Spiritual Formation for Ministry
This experience-centred course introduces students to practices and perspectives for growing in attentiveness to God’s presence in order to be continually formed into Christlikeness by the Holy Spirit. The course helps cultivate spiritual habits that can sustain students in their ministries within and beyond local congregations. Both individual and communal spiritual formation will be explored.
During the course, students will be offered guided experiences of classical spiritual practices, augmented by lectures and biblical-theological reflection. Students will be introduced to the topic of spiritual formation, and to spiritual writers outside the students’ own Christian traditions. The course will be structured around being attentive to God through self, through Scripture, in silence, and in community—all for the purpose of being formed by the Spirit.
DSC 530 can be used as a discipleship or general elective to fulfill requirements for the MA in Transformational Leadership and the Master of Divinity degrees.
This course is offered through the following delivery mode:
Andrew Dyck
Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Ministry
Assistant Professor of Christian Spirituality and Pastoral Ministry at Canadian Mennonite University
Andrew was baptized as a teenager upon his confession of faith. His three years at Mennonite Brethren Bible College in Winnipeg expanded his capacity for studying the Scriptures, and viewing all of life as service to God. He worked for eight years as a physiotherapist in Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre and Children’s Hospital, before going to seminary. Afterwards, he served for 16 years as a pastor in Abbotsford, BC: first with King Road Mennonite Brethren Church and then with Highland Community Church. He has spent many years receiving spiritual direction and has also offered direction to others.
