The following list of persons are the authors recommended in the Additional Resources of all the first 17 of 18 Study Lessons in The iFollow Discipleship Resource program.
The authors (questions marks by names indicate uncertainity) in red are those who publicly support and advocate Spiritual Formation, as developed by Ignatius of Loyola. Tradition indicated he was dictated this system of spiritual practices by a supernatural being. To see other results of ‘dictation’ go HERE for more information.
Ignatius of Loyola is also the person who founded the Jesuit Order to destroy Protestantism.
The iFollow Discipleship Resource and Lessons motto is:
“Finally: a discipleship training resource that pastors can really trust.”
Name number of lessons number of times recommended
Allender, Dan B. 1 Lesson 1 reference
Augsburger, David 13 lessons 13 references
Baab, Lynne M. 2 Lessons 2 references
Benson, Robert 1 Lesson 1 reference
Bilezikian, Gilbert 1 Lesson 1 reference
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich 1 Lesson 1 reference
Brueggemann, Walter 1 Lesson 1 reference
Burrill, Russell ?? 2 Lessons 2 references
Carroll, Andrew 1 Lesson 1 reference
Chittister, Joan O.S.B. 13 lessons 13 references
Colon, May-Ellen 1 Lesson 1 reference
Dawn, Marva J. 1 Lesson 1 reference
Dysinger, William 1 Lesson 1 reference
Erickson, Lois ?? 1 Lesson 1 reference
Fiffer, Steve and Sharon S. 1 Lesson 1 reference
Forsyth, Diane 1 Lesson 1 reference
Fosdick, Harry Emerson 1 Lesson 1 reference
Foster, Richard J. 13 Lessons 14 references
Galli, Mark 1 Lesson 1 reference
Gushee David P. 12 Lessons 12 references
Fraser, Gary E. 1 Lesson 1 reference
Halvorsen, Ron 1 Lesson 1 reference
Hart, Thomas N. 1 Lesson 1 reference
Hawley, Don 1 Lesson 1 reference
Heschel, Abraham Joshua 2 Lesson 2 references
Holford, Karen 1 Lesson 1 reference
Homan, Daniel 1 Lesson 1 reference
Hybels, Bill 1 Lesson 1 reference
Jacobsen, Ruthie 1 Lesson 1 reference
Johnson, Kurt 1 Lesson 1 reference
Johnson, Jan 13 lessons 13 references
Jones, Tony 14 Lessons 14 references
Kinnaman, David 1 Lesson 1 reference
Kipps, H. C., Ed 1 Lesson 1 reference
Kovacs, Debbonnaire ? 1 Lesson 1 reference
Kuhlman, Delcy 12 Lessons 12 references
Labberton, Mark 1 Lesson 1 reference
Lamberton, Henry 1 Lesson 1 reference
Lockyer, Herbert ? 1 Lesson 1 reference
Louf, Andre 1 Lesson 1 reference
Lyons, Gabe 1 Lesson 1 reference
Ludington, Aileen 1 Lesson 1 reference
Mack, Wayne A. 1 Lesson 1 reference
Mains, Karen Burton 1 Lesson 1 reference
Matthews, Keith 13 Lessons 13 references
Maxwell, John ? 1 Lesson 1 reference
McGhee, John K 1 Lesson 1 reference
McLafferty, Don 1 Lesson 1 reference
McNeilus, Mary Ann 1 Lesson 1 reference
McKnight, Scot 1 Lesson 1 reference
Mittelburg, Mark 1 Lesson 1 reference
Morris, Derek 1 Lesson 1 reference
McLaren, Brian D. 13 Lessons 13 references
Miller, Christopher 1 Lesson 1 reference
Miller, Wendy 1 Lesson 1 reference
Murray, Andrew 2 Lessons 2 references
Myers, Kenneth?? 1 Lesson 1 reference
Nelson, Dwight K.?? 1 Lesson 1 reference
Nelson, Gregory. P. 1 Lesson 1 reference
Newman, Elizabeth 1 Lesson 1 reference
Oden, Amy G 1 Lesson 1 reference
Ortberg, John 13 Lessons 13 references
Park, Russell and Prevett 1 Lesson 1 reference
Peterson, Eugene H. 1 Lesson 1 reference
Pidgeon, Walter 1 Lesson 1 reference
Pippert, Rebecca Manley 1 Lesson 1 reference
Pohl, Christine D. 2 Lessons 2 references
