This document provides information about the Practice Discipleship Initiative, which includes a series of 7 webinars on various topics related to faith formation. The webinars are led by experts in their fields and hosted by Dawn Trautman. The initiative is a collaboration between the ELCA Youth Ministry Network, ELCA, partner organizations, and synods. The document introduces the speaker for the webinar on "If Necessary, Use Words" and provides an agenda for the webinar with slides on various related topics.
The document appears to be a slide presentation on the topic of theology and preaching. Some of the key points summarized in 3 sentences:
The presentation discusses the importance of preaching through both words and actions, using examples from St. Francis. It questions whether the Lutheran understanding of preaching and faith has emphasized what believers are saved from over what they are saved for. The presentation puts forth several theses around enhancing understandings of preaching, faith, and living lives that preach through both words and deeds.
1) The article discusses the concept of trespassing and how even small acts of trespassing as a child, such as sneaking food or jumping fences, can lead to bigger issues if not addressed.
2) Trespassing involves taking something one wants at the expense of their neighbor and against their neighbor's wishes. Even seemingly harmless acts like staring can be a form of trespassing against someone's privacy.
3) The article argues that all sin is a form of trespassing against God's commandments and that recognizing when one has trespassed against their neighbor is important, as is being willing to forgive others who have trespassed.
The Pixar Pitch, described in the book TO SELL IS HUMAN (by Daniel Pink) is a great template for all communicators, including those wishing to communicate about the gospel of Jesus Christ.
A look at ourselves, our stories and the next generation of young entrepreneurs and business leaders...
Founded in 1987 by Steve Mariotti, a former business owner and New York City public high school teacher, the mission of NFTE is to provide entrepreneurship education programs to youth from low-income communities. Our vision is that every young person will find a pathway to prosperity. As a math teacher in the South Bronx, Mariotti first established NFTE as a literacy and dropout prevention program for at-risk youth when he noticed that many of his students who could not read or write and had essentially been written off by the system, demonstrated a natural talent for entrepreneurship. Further, he discovered that his troubled students had skills that, if fostered, could benefit them in business and in life. These insights led him to formalize an entrepreneurship curriculum and establish NFTE as a way to introduce concepts of wealth creation and ownership to low-income young people worldwide.
NFTE uses entrepreneurship as a vehicle to engage students in school, expose them to the market economy and help them to create an entrepreneurial mindset in order to remain competitive in the increasingly global marketplace. NFTE believes that schools must provide students with opportunities outside the classroom to realize their academic, social, and economic potential. By fostering learning connected to student interests and to life outside the school, NFTE provides students with tools for future success.
This slidedeck is Steve's story, you might see some of your own families' story here, and much about the hopes and aspirations we all have for the next generation.
God has acted throughout history to produce a family who will represent Him to the world. This family is called to love God, love others, and love one another as Jesus demonstrated through serving and sacrificing for others. The essence of God's love is defined as being patient, kind, trusting, hopeful and unselfish. Members of God's family are meant to passionately pursue others and allow others to pursue them with this same love of Christ.
This document contains the agenda and notes from a faculty retreat conference at St. Eugene. The conference focused on reading the signs of the times, discerning spiritual gifts and charisms, understanding Catholic theology of the Word compared to Protestant views, and applying scripture to modern issues like suffering and human sexuality. Participants were encouraged to discern how the Lord is speaking to them and discuss this with others, as well as celebrate Marian feasts and read Marian scripture passages to model faith in action after Mary. The retreat aimed to provide both formation and hope for participants.
This document outlines an agenda for a faculty retreat at St. Mark. It begins with an opening prayer asking God to bless the retreat. It then discusses that the conferences will be interactive and challenging, and presentations should be coherent, audible and paced. It also includes a preamble on discerning the signs of the times by examining where the Church has been, is, and is going. An exercise is provided to do this discernment. The document discusses interpreting "The Word" from both a Catholic and Protestant perspective. It addresses applying the Word to modern issues and provides examples from Church documents. The retreat aims to provide information, formation and hope through discussing faith in action and Mary as a model.
The document discusses fostering a sense of mission and spirituality in young people through Catholic social teaching. It explores using experiential learning models of service learning to connect youth to concepts like justice, relationship-building, and social analysis. The document provides frameworks for theological reflection on service experiences to help youth make meaning and see the presence of God in the world around them.
Dialogue, Other Religions and EvangelismRobert Munson
油
Some see interreligious dialogue as inconsistent with evangelism. Some see dialogue as pointless unless it is for evangelism. However, there is a middle position where dialogue for its own sake, but also respects the call to share the one's faith in an understandable way.
