Assessing Spiritual Development: Reflections on Building a Community Measure

Measuring a complex and theologically challenging concept like spiritual formation can be daunting. This article describes a multiyear process and methodology that was used in constructing a measure that demonstrated reasonably high levels of reliability, validity, and useability. The article also d...

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Published in:Journal of spiritual formation and soul care 2021-11, Vol.14 (2), p.198-210
Main Author: Orthner, Dennis K.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Measuring a complex and theologically challenging concept like spiritual formation can be daunting. This article describes a multiyear process and methodology that was used in constructing a measure that demonstrated reasonably high levels of reliability, validity, and useability. The article also describes the many challenges in developing this type of measure and strategies for overcoming those challenges. Reflections on how a measure such as this might be helpful, as well as potentially challenging, to churches and pastors are provided in the closing.
ISSN:1939-7909
2328-1030
DOI:10.1177/19397909211036138