A Didactic Approach to Spiritual Formation: Integrating Spiritual Practices to the Seminary Curriculum of the Diaspora of Chinese Students in Panama, Central America
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Issue Date
2022-03
Authors
Lam, Jacqueline Siu Yin
Advisor
Pihulyk, Ouida (Advisor)
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Creator
Editor
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Type
Thesis
Keywords
Spiritual formation
Spiritual practices
Seminary students
Chinese students
Panama, Central America
Spiritual life
Spiritual practices
Seminary students
Chinese students
Panama, Central America
Spiritual life
Citation
Lam, Jacqueline Siu Yin. “A Didactic Approach to Spiritual Formation: Integrating Spiritual Practices to the Seminary Curriculum of the Diaspora of Chinese Students in Panama, Central America.” D. Min., Tyndale University, 2022
Abstract
An awareness of God’s presence and a capacity to hear Him are two important elements to cultivate an intimate relationship with God for spiritual growth. This research portfolio seeks to answer the question: Will prayer encounters with God through the practice of praying with the Scriptures facilitate the participants’ capacities to hear God and increase an awareness of His presence? The context for the research portfolio is seminary students and a small group of participants from the Iglesia Evangelica China De Panama from the Chinese diaspora in Panama, Central America.
This portfolio offers my spiritual autobiography (Chapter II), which traces the influences of three different Christian spiritual traditions (Foster 1998) and my professional training in various fields that have helped me hear God and experience God’s presence in my daily life. A four-year academic model and curriculum (Chapter III) is created from the experience of my spiritual formation and implemented for the Alliance Bible School of Central and South America. Finally, a field research project (Chapter IV) is offered to examine the effectiveness of Lectio Divina to facilitate prayer encounters in a small group of students from the Iglesia Evangelica China De Panama. The results show positive responses by the participants in their ability to hear God and experience his presence. However, practicing quietness remains a challenge for some Chinese Christians for their spiritual growth in Panamian context.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction – Chapter 2: Spiritual Autobiography – Chapter 3: Model of Spiritual Formation – Chapter 4: Field Research Project-Exploring the effect of Praying with Scripture of the Iglesia Evangelica China De Panama – Chapter 5: Conclusion
Publisher
Tyndale University
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Copyright. Jacqueline Siu Yin Lam, managed by Tyndale University. All rights reserved.
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