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Carey Theological College has recently announced it is offering a new degree, a Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation (MASF). Applications are now being accepted for the fall. With rolling entry dates, the program can be started at the beginning of June, September, January or April.Applications are now being accepted for the fall.

Designed with two eight-day retreats at the heart of the program, the MASF is a 48 credit hour program, delivered through a blend of residential, hybrid and online courses. It is more experiential and contemplative than a lot of other graduate degrees. The MASF has been accredited as a Master’s degree by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.

For more information, go to www.careycentre.com or contact the Office of the Registrar.

Read more about the program after the link.

Spiritual formation is a process of being formed through God into the likeness of Christ. It involves both the inward journey of deepening life with God and the outward expression of that life in compassion. The new MASF will assist individuals to realize their own unique potential and approach to the devotional life. It will equip individuals to offer leadership in the area of spiritual formation in congregations and other settings such as retreat ministries and as spiritual directors.

The goals of the MASF program are to equip students to be able to:

• Think biblically and theologically about the content of spiritual formation and the experience of the Christian life; situate life experiences in relationship to formative biblical movements and learn to find one's life narrated into the Great God Story.
• Appreciate how persons in various times have come to know and be formed by God; be encouraged by the persistence of God with God's people and deepen respect for the diverse ways in which God's people have responded to the invitation to live a deepening life with God.
• Evidence practices and perspectives that sustain life with God; deepen Christian character and increase self-understanding.
• Design, lead and assess ministries of spiritual formation and the public work of the church.