Check out this thread:
Is Spiritual Formation Creeping into the SDA Church? pg-51

It is a long thread, but worth reading.
Here is a small excerpt:

Originally Posted By: Daryl

https://youtu.be/YKeQ0i3fxw4

"I showed the above posted video in church last Sabbath amd discovered that Spiritual Formation had been subtlely presented at our Canadian University College in Alberta, Canada."



Rick H:

"Its coming on strong, our church members stood up against it the Sabbath before. They had brought in the presentation before the church for the 'candidates' for leadership for the coming year, and only those who had gone through the 'spiritual formation' training were included. Well they brought it to a vote in front of the whole church, and the members discerned what was being done, and voted NO! The members stood up and told those up front pushing the 'candidates' that what they were doing was wrong and they would let the conference know what they were trying to do.

But somehow I think these people in control are going to find a way to get by the process clearly laid out in the church manual and impose these 'candidates' without any nomination, without any vote by the church, and without any approval by the church board. I didn't think it was possible but yet here we are."


Edited by Rick H (Sat Jun 14 2014 07:33 PM)

I have read more about Spiritual Formation being made a requirement for church leadership positions, but I cannot recall the source. This Jesuit infiltration is entering the Church so quickly, in so many different places, it is difficult to keep them straight.
As Daryl said, it is happening here in Alberta, also down in Florida where Rick H is located, and jamesofthunder, in the same thread, reports it is in Minneapolis:

"Every single one of the young pastors here in Minneapolis are promoting Spiritual Formation in their own ways."



Here is another quote from Rick H in the Is Spiritual Formation Creeping into the SDA Church? thread:

"...this was a project to help the homeless from our original church and our people were helping but when they saw them organizing it as a Sunday worship service we questioned what they were doing, and the answer was shocking. They said the Sabbath didn't really matter and began to guard against any Adventist literature from reaching the homeless.

Adventist elders and members keeping the truth from others......I cant even begin to try to explain that..."

When will you learn to get some balance to your points of view? Here is a statement from Ellen White that says exactly what I said above.

When properly prepared, olives, like nuts, supply the place of butter and flesh meats.

There is real common sense in dietetic reform. The subject should be studied broadly and deeply, and no one should criticize others because their practice is not, in all things, in harmony with his own. It is impossible to make an unvarying rule to regulate everyone’s habits, and no one should think [320] himself a criterion for all. Not all can eat the same things. Foods that are palatable and wholesome to one person may be distasteful, and even harmful, to another. Some cannot use milk, while others thrive on it. Some persons cannot digest peas and beans; others find them wholesome. For some the coarser grain preparations are good food, while others cannot use them.

Those who live in new countries or in poverty-stricken districts, where fruits and nuts are scarce, should not be urged to exclude milk and eggs from their dietary. It is true that persons in full flesh and in whom the animal passions are strong need to avoid the use of stimulating foods. Especially in families of children who are given to sensual habits, eggs should not be used. But in the case of persons whose blood-making organs are feeble,—especially if other foods to supply the needed elements cannot be obtained,—milk and eggs should not be wholly discarded. Great care should be taken, however, to obtain milk from healthy cows, and eggs from healthy fowls, that are well fed and well cared for; and the eggs should be so cooked as to be most easily digested.

The diet reform should be progressive. As disease in animals increases, the use of milk and eggs will become more and more unsafe. An effort should be made to supply their [321] place with other things that are healthful and inexpensive. The people everywhere should be taught how to cook without milk and eggs, so far as possible, and yet have their food wholesome and palatable. Ministry of Healing pp. 319-321

The only difference between MH and CDF is who did the compiling

BINGO! Do you call EGW narrow minded when she put together MH is 1905? Why do you think so many prior writings were left out of The Ministry of Healing? Does she have the same unbalanced view when she wrote that it should be a rule to dispense with butter all together? You can eat what ever you want. But I will teach others to dispense with all animal products as far as possible and that is indeed following what the Spirit of Prophecy teaches us to do.

The past night I have slept better than I have for years. I have no pain. My mind is clear, and I can do much work if I have a chance. I am now seventy-eight years old. I am grateful to my heavenly Father that I am able to do my writing. My appetite is excellent. We have been favored with Brother and Sister King to be our helpers. Both are very useful workers. Sister King is my cook, and the food comes on to the table in an appetizing shape for my workers. This is what we need: simple food prepared in a simple, wholesome, and relishable manner. We have no butter and no meat on our table. We do not think fried potatoes are healthful, for there is more or less grease or butter used in preparing them. Good baked or boiled potatoes served up with cream and a sprinkling of salt are the most healthful. The remnants of Irish and sweet potatoes are prepared with a little cream and salt and rebaked, and not fried; they are excellent. I have had a good appetite and relish my food and am perfectly satisfied with the portion which I select....

The people everywhere should be taught how to cook without milk and eggs, so far as possible, and yet have their food wholesome and palatable. {MH 320.2}

"people everywhere" - - That is what I do. How about you? Is that a narrow viewpoint?

How many people know where the milk and eggs come from? Do you trust the milk and eggs you find in the stores? Again: The people everywhere should be taught how to cook without milk and eggs, so far as possible, and yet have their food wholesome and palatable. {MH 320.2} Nothing narrow about that. All of course are free to choose what they eat for themselves. You are free to do as you please.