Copyright© 2022, THRONOS: Jurnal Teologi Kristen | 93 ISSN Cultivating Spiritual Intelligence as an Effort to Build Student Leadership Spirituality in Theological College Yusak Tanasyah 1 , Bobby Kurnia Putrawan 2 Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Moriah, Tangerang Correspondence: bkputrawan@gmail.com Abstract: The purpose of this study is to seek the growth of spiritual intelligence in Christian universities which is shown by the spirituality of student leadership. Students are future leaders in organizations, both in church, community, and other public fields. During the four years, students spend pursuing undergraduate programs at Christian higher education institutions, students learn and experience many types of leadership either through their capacity as leaders or as team members. Qualitative research observing the growth of students in Christian universities in the fields of theology and Christian religious education found that spiritual intelligence through student group activities both in coursework and extracurricular activities students can develop spiritual intelligence in growing their leadership spirituality. Therefore, the role of educators in pursuing student leadership spirituality in guiding and fostering student leadership is very necessary. Keywords: spiritual intelligence; spirituality; student leadership; theological college INTRODUCTION Theological colleges need to be concerned with the spiritual formation of their students. The success of future Christian leaders is an important challenge and needs to be addressed during their time in the theological colleges. Developing a generation of qualified leaders and a vision for the new millennium remains a major concern within the theological colleges, the church, and society. If the graduates of the theological colleges must become competent and have character, then spiritual formation must be part of the competence agenda and cannot be left alone. 1 Spiritual formation should be respected as the responsibility of the educational work of Theological colleges. Given the growth of relativism and secularism, and as the years have passed since 1980, we can say that the demand to emphasize spiritual formation is even more pressing. Many Theological colleges have no discipline regarding inner life. Their days are filled with responses to technological challenges, and they have become more academically demanding. And we can be relatively confident that there is little or no spiritual formation within the Theological colleges. 2 The apostles had not only the word of God, the Holy Spirit, and prayer as resources for Christian education. They are engaged in teaching and prayer not just receiving salvation from God. The Bible is the cornerstone of Christian education. The Bible is the standard for approaches to education and the content of Christian education. Theological education does 1 Carinamis Halawa, Peni Nurdiana Hestiningrum, and Iswahyudi Iswahyudi. “Peran Guru Pendidikan Agama Kristen Dalam Pembentukan Karakter Peserta Didik Di Sekolah”. Didache: Jurnal Teologi Dan Pendidikan Kristen 2, no.2 (2021):133-45. https://doi.org/10.55076/didache.v2i2.44. 2 James Keating. “Seminary Formation and Interior Silence.” Nova etVetera, English Edition, 10, no.2 (2012): 307–19. https://priestlyformation.org/site_files/PDFs/Faculty%20Articles/ Deacon%20Keating/Keating-Seminary-Formation-and-Interior-Silence.pdf e-ISSN 2722-662X Vol. 3, No 2, Juni 2022 (93-104) http://e-journal.bmptkki.org/index.php/thronos