This document discusses evangelization and the process of bringing people to faith in Christ. It begins by providing statistics on common programs in US Catholic churches and identifies evangelization as the essential mission of the Church. It then explores what evangelization means and its importance. The document outlines five stages of pre-discipleship that non-believers may go through - trust, curiosity, openness, seeking, and intentional discipleship. It provides suggestions for how Christians can foster each of these stages. Finally, it discusses establishing an intentional process for evangelization with clarity, movement between stages, alignment within a parish, and focus.
There are several key terms in the Bible related to discernment. The Old Testament terms refer to testing metals to determine authenticity. The New Testament terms include dokimadzo, which means to evaluate something before approval, and diakrino, which means to distinguish or separate. The biblical basis for discernment is that believers must evaluate ideas and teachings to determine what is acceptable or worthwhile versus what is worthless or disapproved. Developing this ability to discern is important given the many false ideas Christians encounter.
The document discusses guidelines for the evangelism of children. It emphasizes studying the Acts of the Apostles to understand the message and methods used by the apostles when evangelizing. The author examines what the Bible teaches about children, including that children need to be saved, can be saved through faith in Jesus Christ, and should be evangelized with a message adapted appropriately for their understanding.
The document discusses the importance of understanding what the Bible teaches about evangelizing children. It emphasizes studying the book of Acts to understand the message and methods used by the apostles when evangelizing. The author explains that the Bible teaches children need to be saved, can be saved, should be evangelized with care and understanding, and that special care should be taken to properly understand children before evangelizing them.
The document discusses approaches to discipleship in the modern, information age. It argues that traditional approaches focused too much on acquiring knowledge through printed materials and sermons. While knowledge is important, simply accumulating information does not necessarily lead to transformed lives. The document proposes a "formational paradigm" that emphasizes spiritual practices and experiences over knowledge alone. However, this approach risks bypassing scripture and tradition. An ideal approach integrates knowledge, experience, and community interpretation to cultivate "know how" - applying faith in real-world contexts. The modern information age requires discipleship systems that distill knowledge, provide experiences for internalizing it, and allow for discussion.
This document provides an overview of a catechist initial formation day. It begins with introductions and discusses the purpose of the day which is for catechists to discover their identity, understand their role, observe teaching methods, and continue their own faith formation. Various topics are then covered, including a catechist's call, their role as teacher, prayer leader, storyteller and witness for social justice. Guidance documents for catechesis are referenced. The day aims to equip catechists and remind them that the Spirit is working through their ministry.
This document provides an overview of online evangelism. It discusses the need for online evangelism given population growth and internet usage. It outlines best practices for spiritual and evangelistic preparation. It discusses different styles of sharing one's faith online and tips for building relationships on social media. The document also covers nurturing new believers and providing ongoing spiritual guidance online. Throughout it emphasizes the importance of relying on God and using online opportunities to point people to Jesus and his word.
This document outlines a presentation on how to study the Bible personally. It discusses the importance of Bible study for spiritual growth, maturity and effectiveness. The key steps outlined are observation, interpretation and application. Observation involves asking who, what, where, when, why and what questions of the text. Interpretation looks at content, context, comparison, culture and consultation. Application involves relating the meaning to one's own life and practicing it. The presentation uses the example of Mark 4:35-42 and Romans 12:1-2 to demonstrate the process and concludes by encouraging regular Bible study.
This document provides an overview of an upcoming webinar on theories of culture and ministry. It introduces the presenter, Dr. Nathan Frambach of Wartburg Seminary, and outlines the webinar's goals. The webinar will discuss how culture and the Christian gospel are intertwined, explore the idea of living within a "pluriverse" of cultures, and view congregations as cultures themselves. It will aim to cultivate an understanding of culture that supports faithful, thoughtful leadership. The webinar will focus on three key concepts: cultures, contexts, and narratives. It will emphasize understanding specific cultural contexts through techniques like ethnography and storytelling.
This document provides guidance on sharing the story of Jesus with others. It discusses what the gospel is according to Jesus as written in Mark, focusing on Jesus demonstrating that the Kingdom of God is at hand. This affects relationships with God, others, and creation. The document also encourages reflecting on one's own testimony and story of how Jesus has worked in their life in order to start spiritual conversations by sharing one's story with others in a concise and compelling way. It offers different approaches to starting these conversations and principles to keep in mind, and includes an activity to analyze one's spiritual journey and timeline.
