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How do you define spiritual maturity?

Posted by Paul on 5/21/09 • Categorized as Articles

An interesting study by the Barna Group recently found that a large amount of “churchgoers” were unable to give a clear answer as to what their church expects in terms of spiritual maturity. On top of that, many of those surveyed were unable to give a clear definition of their own as to what spiritual maturity looks like.

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So, I’d like to open up some discussion here. How do you define spiritual maturity?

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And a second question: Are you content with your level of spiritual maturity?

And why not a third: How do you grow in spiritual maturity?

Click here to read the whole study from Barna

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  • Pressing onward, especially when we are "comfortable", is probably one of the hardest things!
  • rachel
    Good questions Paul, we all need to think about this. Healthy spiritual maturity can be hard to define- but it seems like one should always being in a consistent growing process towards modeling Jesus and having a teachable spirit on that journey. My level of spiritual maturity is not where it could be. I think we often sell ourselves short by getting comfortable in our level of maturity and not "pressing on toward the goal" per se quite as eagerly as we ought to. We often allow our busy schedules to rule our lives. To become more spiritually mature I think we just need to slow down and surrender some time, energy, and our bodies to Jesus regularly. Our ability to openly show grace and love others and God I think will continue to increase as we allow Him to peel back our human layers. Thanks for the encouragement to take responsibility for my journey with Christ. Refreshing.
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