In our conversations around the new Renovare ministry Stepping Stones we have been talking about the differences between spiritual formation and character formation.  This led me to outline the below non-linear process, which I think is a fair presentation of how a person moves towards Christlikeness over time and includes both the phrases “spiritual formation” and “character formation” as part of the process.

Late last week I gave an interview to Marty Davis of the Congregational Resource Guide on Renovare and our outlook on contemporary American spirituality: http://bit.ly/RenoCRGInt...

The below is written by René Hardee, an astrophysicist and participant in a group going through the Apprentice Series as led by Mike Renfro on the east coast of Florida. "Albedo" is a measurement of the amount of light that a given object will reflect back when exposed to a light source. René applies this to how we as Christians reflect the light of Christ...

With whom should Renovaré USA (Renovaré) partner to further the intentionality in Christian spiritual formation and discipleship movement?  We are ready to serve...

The Pastor by Eugene H. Peterson is the book I am currently listening to (compliments of Christian Audio), and I am nearing the end of it.  While I could respond to this in all sorts of ways, the one that strikes me at the moment is a section on the sacramental nature of work . . .