Abstract
Assessing Spiritual Formation Abstract
Virtually every Christian school promises a “Christian” this, a “God-centered” that, or a “biblical” something else in its mission and philosophy statements. These commitments are used in marketing, and are regarded as educational outcomes for each school. Christian schools are fairly skilled with their assessments of academic outcomes, but many are not even trying to assess the spiritual formation of their students. With the development of qualitative research methods over the past few decades, Christian educators now have reliable, robust, and usable methods to complete this important evaluation of their programs and practices. This article explores this important topic and provides practical guidance for each school to get busy with this neglected work while also describing ongoing research in assessing spiritual formatio
Recommended Citation
Drexler, J., & Bagby, A. H. (2021). Defining and Assessing Spiritual Formation: A Necessity for Christian Schooling. International Christian Community of Teacher Educators Journal, 16(1).