PD2 Webinar Walking Together in SolidarityTBuegler
油
This document provides information about an upcoming webinar on practicing discipleship. It introduces Dawn Trautman, a Lutheran life coach, who will be presenting on "Faith Formation in a Missional Age". It then introduces Rozella White, the program director of Young Adult Ministry for the ELCA, who will be presenting on "Walking Together in Solidarity: A Theology of Accompaniment". Her presentation will explore what a theology of accompaniment is, how it can inform faith formation, and skills for cultivating it with young people. The document concludes by providing information on accessing a recording of the webinar and details of upcoming related events.
This document provides an overview of Appreciative Inquiry (AI), a method for organizational change that focuses on identifying an organization's strengths and potentials rather than its problems. The summary includes:
1) AI is a positive approach that involves appreciating an organization's strengths, envisioning positive potential, designing the ideal organization, and empowering people to improve.
2) The AI process involves four stages - Discovery, Dream, Design, and Destiny - and is guided by principles like constructionism and positivity.
3) The document discusses AI interview techniques and "miracle questions" to envision positive potential and guide change.
This document provides teaching notes on exegesis from an ICCM School of Missions class. It begins with an exercise on Ezra 7:10 and discusses the importance of exegesis in properly understanding and teaching Scripture. The document outlines different types of biblical genres and gives guidelines for analyzing the context, form, content and function of a passage. It emphasizes avoiding eisegesis and being aware of cognitive biases. The document provides a workflow for exegesis using the acronym COFOCOFU to analyze context, form, content and function. It stresses asking questions, understanding genre and not reading things into the text. Overall, the document aims to equip students to do careful, unbiased exegesis in order to
Study and Live - Part 1 - Francisco C. Xavier - W. Vieira - Emmanuel - Andr辿 ...MashaL38
油
It constitutes a book that aims at the examination of daily subjects, teaching one how to cope with the most constraining situations under the light of the Spiritist Doctrine, so giving him resources to find in himself,
and supported by his faith, the way out to emotional and spiritual problems.
The document discusses the concept of personal discipleship and argues that it is needed in addition to corporate discipleship. It provides 10 reasons why personal discipleship, which it defines as "spiritual parenting", is important but often lacking. Some of the key reasons given include that discipleship is often misunderstood as just teaching, most believers feel inadequately trained, and biblical truth is often presented without showing how it fits into the Christian life as a whole.
This document introduces the Practice Discipleship Initiative, which focuses on leadership development for faith formation. It provides an agenda for a webinar on "Framing the Vision: Seeing Things New" with guest speaker Dr. Mindy Makant. The webinar will discuss different models of ministry with children, youth, and families and how to evaluate ministry approaches. It also advertises upcoming related events and provides contact information for the Practice Discipleship website and social media.
Given the scientifically-oriented culture within which we live and engage in Gods mission, we have an obligation to help our young people understand that what science teaches us about the universe is not only comprehensible within the context of faith, but can also nurture a healthy and faithful wonder at what it means to be part of, and stewards of, Gods creation.
We teach children the Lords Prayer and prayers for meals and bedtimes, and we often teach children how to pray for friends and family. We often stop there. But we are called to worship God with all of heart and soul and mind. So, in this session we will explore prayer forms that engage the senses and the imagination, opening a space for us both to dwell and to wonder in God.
This document outlines an agenda for a faculty retreat at St. Mark. It begins with an opening prayer asking God to bless the retreat. It then discusses that the conferences will be interactive and challenging, and presentations should be coherent, audible and paced. It also includes a preamble on discerning the signs of the times by examining where the Church has been, is, and is going. An exercise is provided to do this discernment. The document discusses interpreting "The Word" from both a Catholic and Protestant perspective. It addresses applying the Word to modern issues and provides examples from Church documents. The retreat aims to provide information, formation and hope through discussing faith in action and Mary as a model.
The document discusses fostering a sense of mission and spirituality in young people through Catholic social teaching. It explores using experiential learning models of service learning to connect youth to concepts like justice, relationship-building, and social analysis. The document provides frameworks for theological reflection on service experiences to help youth make meaning and see the presence of God in the world around them.
Dialogue, Other Religions and EvangelismRobert Munson
油
Some see interreligious dialogue as inconsistent with evangelism. Some see dialogue as pointless unless it is for evangelism. However, there is a middle position where dialogue for its own sake, but also respects the call to share the one's faith in an understandable way.
