Listening to God: the Key to Spiritual Formation for Salvationists and All People
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Issue Date
2023-02
Authors
Moore, Alison Marie
Advisor
Patterson, Sarah (Advisor)
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Thesis
Keywords
Spiritual formation
Spiritual life
Salvation Army
Spiritual life
Salvation Army
Citation
Moore, Alison Marie. “Listening to God: the Key to Spiritual Formation for Salvationists and All People.” D. Min., Tyndale University, 2023.
Abstract
Having a relationship with God implies communication with Him. How do we communicate with God? How do we know what He is saying? Through the process of writing her spiritual autobiography during the COVID-19 pandemic, the researcher discovered that communication with God occurs when people 1) intentionally take time to listen to God, and 2) use the disruption of life as an occasion to contemplate their relationship with Him. Researching models of spiritual formation and looking at patterns in literature resulted in the creation of a five-part spiritual formation model of change. This model proposes that the ability to listen to God is a key aspect of spiritual formation. An action learning research project conducted with soldiers of The Salvation Army revealed that meeting biweekly one-on-one with a spiritual director to learn and engage in spiritual practices had a positive effect on the participants’ ability to listen to God. This portfolio shows that intentionally spending time listening to God aids in the spiritual formation of the listener and is the foundation of communicating with others about their relationship with God.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction – Chapter 2: Communication Through Music – Chapter 3: Listening to God: the Key to a Spiritual Formation Model of Change – Chapter 4: Listening to God: Teaching and Engaging in spiritual Practices with Others – Chapter 5: Conclusion.
Publisher
Tyndale University
Copyright Notice
Copyright, Alison Marie Moore managed by Tyndale University. All rights reserved.
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/