EVANGELICAL UNIVERSITIES & SEMINARIES OFFERING MASTER OF ARTS IN SPIRITUAL FORMATION~GOING INTO THE DEEPER WATERS OF CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY

February 14, 2017 John

ADOPTING & ADAPTING CATHOLIC MYSTICISM INTO THE CHRISTIAN FAITH

Evangelical Universities & Seminaries
Offering Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation – Going into the Deeper
Waters of Contemplative Spirituality

SEE: http://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/newsletters/2017/newsletter20170213.htm;

republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:

Photo: Carey University in British Columbia

Over the past decade, while most evangelical colleges, seminaries, and universities
have allowed the influence of the Spiritual Formation movement into
their schools to one degree or another, not all of them had gone so
far as to create a Master’s Degree program in Spiritual Formation. In
fact, ten years ago, there weren’t that many schools that had
Spiritual Formation degree programs. But things are changing rapidly.
Today, a large number of the evangelical seminaries and universities
have such degree programs.

These schools that offer such a degree have
taken the plunge into the deeper waters of contemplative spirituality.
And while there is currently an effort by some of these schools to
convince the church that there is a “good” Spiritual Formation, the
fact is, where there is Spiritual Formation, there is always a trail
that leads to the mystics as Lighthouse Trails has pointed out for many
years.

Below is a partial list of
Christian colleges, universities, and seminaries that offer Masters
Degrees in Spiritual Formation. Some of these are Spiritual Formation
specializations or concentrations tacked onto Master of Divinity or
Master of Arts degrees. In other cases, Spiritual Formation programs
are tucked inside Christian Leadership degrees and Christian Formation
and/or Soul Care degrees.

These seminaries and universities are where the
church’s next generation of pastors and leaders are coming from. The
church has been hijacked and is being held hostage to spiritual
deception, but few seem to care. The only thing we are learning from
Christian leaders today is “Simon Says” and “Follow the Leader”
because most will not speak up on this vital issue. On the contrary,
they promote it.

Baylor University – Spiritual Formation and Discipleship

Barclay College – Master of Arts: Spiritual Formation

Biola University – Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care

Carey Theological College (BC) – Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation

Corban University – Master of Arts in Christian Leadership

Dallas Theological Seminary – Spiritual Formation Cohort (under the DMin degree)

Denver Seminary – MA in Christian Formation & Soul Care

George Fox University – Spiritual Formation and Discipleship Specialization

Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary – Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation and Evangelism

Grand Rapids Theological Seminary (ie., Cornerstone University) – The Master of Arts in Christian Formation

Johnson University – Graduate Certificate in Spiritual Formation & Leadership

Lincoln Christian University (IL) – MA in Spiritual Formation