I have your first five books and wondered what order you think would be best to work through them, either on my own or in a group study? Dialogue with a seminary student about trends in spiritual formation As you think about the rise of interest among evangelicals in spiritual formation over the past twenty years, what do you think has contributed to such an interest? In other words, why is "spiritual formation" a catchword among evangelicals? During the past two decades, who would you consider some of the key influences in spiritual formation? What differences, if any, do you see between a popular evangelical understanding of spiritual formation and what biblical spiritual formation is really about? Who or what is happening in the sphere of spiritual formation that causes you great concern for the church and gives you great hope for the church? What is your definition of spiritual formation? What kind of effects (positive and/or negative) has Foster's Celebration of Discipline and/or Streams of Living Water had on Evangelicalism? What role does sanctification play in salvation? Can you suggest ways of keeping a prayer journal? What aspects of the Christian life should someone discipling young Christians emphasize first (what aspects are foundational)? What should a Christian's devotional life look like? In your Simplify Your Spiritual Life book, you wrote on a chapter on "Take a Prayer Walk." Is that the same as what some call "prayer walking"? Don's Answer Could you give me some tips on how to form a verbal testimony? Articles | Audio | Biographical Information | Books Churches | Conference Topics | Contact Don | Inviting Don Ministry Tools | Order Books | Newsletter Archive | Photos Sample Chapters | Schedule | Site Search | What's New? Home Counter added 4/12/05