Description & Rationale

The Spiritual Disciplines are specific activities and practices taught throughout Scripture that facilitate a personal relationship with God and leads to a greater understanding and growth in our faith. The spiritual disciplines are not practiced in order to gain God’s favor or out of duty, but rather to maintain a listening heart to the Lord and daily connection with him. This is the source of the leader’s spiritual strength that helps to resist temptation and avoid becoming stagnant in their faith which results in unrealized leadership potential.

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Syllabus: 1.30 Spiritual Disciplines

1.31 Syllabus

Description and Rationale

The Spiritual Disciplines are specific activities and practices taught throughout Scripture that facilitate a personal relationship with God and leads to a greater understanding and growth in our faith. The spiritual disciplines are not practiced in order to gain God’s favor or out of duty, but rather to maintain a listening heart to the Lord and daily connection with him. This is the source of the leader’s spiritual strength that helps to resist temptation and avoid becoming stagnant in their faith which results in unrealized leadership potential.

Objectives

Upon completion of this Competency the candidate should:

• Have a greater understanding and appreciation of the spiritual disciplines and how to implement them in their lives with grace rather than in a legalistic way.
• Have completed the reflected questions of the Spiritual Discipline Assessment and receive feedback from their mentor regarding their responses.
• Begin to take steps to implement the spiritual disciplines in their life that fosters a deeper walk with God.
• Have an accountability partner or mentor who can help them on this journey.

Core Requirements

• The candidate will complete the following readings:

Discipling thru Intentional Relationships, Guide 1, Chapter 2.0, pp. 39-53 and Chapter 5.0, pp. 89-104.
Discipling thru Intentional Relationships, Guide 2, Chapter 10, pp. 83-103.
Mentoring thru Intentional Relationships, Guide 1, Chapter 2.1, pp. 99-113.

• The candidate will complete the Spiritual Disciplines Assessment questions and be prepared to discuss their responses with their mentor.
• The candidate will also complete a 2-3 page reflective summary and proposal paper.

Mentoring Goals

• To help the candidate assess the health of their relationship with God and how the Disciplines can help them grow in their faith.
• To encourage the candidate to implement the Disciplines in their life in a greater way, identifying those areas in which they are weak.
• Using the Candidate Evaluation and other resources provided, the mentor will design a development plan for the candidate in order to achieve greater competency in personal growth.

Candidate Evaluation

• The candidate will be evaluated as to their level of development in this competency (Undeveloped, Developed, or Proficient). Using the chart provided, the mentor will facilitate a discussion regarding what disciplines they still need to grow in so that they maintain a healthy relationship with God throughout their life.

Development Plan

• Based upon the Candidate Evaluation, an appropriate development plan will be designed to help the candidate grow in the spiritual disciplines.
• This will include further work from the core readings, additional comprehensive learning, supplemental assignments, and various practicums.