A Vision of Discipleship

Robert Mulholland gives an elegant definition of spiritual formation in his book, The Journey. He defines it as “a process of being formed in the image of Christ for the sake of others.” This definition, along with Richard Foster’s definition of meditation from last week, point to a process in which we are being transformed and sanctified (set apart) for God’s purposes in the world. Paul reminds us that “it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure” (Philippians 2:13).

This week we will be looking at the process of spiritual formation. Like other processes, it takes time and requires us to look not only at the end result of that process, but also to fix our eyes on The One who is the founder and perfecter of our faith as He guides us all the way to the end.

Grace & Peace,

Rev. Adam Thornton