Spiritual Formation with Coleman Ford
What is discipleship, what is formation, why does it matter?
Have you ever heard the term “spiritual formation?” Perhaps you’ve heard your pastor speak about it or perhaps it’s new term. In some ways, it’s a theological term for “discipleship” or “growing in your faith.” In other ways, its a more expansive way of describing how our lives should begin to resemble and model the way of Jesus.
My friend Coleman Ford, a colleague here at Texas Baptist College, has some thoughts about this. He’s spent his life studying this, drawing from the resources in church history, particularly the church fathers. What I love about Coleman is that he’s incredibly smart and yet explains these ideas in accessible ways.
I had him on my podcast to discuss spiritual formation. You can listen here;
He’s got a new book coming out that you’ll want to get: Formed Into His Image.