As director of the Aprentis Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation, James Bryan Smith has a heavenly agenda for a down-to-earth mission. “What we’re trying to do is to give people an everyday ...

Every activity at Solomon’s Porch contributes to spiritual formation. Sofas replaced pews and Monday night means yoga class, not board meetings. For worshipers at Solomon’s Porch in Minneapolis, it’s ...

Your first year at Bethel Seminary, you took a course in hermeneutics. You studied the Old and New Testaments, theology, church history. Then you took the required course in spiritual and personal ...

Instructions for Guests Please park in the West Lot and enter through the Community Life Center (CLC) building. Signage will direct guests to The Studio location. Come learn more about the American ...

Throughout the history of Christianity, followers of Jesus have earnestly sought to interpret Scripture faithfully and objectively, often believing they were applying rigorous, objective methods to ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Upper Room Academy for Spiritual Formation is pleased to announce the upcoming Two-Year Academy #43, scheduled from November 3, 2025, to September 3, 2027. This immersive, ...

This discussion of spiritual practices that have defined Christians over the centuries certainly lives up to its name. Sixty-two spiritual disciplines or practices are explained, grouped in seven ...

We prepare future ministers to help people in the formation and growth of their relationships with God, self, others, and the world. Our programs in Spirituality Studies explore the richness of the ...

Seminary formation was already notoriously long -- at least six years -- and recently, an additional year has been added: the propadeutic year. Yet few people are complaining. As outli ...