Postema, Don 1 Lesson 1 reference
Prager, Marcia, Rabbi ? 1 Lesson 1 reference
Ramsey, Dave 1 Lesson 1 reference
Robinson, Dores Eugene 1 Lesson 1 reference
Rowlison, Bruce ?? 1 Lesson 1 reference
Ruthven, Roy 1 Lesson 1 reference
Pratt Lonni Collins 1 Lesson 1 reference
Ringwald, Christopher D.? 1 Lesson 1 reference
Rohr, Richard 1 Lesson 1 reference
Quoist, Michel 1 Lesson 1 reference
Rinker, Rosalind ? 1 Lesson 1 reference
Sahlin, Monte 1 Lesson 1 reference
Sauls, Lynn 1 Lesson 1 reference
Smith, James Bryan 13 Lessons 13 references
Sorajjakool, Siroj 1 Lesson 1 reference
Spangler, J. R. 1 Lesson 1 reference
Stassen, Glen H 12 Lessons 12 references
Stickle, Beverly Graham 1 Lesson 1 reference
ten Boom, Corrie 1 Lesson 1 reference
Tenny-Brittian, William ? 1 Lesson 1 reference
Thoele, Mary 1 Lesson 1 reference
Van Dolson, L. R. 1 Lesson 1 reference
Van Pelt, Nancy 1 Lesson 1 reference
Virathan, Phillip 1 Lesson 1 reference
Wagner, C. P. 1 Lesson 1 reference
Wadell, Paul J. 1 Lesson 1 reference
Wakefield, Norman 1 Lesson 1 reference
Wald, Oletta. ? 2 Lessons 2 references
Webber, Robert E. 1 Lesson 1 reference
White, Ellen G 5 Lessons 11 references
White, John?? 1 Lesson 1 reference
Whitfield, Charles &Barbara 1 Lesson 1 reference
Whitney, Donald S. 13 lessons 13 references
Wibberding, James R. ? 1 Lesson 1 reference
Willard, Dallas 12 lessons 46 references
Williams, Raymond 1 Lesson 1 reference
Wirzba, Norman 1 Lesson 1 reference
Wright, N.T. 1 Lesson 1 reference
Yancy, Phillip 1 Lesson 1 reference
Zackrison, James? 1 Lesson 1 reference
Additional Resources statistics
107 authors are recommended, either individually or as co-authors.
60 authors publicly supported and advocated spiritual formation - with 264 recommended resources - more than 81%
47 authors do not publicly support spiritual formation - 60 recommended resources - less than 19%
Ellen White's writings were recommended in 5 of 18 Lessons - with 11 recommendations for her writings or parts of her writings.
3.4% of all reading reference recommendations were for the Spirit of Prophecy.
The following authors were recommended or referenced in the Additional Resouces in a dozen or more Lessons:
Augsburger, David 13 lessons 13 references
Chittister, Joan O.S.B. 13 lessons 13 references
Foster, Richard J. 13 Lessons 14 references
Gushee David P. 12 Lessons 12 references
Johnson, Jan 13 lessons 13 references
Jones, Tony 14 Lessons 14 references
Kuhlman, Delcy 12 Lessons 12 references
Matthews, Keith 13 Lessons 13 references
McLaren, Brian D. 13 Lessons 13 references
Ortberg, John 13 Lessons 13 references
Smith, James Bryan 13 Lessons 13 references
Stassen, Glen H 12 Lessons 12 references
Whitney, Donald S. 13 lessons 13 references
Willard, Dallas 12 lessons 46 references
Note: Dallas Willard was recommended 46 times!
All these authors are publically promoting and recommending Spiritual Formation.
A handful of Seventh Day Adventists - are on both side of the spiritual formation fence.
The least Additional Resources recommendations shared one person and one title for two Lessons -Bible Study part 1 and Bible Study part 2
It was: The New Joy of Discovery in Bible Study by Oletta Wald -published by Augsburg Fortress, the ministry of publishing of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
“Finally: a discipleship training resource that pastors can really trust.”
Really?