Spiritual Formation | Evangelical Center for Spiritual Wisdom

ECSW exists to equip communities with training and resources in the practice of spiritual formation.

We have two core ministries:

Life with God
12-week studies in our relationship with God, for small groups in Christian communities

Evangelical Spiritual Directors Association
Christian Spiritual Directors available in 20 states, a resource to individuals and churches

"Our wisdom, in so far as it ought to be deemed true and solid Wisdom, consists almost entirely of two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves." – John Calvin
"God and the soul, I desire to know. Nothing more? Nothing whatever." – Augustine of Hippo
"It is experience of ourselves, and finding what we are, that God commonly makes use of as the means of bringing us off from all dependence on ourselves." – Jonathan Edwards
"Be sure that the ins and outs of your individuality are no mystery to Him; and one day they will no longer be a mystery to you." – CS Lewis
"Is it not true that for most of us who call ourselves Christians there is no real experience? We have substituted theological ideas for an arresting encounter; we are full of religious notions, but our great weakness is that for our hearts there is no one there." – A.W. Tozer
"The central point of the kingdom of Jesus Christ is a personal relationship with Him, not public usefulness to others." – Oswald Chambers

Order Our Latest Book

Debbie Swindoll, our Executive Director, has recently published Do You Love Me? An Exploration of Our Relationship with God and Others. Debbie draws out God's relational invitation from the Bible and candidly offers examples from her own journey. It is available for purchase on Amazon.

Bring Formation to Your Life

Learn more about Life with God: a series of 12-week studies in our relationship with God, for small groups in churches and Christian communities.

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