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99 CHRISTIAN FORMATION Denver Seminary's Christian Formation courses reflect the Seminary's understanding of the value of the ancient Christian ministries of spiritual formation and discipleship which include the diverse expressions of soul care. Students are welcome who have an interest and/or call to the ministries of spiritual direction, discipleship, or spiritual transformation. Specific ministry roles include Pastor of Spiritual Formation, Pastor of Congregational Care, Pastor of Discipleship/Small Groups, as well as soul care and formation ministries within mission organizations, parachurch groups, and Christian colleges. In addition, most any ministry role within the local church can be carried out with a formation/soul care approach. CF 503 Theology for Christian Formation This course explores the biblical and theological foundations for Christian formation. It examines Trinitarian biblical and historical development, implications of the imago dei, the consequences of the Fall, the temptations of sin, and the atoning work of Christ on the cross, all with a focus on how these core teachings of the Church have been embedded in formational traditions through the centuries. Three hours. CF 504 Processes and Practices of Spiritual Formation This course provides a framework for understanding the process of Christian spiritual formation, the process of the spiritual journey and for the practice of spiritual disciplines. It also examines the biblical foundation and historical practice of several of the primary spiritual disciplines with a view to the establishment of a personal and corporate "Rule of Life." Three hours. CF 513 The Practice of Spiritual Direction This course explores the area of general soul care as informed by biblical caregivers, particularly Jesus of Nazareth. Also examined are the practices of spiritual direction, discernment in soul care, the practical concerns of initiating, sustaining, and concluding soul care relationships, and guidelines for ethical and legal considerations. The course also includes a practicum experience of offering in-class soul care/spiritual direction to fellow students, peer discernment, and review of each student's work in a supervisory environment. Three hours. CF 516 Theology and Dynamics of Spiritual Direction This course provides a theological foundation for the practice of spiritual direction. Several biblical and extra-biblical models of spiritual development and the spiritual journey are examined. Spiritual direction involves the ability to discern where directees, in their God-created uniqueness, are on the journey, how hostile spiritual forces oppose growth, and how progress is developed through the Holy Spirit and the ministry of spiritual direction. Three hours. CF 591, 691 Individualized Study in Christian Formation and Soul Care These course numbers are reserved for courses that are designed to free the student for independent investigation in Christian Formation and Soul Care under the guidance of a professor. One to three hours. CF 600 History and Traditions of Christian Spirituality This course considers the historical developments of Christian spirituality from the patristics to the modern age. It includes considerations of the desert fathers, Benedictines, devotio moderna, Franciscan, Dominican, Jesuit, Jansenist, Reformed, Lutheran, Anabaptist, Anglican, Wesleyan, Evangelical, and Pentecostal teachings on Christian faith and practice. Three hours.