Spiritual Formation and Vocation in Health Care

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The purpose of this course is to guide participants towards a deeper and more sustained sense of being formed in Christ and an understanding of how this relates to their vocational call in the health professions (or related discipline) and towards contributing to a healthier world. As a two-semester continuum, the first semester will be largely focused on learning and cultivating patterns of reflection on scripture, prayer and spiritual disciplines including Sabbath rest to deepen and sustain a Christian life in the midst of busy life as a health care practitioner. The second semester will be focused on personalizing a paradigm for health care as Christian vocation and will include discussion of practices to deepen compassion and energize service as well as different models for discernment and decision-making. Participants will be guided in reflection on scripture and a wide range of texts and practices in the Christian tradition