SPIRITUAL FORMATION MINISTRIES LINKS

	The Apprentice Series Have you been looking high and low for a discipleship curriculum designed for becoming Christ-like, for overcoming envy, for blessing those who curse you? Over the last 4 years, James Bryan Smith has called on his mentors Dallas Willard and Richard Foster to develop one that works. Participants have reported changed lives and the experience of abundant kingdom living . . . come see it for yourself.
	Ascending Leaders If you are wanting to help others experience the power of spiritual formation and the disciplines, Ascending Leaders is for you. Ascending Leaders provides a flexible system for effective disciple formation through focused materials, small groups and triads for faithful life-change. Those afraid of or mystified by the spiritual formation language, as well as those excited about spiritual formation will benefit from Ascending Leaders.
	B Offering retreats, spiritual direction, and formation teaching primarily for San Diego and surrounding areas along with an extensive “Food for Thought” section on their website, b desires to journey with pastors, seminarians, churches, and individuals who yearn for greater intimacy with God by designing and providing spiritual formation experiences which unleash and cultivate holistic development.
	Center for Action and Contemplation Founded by Father Richard Rohr, the Center for Action and Contemplation is a center for experiential education, rooted in the Gospels, encouraging the transformation of human consciousness through contemplation, and equipping people to be instruments of peaceful change in the world.
	Character Choice Dedicated to the character and spiritual formation of preschool, kindergarten, and elementary age children, Character Choice accomplishes its mission through publications, individual and church consultations, and periodic conferences.
	Choose the Life Choose the Life exists to assist the motivated disciple in entering into a more profound way of thinking and living. That way is the pattern of life Jesus modeled and then called every interested person to follow. It is a life grounded in humility—characterized by submission, obedience, suffering, and the joys of exaltation. It is the life that transforms its adherents and penetrates the strongest resistance. The Choose The Life Journey begins with a Change Direction seminar (live or on DVD), followed by the Change Mind 10-week course, culminating with Change Behavior, the 30-week series Experience The Life: Making The Jesus Way A Habit. Choose The Life will challenge you simply and change you deeply.
	CS Lewis Institute Primarily serving the Washington DC-metro area, but available to a wider audience through their quality quarterly publication "Knowing and Doing," the Institute features conferences on apologetics and discipleship and a 2-year Fellows Program, which is also offered in Atlanta and Annapolis, Maryland.
	Cursillo/Walk to Emmaus While participation with these groups depends on whether one is Protestant or Roman Catholic, Cursillo and Walk to Emmaus encourage a lifelong vision for discipleship and teach the accompanying practice of spiritual disciplines through the hosting of weekend-long retreat experiences. Follow-on Reunion Groups help maintain commitment and spiritual practice.
	Evangelical Center for Spiritual Wisdom The Evangelical Center for Spiritual Wisdom (ECSW) exists to resource the church in the area of spiritual formation. Specifically, we help church leaders and their congregants enter deeply into their relationship with God by providing resources that foster growth in their awareness of and willingness to follow the work of the Holy Spirit.
	Evangelical Spiritual Directors Association The Evangelical Spiritual Directors Association (ESDA) seeks to serve as a place that supports and upholds Christian spiritual directors in their ministries and to be a place where churches and individual believers can come to find out more about spiritual direction and connect with someone who will help them in their spiritual growth.
	Imago Christi Functioning much as an evangelical order, Imago Christi is an international and cross-cultural covenant community that develops spiritual formation resources and provides coaching for Christian leaders so that they may minister out of a deepening love for God and personal transformation in the image of Christ. Three-day “Spiritual Formation Discovery” events, offered throughout the world, are the primary means of introduction to the order, and are complimented by various print resources.
	Leadership Transformations Leadership Transformations exists to cultivate vibrant spirituality and attentive discernment among Christian leaders and teams by offering a two-year certificate program in spiritual direction, spiritual leadership communities, soul care retreats, discernment consultation, sabbatical preparation, online surveys (church health, family health, etc.), and a myriad of online resources on spiritual formation topics.
	Lumunos Formerly known as Faith@Work, Lumunos helps people explore, discern, and act on their many gifts and calls in the complexity of their daily lives for the good of God’s world. This is accomplished through “Faith@Work” magazine, other print resources, events, and trainings.
	lyfe A project of British and Foreign Bible Society, lyfe makes use of the six Traditions that Renovaré represents to introduce younger and new Christians (via PDF downloads) to Scripture, spiritual practices, and other Renovaré content; the small group format is great for use over coffee or a meal.
	metamorpha.com With a significant number of videos, articles, and other resources, metamorpha.com is an online community resource for Christian spiritual formation.
	Potter’s Inn Offering on-site and off-site guided retreats for churches and organizations, Soul Care for individual leaders and spouses in business and ministry, and resources for Christian spiritual formation, Potter’s Inn is located at the Aspen Ridge retreat center near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
	Practicing Our Faith Sponsored by the Valparaiso Project on the Education and Formation of People in Faith and appreciative of the legacies of a range of Christian traditions, through seminars, books, conferences and web sites for adults and youth, Practicing Our Faith develops resources to help contemporary people live the Christian faith with vitality and integrity in changing times.
	Renovator Ministries Offering on-site and off-site retreats for churches and organizations and vision casting workshops on bringing spiritual formation to the local congregation, Renovator Ministries has developed Light Red (inspired by Dallas Willard's Revolution of Character) and Deep Red, two group studies that present various spiritual disciplines taken from the life of Jesus Christ.
	Sabbath by the Sea Located on the Oregon coast, Sabbath by the Sea provides personal retreats for individuals seeking an extended time alone with God—space for solitude, reflection, relaxation, and renewal—all within the confines of a caring Christian community. Half-week and full-week sessions are available each January. These ocean-view retreats accommodate up to twelve people and include optional one-on-one spiritual guidance from Sabbath by the Sea leaders.
	Spirituality Shoppe Founded by author Evan Howard, Spirituality Shoppe: An Evangelical Center for the Study of Christian Spirituality researches, interprets, and cultivates the Christian’s relationship with God through Jesus Christ, both in individual and corporate dimensions, through the exploration of semi-monastic lifestyle, academic pursuit, ecumenical experience, and relevant expression.
	Springs of Living Water The Springs of Living Water! Initiative in Spiritual Renewal of the Church provides consulting for individual congregations and church groupings based on the discovery of a unique vision for each congregation and the adoption of a spiritual discipline practice by every church member.
	Soul Care Soul Care helps you live from a healthy soul and wisely lead others for the sake of spiritual transformation. Building on a foundation of seven core spiritual practices, experiential and relationship-minded resources and events are offered as is consulting with leadership teams to encourage organizational soul health and design environments for spiritual formation.
	Theodyssey Looking for spiritual formation tools? We’ve developed a ten-part series of beautiful guide books that engage the whole person—mind, emotions, conscience, and will—in an intentional process of being conformed to the image of Jesus for the sake of others. Ancient Christian practices, modern Christian thought, for both the emerging and existing church.
	The Upper Room Offering a number of resources for individual and congregational renewal that includes Upper Room Books, Upper Room Ministries event programmatic options include the Walk to Emmaus weekend experience and Reunion Groups, the Chrysalis program for youth, the SOULFeast summer retreat at Camp Junaluska in North Carolina, and The Academy for Spiritual Formation 2-year program.
	WellSpring Life Resources WellSpring Life Resources offers live events, small group resources, and counseling services that call hungry hearts toward a more rich and transforming daily experience of God, including renewal events for leaders and lay people across the United States.