Prophetic Formation – A Divine and Developmental Approach to Spiritual Formation

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By Michael Traylor

We are witnessing a movement of God that can be best described as prophetic formation — a movement defined as an organized and sustained challenge to the status quo, initiated and sustained by God to promote the spiritual formation of individuals and communities that fulfill God’s purposes.
Spiritual formation is a popular phrase used to describe an individual’s spiritual journey and maturity. It is not uncommon to meet someone who identifies as spiritual, but not religious. The spiritual but not religious person is the person who is open to the reality of things in the spiritual realm, but disenchanted with the rules, rituals, and relationships found in organized religion. If you are reading this from the United States, statistically, this represents most of your neighbors and co-workers. For many people, the need for an authentic experience with God has no room for detours of dry rituals and information about God, in contrast to an authentic experience with God. The quest to experience God and the product of such encounters is the essence of spiritual formation.

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