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135 SF 1201 Soul Care and Spiritual Discernment This course examines how leading authorities such as Ignatius of Loyola, Wesley and Edwards intuited God's will by evaluating the soul's impulses in order to ascertain which are of God and which are of evil spirits as well as how they discriminated between options that were best and those that were merely good. This is then applied to the believer's choices in both life and ministry. Since people are capable of self-deception and rationalization, the importance of the believing community in matters of discernment is also be explored. Three hours. SF 1202 Leadership in Community Spiritual Formation Students learn how to follow God's unique path to move into the kind of community that leads to mission in the world. This seminar emphasizes leading entire ecclesial communities in spiritual formation out of the leader's own formation while respecting where everyone is in their spiritual journey. Students learn how spiritual formation can become the means to move God's people to accomplish the ministry to which he is calling them. Three hours. SF 1203 Wisdom from the Spiritual Classics This seminar engages a sampling of the great spiritual writings from the church fathers to the present. Students read, for both devotional and critical purposes, selected classic works from Anthony to Augustine, Cassian to Calvin, Lawrence to Luther and others. Wisdom for authentic Christian discipleship and for congregational life is gained in finding present-day application for what is read. Three hours. SF 1204 Integration of Spirituality and Psychology This seminar will seek a Christ-centered integration of the disciplines of spirituality and psychology, which are distinct in their history, methodology, vocabulary, practices, tenets, and literature but share a common focus on discovering and defining the nature, purpose, and well- being of people. The goal is to help students encourage greater psychological and spiritual maturity for Christians and their ecclesial communities. Three hours. SF 1205 Soul Care Intensive This course is offered off-site under the auspices of the Soul Care Institute in Divide, Colorado. A student (or student and spouse) is guided through a week of counseling and spiritual direction. All areas of life can be explored with trained Spirit-led caregivers, including the spiritual, marital, vocational, psychological, and physical. Three hours.