Spiritual Formation – not a special interest
Contrary to what you might think or even unwittingly believe – Christian Spiritual formation is not reserved for only the ’super’ spiritual. There is a sort of adage among retailers regarding people who write or call with concerns about a product. If you get a letter it probably speaks for many, many more who just won’t take the time. That is why it takes very little in the way of complaints for a company to respond (they know it is a representative sample). I think the following ought to be understood as a ‘representative’ sample.
One of the most theologically solid educational institutions in the U.S. is a school called Covenant College and Seminary in Georgia (Lookout Mountain). Recently the president of the Seminary told this story: Covenant Seminary gives an entrance examine in order to place its incoming students in the track of study which takes into consideration what they already know. 20 years ago (1988) 2/3rds of the students passed the Bible knowledge placement examine and 1/3rd failed. Today (2008) that number is reversed. 2/3 failed and only 1/3 passed. (more…)