A course examining personal and spiritual issues in the local ministry with suggestions for ongoing growth and development. This course examines both traditional challenges and contemporary issues facing ministers in their ongoing journey as pastors and as persons.
A Spiritual Discipline is the intentional practice of some aspect of the Christian life in a regular and habitual manner.
The benefits of spiritual disciplines:
(1) They Help us Develop Intimacy with God - the goal of the disciplines is not salvation - we are saved by faith in Christ (Romans 10:9-10) but as we practice them, we are helped in our walk with Jesus and develop intimacy with God.
(2) They Help us Become like Christ - they also shape us into godly people (1 Timothy 4:7). We need them because we cannot live a Christlike life on our own efforts.
(3) They Help us Receive the Grace of God - the spiritual disciplines are a “means of grace” - they put us in the path of God’s grace.
- Adapted from the Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices that Transform Us-Introduction: Discovering Your Desire.
There are many ways to find resources about each spiritual discipline or even a general overview of this.
