This course offers the opportunity for persons to reflect on their spiritual journey, as well as learning about the breadth of tradition that gives foundation to the spiritual quest. Elective Courses Participants are required to take six elective courses, each worth 3 units, two or three times per year. Every course has an Academic, Communal, Personal and Practical dimension. The structure of the day will include lectures, discussion, the practice of new insights, personal reflection time, and worship. We believe Christian spirituality cannot be taught as cognitive content apart from personal experience.
Electives are available in both week and weeklong formats.
Each elective course is 3 units for a total of 18 units toward the Certificate. Since the program is designed to offer both knowledge and skills in the praxis of spirituality, each candidate will be expected to conceive, design, and conduct a practical act of ministry. The Practicum provides 4 units of the Certificate requirement. As the capstone of the Certificate Program, the last 6 units consist of a spiritual pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Pilgrimage is an ancient form of Spiritual Formation.