The Musicality of Catechesis
When thinking about catechesis, that is, oral instruction in the life of Christian faith, we often get caught in categories like creed, curriculum, lesson plans,
October 12, 2015
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When thinking about catechesis, that is, oral instruction in the life of Christian faith, we often get caught in categories like creed, curriculum, lesson plans,
Having introduced the general topic of the “lost art of catechesis,” I want now to explore some aspects of what is missing in the catechesis
One of the great challenges we face today in the process of evangelism is to initiate persons into a faith anchored in God’s missional church.
When one decides to follow God’s call into ministry in The United Methodist Church, one is inevitably confronted with a series of historic questions, including
“Monasticism, I learned, is not about achieving some sort of individual or communal piety. It is about helping the church be the church” (Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove).
One of the “drivers” of congregational vitality identified by the Call to Action Steering Team of The United Methodist Church was small groups (including programs
One of the four drivers of congregational vitality identified by the Call to Action Steering Team examining contemporary United Methodism was “inspirational preaching and length
The Call to Action Steering Team that studied the state of United Methodism identified lay leadership as one of four main drivers of congregational vitality.
Recently the Call to Action Steering Team released two studies on the state of United Methodism. One, the “Congregational Vitality” study, identified four “main drivers
John R. Mott—ecumenical Christian, statesman, and Nobel Prize winner—was a Methodist layman whose lifelong aim was to mobilize lay and ordained Christians for social and