Abstract
Observes that spiritual formation has been explored in relation to motivation for ministry, emotions, aspects of personality, and skills for Christian ministry by many authors across the ages. Notes that modern approaches to spiritual formation suggest the need for scales that are sensitive to the three major spiritual formation dimensions—reaching up to God, inward to oneself, and outward toward others. Demonstrates how the Theological School Inventory (TSI) scales are capable of measuring these dimensions. Concludes that the research reported, which includes data secured from 1230 seminarians, is capable of assisting in the future theoretical understanding of spiritual formation and may have practical consequences for the nurture of persons at various stages of life and career.
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