Redemptive Catechesis: Rethinking Theological Teaching
Recently, in evangelical circles, there has been a renaissance of catechesis, the church’s historic practice of teaching the essentials of the faith through dialogue....
Worship Leaders, Be Catechists!
Worship and Christian education are often kept separate within the church. We have the Sunday school, where generally a lay person teaches a carefully...
Wesleyan Catechesis: The Role of Sacraments and Confirmation
Catechism is a term first introduced by Martin Luther to denote a formal method of teaching the basics of christian beliefs, specifically focusing on...
Wesleyan Catechesis: The Role of Sacraments and Confirmation, Part II
Read Wesleyan Catechesis: The Role of Sacraments and Confirmation, Part I.
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Why then did Wesley also delete the catechism from The Sunday Service? Was it...
Dr. Timothy Tennent's Catechesis Resources
Here is a list of catechism resources by Dr. Timothy Tennent:
Ten Words, Two Signs, One Prayer: Core Practices of the Christian Faith
The Call to...
A Baptist’s Ode to Catechesis
Catechesis has been the church’s continuous ministry of teaching the faith to believers, aiming to instill within them a Christian way of living grounded...
The Apostles' Creed
http://youtu.be/ABJr4yq9IlE
What is the Apostles' Creed? What is its historical context? Why does it matter to the Church? Dr. Charles Gutenson shares with us today.
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The Nicene Creed
http://youtu.be/NxrugLwUYKE
What is the Nicene Creed? What is its historical context? Why does it matter to the Church? The Nicene Creed explained, with Dr. Chuck...
What Is the Bible and Why Was It Given to the Church? (30 Questions)
The Bible is the standard by which all true Christian belief and practice must be judged and evaluated. However, the Bible was not designed to be merely a rule book or a how-to manual. Rather, the Bible gives us God’s self-revelation in the midst of specific situations and contexts, whether in the life of Israel or the challenges of first-century churches.
What are the Means of Grace? (30 Questions)
Broadly speaking, a means of grace refers to all the ways by which Christians grow stronger in their faith and grow in the grace of Christ. In other words, they are God’s instruments to convey grace, including prevenient grace, justifying grace, sanctifying grace and, ultimately, glorifying grace.