Eric Kwong Associate Professor of Practical Theology (World Religion) Since the fall semester of 2009, the college has adopted a "one-to-one mentoring system" for the spiritual formation of students. This change is of great significance. Looking back thirty years ago, when I was a theological student, the college mainly cultivated students' spirituality through morning meetings, morning prayer meetings and evening prayer meetings, and spiritual growth was regarded as a personal relationship with God. There is no doubt that morning meetings and prayer meetings help spiritual formation. But the Bible also shows that the mentor-disciple relationship is an important channel for spiritual formation, and the relationship between Jesus and the twelve disciples is a mentor-disciple relationship. Therefore, cultivating spirituality through the mentor-disciple relationship is a long-standing method, and its effectiveness cannot be replaced by other methods. ...
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