A program to deepen your faith
Christian Spiritual Formation
Finding time to nurture your spiritual life on your own can be challenging. Our Christian spiritual formation program is designed to help you grow in your faith, deepen your relationship with God, and live out your calling with confidence and purpose. This program offers a supportive community and practical tools to guide you along the way.
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At Anderson University, the study of Christian spiritual formation allows students from any major outside of ministerial studies to take an organized group of courses that will enable them to critically contemplate the integration of their faith with what they’re learning from other academic disciplines. This complementary major will give students a new understanding of the relationship between Christian spirituality and academic knowledge and how the two intersect, which is the overall goal and outcome for this major.
The program focuses on the formation of your personal faith journey and prayer life, while strengthening your knowledge and understanding of God’s Word. The program includes the study and exploration of God, his work on earth, and his work within your life. This personal and exploratory approach provides students a platform for growing in their character, growing in their relationship with the Lord, and being transformed in his image as they prepare to step into their calling.
EXPLORE THE PROGRAM
Christian spiritual formation is offered as a complementary major — one that must be taken in conjunction with another major at Anderson University. Students can pair it with a variety of academic endeavors to earn their degree from AU. Complementary majors are often more in-depth than minors, and this academic option will allow you to explore more than one area of interest at AU.
Christian spiritual formation is a leading area of study for students who want to integrate their Christian faith and calling with their profession, whether that is in a traditional ministry setting as a pastor or spiritual director or in another field like psychology, social work, nursing, education, etc.
Classes
- Current Issues in Christian Ethics
- Faith & Fantasy
- History of Christianity
- Spiritual Formation Through Work, Calling, & Holiness
- Spiritual Practice of Writing
Careers Pathways
You can use this program for personal development, but it can also be the foundation for going on to other high impact careers that serve communities, such as:
- Pastor
- Teacher
- Spiritual Director
- Counselor
- Non-profit leader
Service in Action
- 80% of AU Christian ministry students specialize in Christian ministry.
- 30 students a year complete internships in churches and related agencies.
- Experiential learning is stressed through urban studies courses in Chicago, New York City, and Washington, D.C.
- The AU Department of Christian Ministry stresses the Bible as the basis of ministry training.
Distinctives
- To aid students in becoming complete and mature disciples of Jesus Christ.
- To integrate the Christian faith with academic knowledge in order to produce Christian professionals.
- To equip students to serve the Church and the world in any chosen profession or vocation.
Meet our faculty during your campus visit.
_ School of Theology and Christian Ministry
Joshua Alley
Assistant Director of the Massey Center for Compelling Preaching
Dr. Rustin Brian
Adjunct Professor of Theology
Jaymie Dieterle
Administrative and Grants Coordinator
Dr. Jeffrey W. Frymire
Director of the James Earl Massey Center for Compelling Preaching
Dr. Stephen (Randy) Gooder
Adjunct Faculty, PACT
Dr. Leanne Ketcham
Assistant Professor of Preaching and Practical Theology
Rodney A. Kilgore
Assistant Professor of New Testament
Dr. Sarah LaRose
Adjunct Faculty, SOTCM
Dr. Gilbert Lozano
Professor of Biblical Studies and Hebrew
Dr. Carron Odokara
Adjunct Professor
Dr. G. Alan Overstreet
Academic Director, School of Theology and Christian Ministry
Dr. Bart Riggins
Adjunct Faculty, SOTCM
Ramon Rivera
Director of Ministry Education in Spanish
Dr. Jason Varner
Director of the Peace and Conflict Transformation (PACT) Program; Associate Professor of the History of Christianity
Dr. Nathan J. Willowby
Dean, College of Christian Ministry, and Music, Theatre, & Dance
The Anderson You
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