LANGLEY, British ColumbiaOn June 24-26, 2010, with assistance from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) will convene a symposium at
Trinity Western University in British Columbia designed to ask and answer what defines spiritual formation and how that vision is implemented holistically by the full spectrum of personnel responsible for realizing it on a CCCU campus.
The CCCU recognizes that a compelling issue facing our members today and into the foreseeable future is that of the right to hire. The right is based on a religious exemption related to the uniquely Christian nature of the education our members providetransforming lives by faithfully relating scholarship and service to biblical truth. Accordingly, the CCCU recognizes that we will need to be able to define such transformation so that we can assess it and demonstrate that we are meeting our mission.
This symposium is offered as a first step in that direction. It is open to up to ten
campus teams of four to six, which are led by the campus president (a requirement). With the support of the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, the CCCU will be able to cover the costs of attendees lodging, on site meals, and conference registration fees. The grant requires matching funds from participating campuses which will require each campus team to be responsible for travel costs to the conference and any additional incidental expenses.
The group will convene for two days of workshops to unpack what practices make for a holistic experience of spiritual formation throughout the undergraduate experience. Ultimately, the group would be called upon to answer the questions:
- What is the essence of spiritual formation?
- What are the core definitional aspects?
- What are we nurturing through spiritual formation?
- What steps (programs and program activities) do our campuses take to spiritually form students?
For further details please
click here and download the full application form. The application deadline is April 9, 2010. For any questions please contact Ms. Shapri D. LoMaglio, government relations & executive programs director, at
slomaglio@cccu.org or call 202-546-8713.
The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities is a higher education association of 184 intentionally Christ-centered institutions around the world. There are now 109 member campuses in North America and all are fully-accredited, comprehensive colleges and universities with curricula rooted in the arts and sciences. In addition, 75 affiliate campuses from 24 countries are part of the CCCU. The Councils mission is to advance the cause of Christ-centered higher education and to help its institutions transform lives by faithfully relating scholarship and service to biblical truth.
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