A Holistic Spiritual Formation Model for Selected Chinese Evangelical Churches in the G.T.A

Paddy PP Wong

Etd

A Holistic Spiritual Formation Model for Selected Chinese Evangelical Churches in the G.T.A

Public Deposited

MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Paddy PP Wong. A Holistic Spiritual Formation Model for Selected Chinese Evangelical Churches In the G.t.a. Tyndale University College & Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/dedc9d02-3a0f-4717-b47c-c5a934f5a8c6.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

P. P. Wong. A Holistic Spiritual Formation Model for Selected Chinese Evangelical Churches in the G.T.A. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/dedc9d02-3a0f-4717-b47c-c5a934f5a8c6

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Paddy PP Wong. A Holistic Spiritual Formation Model for Selected Chinese Evangelical Churches In the G.t.a. Tyndale University College & Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/dedc9d02-3a0f-4717-b47c-c5a934f5a8c6.

Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.

Creator

Paddy PP Wong

Rights Statement

In Copyright

Abstract

A holistic spiritual formation journey includes knowing the revealed and hidden aspects of God with our minds and our hearts. This is integral to Christian formation and facilitating authentic spiritual transformation in the Christian life. Based on my personal experiences, Chinese evangelical churches have put a strong emphasis on teaching biblical knowledge and encouraging services in ministry and missions. There is a lack of putting the same emphasis on providing channels that guide congregants in nurturing deeper spiritual intimacy with God which leads to whole life transformation. This portfolio includes a spiritual autobiography (Chapter 2) that traces my own spiritual path from being nurtured through acquiring biblical knowledge to growing in my spiritual intimacy with God through applying ancient spiritual practices such as silence and solitude and spiritual companioning. Chapter 3 provides a holistic formation model for Chinese evangelical churches and features four types of Christian spirituality: cognitive spirituality, experiential spirituality, contemplative spirituality, and societal regeneration spirituality. Chapter 4 uses the practice of group spiritual direction in a qualitative research project to determine whether the practice nurtures spiritual transformation of Chinese evangelical Christians. The results from the project affirmed that group spiritual direction did deepen the participants' spiritual intimacy with God and with other believers as well as their commitment to practicing the spiritual disciplines.

Publisher