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Assessing Student Formation: A New Set of Core Assessment Tools
The definitive introduction to the Seminary Formation Assessment (SFA)—a 50-item suite of assessments measuring spiritual dwelling, seeking, struggle, and emotion regulation in seminarians.
KEYWORDS: open access / free access; assessment instrument; Colloquy article; emotion regulation; psychometrics; Relational Spirituality Model (RSM); Seminary Formation Assessment (SFA); seminary students; sense of community; spiritual dwelling; spiritual formation; spiritual seeking; theological education; training resources; virtues
Formational Assessment at Saint Mary Seminary - Cleveland
Presentation on how Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology assesses spiritual, human, intellectual, and pastoral dimensions of formation.
KEYWORDS: open access / free access; ATS Standards of Accreditation (2020); ATS Student Data and Resources Consultation (2025); clergy formation; MDiv outcomes; Program of Priestly Formation (6th); seminarian assessment; slide deck; spiritual formation
Ecumenical and Traditioned Measurement: Measuring Christian Maturation across Distinct Traditions of Christian Spirituality
Article exploring the feasibility of an ecumenical measure of Christian maturation by drawing on five distinct traditions (African American, Anglican, Benedictine, Pentecostal, Reformed) and four navigation strategies.
KEYWORDS: ecumenical spirituality; measurement; psychology of religion/spirituality; spiritual assessment; spiritual formation
An Assessment Workbook for Roman Catholic Seminaries
A two-part resource by NCEA and ATS (2018) comprising a workbook with case studies designed to help Roman Catholic seminaries evaluate student learning and degree program effectiveness.
KEYWORDS: open access / free access; ATS Standards of Accreditation (2012); Catholicism; degree program effectiveness; educational assessment; priestly formation; seminary curriculum; student learning outcomes; workbook resource; case study
Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord: A Resource for Guiding the Development of Lay Ecclesial Ministry
USCCB pastoral resource (2005) guiding the development of lay ecclesial ministry through integral formation, theological preparation, professional competence, certification, and pastoral collaboration.
KEYWORDS: agents of formation; Catholicism; certification and credentialing; formation pathways; integral formation; lay ecclesial ministry; pastoral collaboration; professional competence; spiritual development; theological preparation; vocation
Novo Millennio Ineunte (At the Beginning of the New Millennium)
Apostolic Letter by John Paul II (2001) closing the Great Jubilee year, calling for interior renewal, contemplative prayer, and "duc in altum" ("put out into the deep") as the foundation for new evangelization.
KEYWORDS: Catholicism; Christian discipleship; contemplative prayer; duc in altum ("put out into the deep"); formation of conscience; interior renewal; new evangelization; pastoral pedagogy; sacramental life; spiritual formation; virtue ethics
Christifideles Laici (Christ's Faithful Laity)
Apostolic Exhortation by John Paul II (1988) on the vocation and mission of the lay faithful, articulating integral human formation, secular character, charisms, and formation for mission.
KEYWORDS: catechetical responsibility; Catholicism; charisms / common priesthood; formation for mission; human dignity; integral human formation; laity / lay spirituality; new evangelization; secular character; vocation