How does Spiritual Formation work?

I know I have asked the question “what is spiritual formation?” before, but I find myself asking that question just a little different. During my church’s local board of administration's meeting I was challenged to start thinking about the overall discipleship process of our local church. After the challenge a great conversation happened about what the LBA values in discipleship, I gained some great insights.

The following day I was able to sit down and reflect on some ideas and thoughts. As usual I came away from a time of reflection with more questions to process. Some of the questions I wrote down where: What does a person look like who is being discipled? Does the process of spiritual formation or discipleship ever end? What is the goal of any discipleship plan? What should a Christian look like?

So how does spiritual formation work in the local church? If you have any thoughts and ideas please let me know.