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Program Overview
M.A. in Spiritual Formation
(offered off campus in Bloomington-Normal, IL)
LCU’s Hargrove School of Adult & Graduate Studies offers the Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation (MASF) to enable Christian adults to practice the presence of God
more deeply in their lives, their work, and their church. This two-year (36-hour) program focuses on classical and contemporary traditions of spiritual formation
that can be applied in one’s own setting, vocationally or a-vocationally. The program is intended primarily as a practitioner’s degree, grounded in a Biblical worldview.
The approach models Jesus’ example of withdrawal/abandonment and service/attachment by understanding and applying the love of God alongside love of neighbor.
This is not a privatized degree, but focuses on both the individual and corporate nature of spiritual formation, which is a key reason why LCU is partnering with the
5,000-member Eastview Christian Church (Normal, IL) in this program. This partnership also enables us to offer this M.A. degree program for the reduced tuition rate
of $299 per credit hour. A non-degree certificate option is also available for $150 per course for a maximum of four courses (see p. 14 for a baccalaureate option).
For more information, please contact the program director, Dr. J.K. Jones, Jr., who serves as Eastview’s Pastor of Spiritual Formation and LCU’s Professor at Large
of Spiritual Formation.
Program Location
This program from Lincoln Christian University is offered on the campus of Eastview Christian Church in Normal, Illinois, 35 miles north of Lincoln.
This partnership approach affirms the strong relationship between college and congregation, between the academic discipline of spiritual formation
and the practice of the disciplines, individually and communally in the church. Students can complete this 12-course program in two years by taking
two courses each fall, spring, and summer, with each course offered one at a time, one after the other. Most courses are classroom-based on the
Eastview campus and are offered either on six consecutive Monday evenings or in an intensive weekend format. Four of the twelve courses are completed
through a practicum, an independent study, a major research project, and a capstone retreat.
Program Learning Outcomes
The M.A. in Spiritual Formation is intended to graduate students who will:
- Live faithfully by practicing the presence of God through spiritual formation principles and practices.
- Think Biblically by understanding and applying spiritual formation in context of a Biblical worldview.
- Grow intellectually by engaging classical/contemporary traditions of spiritual formation at a graduate level.
- Improve professionally by demonstrating skills appropriate to directing spiritual formation programs.
- Learn continually by developing a passion for lifelong learning where they live, work, and worship.
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