Leadership and Spiritual Formation of Offenders

Every week I had an aha moment for either my ministry, or the deep personal transformation this course has brought to the surface.

Readily applicable concepts. Easy to grasp and employ. True daily ministry rubber meets the road strategies.

I like all the variety of new information that is represented, and the scope that is covered. I especially like the emphasis on us making sure of our own spiritual formation before we began helping others. The 7 habits and the spiritual disciplines we studies are so valuable and useful and give us a basis to work from as we focus on serving the people we work with.

I believe everyone in jail ministry should go through this course.

It helped me spiritually grow as the topics were relevant for the season of life I'm in now and to help others as well for their spiritual formation.

I found the reading very inspiring. The information was very helpful and enlightening.

This course has given me new insight regarding Spiritual Formation, discipleship, leadership skills, and how to work effectively with the incarcerated population while bringing them into a more relevant relationship with the Lord.

This is a well organized, pertinent series of courses that have been life changing for me. They have deepened my relationship with the Lord as well.

Easy to navigate through the curriculum. The various components (lectures, quizzes, discussion questions, blogs, readings) keep the coursework content differentiated, meaningful, and do-able.

Thanks for your time, expertise and labor in making these courses very valuable.

The content is relevant. It makes me stop and think, not just a bunch of fluff.

The material presented is very practical for ministering to the incarcerated as well as for the ministry in general.

The structure, the content, the professor, all excellent. As a result of this course I have grown academically and spiritually and I am excited at the thought of moving on to prison ministry.

Dr. Karen Swanson has provided excellent research and teaching on the dimensions and dynamics of Leadership and Spiritual Formation.

The curriculum was excellent and very relevant. The transcript of the lectures is ideal for students who have a busy schedule and are not able to listen to lectures.