Spiritual Formation of the APS Student

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Spiritual Formation of the APS Student

• April 26, 2006
• Dr. Steve Lennox
• Dean of the Chapel

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What is Spiritual Formation?
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Process of Salvation
Eternity
Spiritual Reproduction
New Birth
Decision to Act
Awareness of Fundamentals of the Gospel
Ignorance of Gospel
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(III) Glorification At Death
The Wesleyan Way of Salvation

(II) Entire Sanctification Appropriated
by Faith

• Growth in Grace

• Perfect Love Renewal in Image of God
  

• Repentance of Believers

• Progressive Sanctification

(I) The New Birth Appropriated by Faith

• Assurance

• Justification Regeneration (Initial
  Sanctification) Adoption

• Repentance

• Growth in Grace

The Grace of God Definite Works of Grace Human
Response

• Prevenient Grace

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Process of Salvation
Facilitators Role
Eternity
Spiritual Reproduction
Discipleship
New Birth
Persuasion
Decision to Act
Awareness of Fundamentals of the Gospel
Proclamation
Ignorance of Gospel
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The Right Faculty Member
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The Right Faculty Member

• Committed and contagious Christian

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The Right Faculty Member

• Committed and contagious Christian
• Spiritually sensitive and theologically informed

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The Right Faculty Member

• Committed and contagious Christian
• Spiritually sensitive and theologically informed
• Comfortable with Wesleyan theology

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The Right Faculty Member

• Committed and contagious Christian
• Spiritually sensitive and theologically informed
• Comfortable with Wesleyan theology
• Skilled as a guide

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Ideas for Faculty Development
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Ideas for Faculty Development

• The dynamics of spiritual formation

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Ideas for Faculty Development

• The dynamics of spiritual formation
• Theological issues

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Ideas for Faculty Development

• The dynamics of spiritual formation
• Theological issues
• How to be a caring mentor

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Ideas for Faculty Development

• The dynamics of spiritual formation
• Theological issues
• How to be a caring mentor
• How to grow spiritually

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