The Salvation Army Booth College

The unit explores spiritual formation through the lens of our shared humanity and connectedness to all creation. Beginning with a biblical perspective it posits humility as an essential starting point for spiritual development and focuses on practices and postures that enable growth in Christlikeness. It gives attention to holistic development, explores personal vocation, and offers tools for building individual and shared capacity for healthy life and ministry. Students will be able to reflect on their own history of formation, identify where they currently find themselves and plan intentionally for future growth. Classical spiritual disciplines as well as alternative modes of spiritual engagement will be offered.

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This unit is running as an online intensive.

9 to 19 June 2026

As this is an intensive unit, it is expected that students will be available every day during the two-week period. There will be a mix of personal work and online class discussions. 

Students will engage with the online content provided for each day before joining the class discussions which will focus on the ideas and concepts presented in these learning blocks. Students should adjust the times on the schedule provided below for their time zone as required.

Class Discussions

Tuesday 9 June - Introductory Session 10.30am – 12.00pm (AEST)

All other days - Class Discussion 1.30pm – 2.30pm (AEST) each day

Student Presentations

Monday 15 June, 10.00am – 12.30pm (AEST) and 2.30pm – 4.00pm (AEST)

Thursday 18 June, 2.30pm – 4.00pm (AEST)

Friday 19 June, 10.00am –12.30pm (AEST)

48 points from two different fields.

In an asynchronous environment students will engage with carefully designed learning materials which may include readings, audio and video materials, a variety of learning activities, response to questions, and refection upon practice. They will also attend structured synchronous online engagement sessions which will promote peer to peer engagement and learning.

*This unit is offered at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level. Students may engage with people across both levels when this unit is delivered.

Assessment 1 - 30%

Assessment 2 - 30%

Assessment 3 - 40%

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:

1. Interpret spiritual formation in a biblical framework.

2. Articulate and interpret their own spiritual and developmental journey as a personal history of spiritual formation.

3. Explore and evaluate personal experiences of engagement with a range of spiritual disciplines as postures for transformation.

4. Analyse the relationship between personal identity, vocation and ministry.

5. Articulate the relationship between spiritual formation and wider human and ecological concerns.

There is no required text for this unit.