New Wednesday Night Series Starts September 9th!
Join the pastor tonight and for the next six weeks as we look for some ways families and individuals in a time of separation and chaos can deepen their roots in the Christian faith. Through Bible study, prayer, and worship to explore how the ancient church practice of catechesis can orient new believers to their roles in the drama of God’s redemptive work use them individually or in a series. You may reproduce them for personal or group use.
September 9. 16, 23, 30 October 7 and 14
6:00 pm
Stepping into the Drama Catechesis invites us to assume our roles in the unfolding drama of God’s continuing creation and redemption of the world. Yet we are far more deeply initiated by the powerful catechisms of media, American culture, and capitalism than by the ancient faith of Christians. Can we recover the sense that our life with God is an adventure?
Conversion, Catechesis, and Calling The faith is handed down in every part of what we do as a church. From the moment we walk in the door, we are absorbing, trying out, experiencing, and practicing.
Church: Ugh. What is it Good For? Learning and teaching the faith is embedded in every single aspect of what the Church does. Indeed, the “art” of local congregational life is helping others to enter this drama successfully. Each congregation is an instrument of catechism, through both formal and informal instruction and mentoring. People learn the faith as they worship, pray, give offerings, and do mission. hear sermons, and study the Bible together.
Introducing Children to Christian Faith and Worship We don’t introduce children to worship to make them good but rather that they will know who they are. Worship that is attentive to the gospel’s grand story will transform their lives, feed their imaginations not their egos, and help them (and us) learn to order our lives by the gift of God’s time.
Theology Can Save You From Crazy The Baptist understanding of church and faith, understood in a broad Christian ecumenical spirit, has some important contributions that can help us in a time of bizarre distortions of Christianity and keep us grounded in the center of what God intends for us.
Growing in Prayer: Spiritual Guidance For A Wayward Time In the ancient discipline of spiritual direction, practical guidance for Christians of all ages is offered in the most sensitive and delicate way. The best spiritual directors are both good listeners and active interpreters of God’s grace in the life of the individual and of the community.