Stages of Faith Development: Understanding the Spiritual Journey Across a Lifetime

Faith is not static; it grows, shifts, and deepens over time. In this class, we will explore how faith develops through different stages of life.

Together, we’ll examine the characteristics of each stage, exploring how people understand God, truth, authority, and meaning at various points in their lives. We’ll reflect on how our own experiences align with these stages and how spiritual growth often involves disruption, doubt, transformation, and renewal.

This class offers a compassionate lens through which to view your own journey.

This event is also offered on Zoom. More information here.

Note: This event is part of a series. You are welcome to register for this event only; for information about and to register for the series, click here.

About the Presenter

Bill Dogterom (D.Min.) recently retired as Professor of Pastoral Ministries and Spiritual Formation at Vanguard University, a position at which he served full-time beginning in 2000, seeking to support women and men in lifetime ministry, regardless of their vocation. He brings over 40 years of local church ministry in pastoral roles to his work in soul care and spiritual direction for which the Art of Spiritual Direction program provided a structure and language to support his ministry to college students, pastors, and congregants.

Photo by Barbara Olsen