I just read Steve Porter's article "Sancitification in a New Key: Relieving Evangelical Anxieties Over Spiritual Formation."  In this article, he identifies the some of individuals (Willard, Foster, etc), emphases, and practices (spiritaul direction, solitude, etc.) that are becoming the target of concerned evangelicals. 

Is anyone encountering significant resistance as they attempt to bring the insights of spiritual formation into their local church?  If so, how has the resistance been addressed?  My church is in the process of bringing some of this thinking into our church body and I'd appreciate hearing from anyone regarding their success and failure in this area.

Yeah, in my church we have experienced concern to people actually leaving the church because we are bringing some of these forms into our church.  I have given out Porter's article along with some others and have found they have help sooth some fears.  I have taken many through small group experiences in Spiritual Formation with mixed results.  Many have felt encouraged or have sensed real growth as a result.  Others have felt uncomfortable with the "experiential form" of the exercises or direction.  I think the biggest concern I am hearing from conservative evangelicals is that this form of discipleship is linked to the Emergent Church, which has been branded negatively.  Let me know what you thoughts are.

Sigh. It seems that at my church, if Lifeway didn't publish it, it's heresy. I never thought I'd be doing it, but I find myself church-shopping.