PC157: Guided Spiritual Formation: Relating to Others is the third unit in the GSF sequence.

As these units establish foundational practices of integrating theological study with personal spiritual life, they are best undertaken in the early stages of your course. Each unit is 3 credit points, amounting to 12 credit points in total.

GSF is designed to give you space to help you reflect on your own spiritual development and identity and to grow in your ministry and relationship with God; it will help you develop habits of spiritual practice and theological reflection that will enable you to pursue ongoing spiritual formation throughout your life. You will be introduced to the action-reflection model of learning and will be expected to keep a journal recording your experiences and reflections. In each unit you will have the opportunity to engage in a variety of spiritual practices and reflect on these individually (in your journal and with a reflection partner) and with fellow students and tutors in online discussion forums or on-campus small groups.

GSF recognises your local worshipping community as a significant context for your personal formation. Engaging with a reflection partner and gaining feedback on your formation from other members of your church expresses the partnership that exists between the college and your local worshipping community in your formation for ministry.