Has Formation Infiltrated the Church?

In this episode, Kyle discusses the different waves that have occurred in evangelicalism over the past 50 years through Trevin Wax’s recent article. He explores the history and development of this movement and its potential impact on the church. Kyle emphasizes the need for a theologically rich understanding of spiritual formation that begins with the Gospel and centers around Christ and the church. He encourages listeners to consider their own participation in the church, their home life, and their individual spiritual formation.

Trevin Wax’s Article can be found here.

My own response to Trevin’s article can be found here.

Steve Porter’s article about what is next in the spiritual formation conversation can be found here.

If you are interested in the early evangelical account of these things as I have explained them, you can see my book Formed for the Glory of God: Learning from the Spiritual Practices of Jonathan Edwards.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Personal Updates

06:25 The Three Waves of the Spiritual Formation Movement

13:20 The Fourth Wave: Emerging Spiritual Formation

18:24 The Need for Theological Spiritual Theology

24:30 The Need for Theological Ecclesiology

31:07 The Church as a Formative Community

35:00 Opening Our Hearts to God and His People