The Metamorpha Blog will serve as a forum for discussing spiritual formation and the practical, theological and existential realities inherent to this topic. Aimed at furthering dialogue among those who study/practice spiritual formation as well as those who are curious, worried or beginners, the blog will engage the issues, practices and personal realities in this discussion, seeking to create an environment for gracious, thoughtful and praerful conversation.

The vision for the blog follows the vision for Metamorpha Ministries in general, which is to: foster community among people who want to grow in their relationship with Christ, offering educational tools and methods, as well as opportunities for communal interaction, retreats, spiritual direction, group prayer, and reading exercises. This vision has been focused primarily on Metamorpha.com, but we believe the blog will further our desire to provide a place for relational interaction, through the admittedly limited medium of the internet. Our hope is that the blog will progress our desire to be a professional resource: for pastors, to help them live and lead in a healthy and growing way; for churches, to help them take on an educational and consulting role in creating communities of people growing in Christ; and for individuals who are on a journey with Christ, to encourage, guide, and nurture growth in their lives.

Both Metamorpha.com and the Metamorpha Blog exist because we believe that spiritual formation is the Christian life, not just another movement. We believe that the questions and answers brought about by spiritual formation contain within them what has been missing in the church and in Christian devotion. Yet, in order for these ideas to truly take hold, we believe that they must be integrated into the life of the local church. Spiritual formation must become a part of the DNA of the church, no matter its background, denomination, or affiliation. Metamorpha is committed to seeing spiritual formation become the way that evangelicals perceive the Christian life because, from the beginning, we were called into a journey of loving relationship with God.

Through this blog, we will engage the issues that must arise for spiritual formation to truly take hold, which will include taking a hard look in the mirror theologically, practically and personally. It will mean recognizing that the formation conversation has already become too commercial, and has been forged on too popular a level. Our call is to be faithful, and that is what we wish to do on this blog, engage faithfully in thought and practice that we may serve our King.