This document discusses evangelization and the process of bringing people to faith in Christ. It begins by providing statistics on common programs in US Catholic churches and identifies evangelization as the essential mission of the Church. It then explores what evangelization means and its importance. The document outlines five stages of pre-discipleship that non-believers may go through - trust, curiosity, openness, seeking, and intentional discipleship. It provides suggestions for how Christians can foster each of these stages. Finally, it discusses establishing an intentional process for evangelization with clarity, movement between stages, alignment within a parish, and focus.
There are several key terms in the Bible related to discernment. The Old Testament terms refer to testing metals to determine authenticity. The New Testament terms include dokimadzo, which means to evaluate something before approval, and diakrino, which means to distinguish or separate. The biblical basis for discernment is that believers must evaluate ideas and teachings to determine what is acceptable or worthwhile versus what is worthless or disapproved. Developing this ability to discern is important given the many false ideas Christians encounter.
The document discusses guidelines for the evangelism of children. It emphasizes studying the Acts of the Apostles to understand the message and methods used by the apostles when evangelizing. The author examines what the Bible teaches about children, including that children need to be saved, can be saved through faith in Jesus Christ, and should be evangelized with a message adapted appropriately for their understanding.
The document discusses the importance of understanding what the Bible teaches about evangelizing children. It emphasizes studying the book of Acts to understand the message and methods used by the apostles when evangelizing. The author explains that the Bible teaches children need to be saved, can be saved, should be evangelized with care and understanding, and that special care should be taken to properly understand children before evangelizing them.
The document discusses approaches to discipleship in the modern, information age. It argues that traditional approaches focused too much on acquiring knowledge through printed materials and sermons. While knowledge is important, simply accumulating information does not necessarily lead to transformed lives. The document proposes a "formational paradigm" that emphasizes spiritual practices and experiences over knowledge alone. However, this approach risks bypassing scripture and tradition. An ideal approach integrates knowledge, experience, and community interpretation to cultivate "know how" - applying faith in real-world contexts. The modern information age requires discipleship systems that distill knowledge, provide experiences for internalizing it, and allow for discussion.
This document provides an overview of a catechist initial formation day. It begins with introductions and discusses the purpose of the day which is for catechists to discover their identity, understand their role, observe teaching methods, and continue their own faith formation. Various topics are then covered, including a catechist's call, their role as teacher, prayer leader, storyteller and witness for social justice. Guidance documents for catechesis are referenced. The day aims to equip catechists and remind them that the Spirit is working through their ministry.
This document provides an overview of online evangelism. It discusses the need for online evangelism given population growth and internet usage. It outlines best practices for spiritual and evangelistic preparation. It discusses different styles of sharing one's faith online and tips for building relationships on social media. The document also covers nurturing new believers and providing ongoing spiritual guidance online. Throughout it emphasizes the importance of relying on God and using online opportunities to point people to Jesus and his word.
This document outlines a presentation on how to study the Bible personally. It discusses the importance of Bible study for spiritual growth, maturity and effectiveness. The key steps outlined are observation, interpretation and application. Observation involves asking who, what, where, when, why and what questions of the text. Interpretation looks at content, context, comparison, culture and consultation. Application involves relating the meaning to one's own life and practicing it. The presentation uses the example of Mark 4:35-42 and Romans 12:1-2 to demonstrate the process and concludes by encouraging regular Bible study.
This document provides an overview of an upcoming webinar on theories of culture and ministry. It introduces the presenter, Dr. Nathan Frambach of Wartburg Seminary, and outlines the webinar's goals. The webinar will discuss how culture and the Christian gospel are intertwined, explore the idea of living within a "pluriverse" of cultures, and view congregations as cultures themselves. It will aim to cultivate an understanding of culture that supports faithful, thoughtful leadership. The webinar will focus on three key concepts: cultures, contexts, and narratives. It will emphasize understanding specific cultural contexts through techniques like ethnography and storytelling.
This document provides guidance on sharing the story of Jesus with others. It discusses what the gospel is according to Jesus as written in Mark, focusing on Jesus demonstrating that the Kingdom of God is at hand. This affects relationships with God, others, and creation. The document also encourages reflecting on one's own testimony and story of how Jesus has worked in their life in order to start spiritual conversations by sharing one's story with others in a concise and compelling way. It offers different approaches to starting these conversations and principles to keep in mind, and includes an activity to analyze one's spiritual journey and timeline.
PD2 Webinar Walking Together in SolidarityTBuegler
油
This document provides information about an upcoming webinar on practicing discipleship. It introduces Dawn Trautman, a Lutheran life coach, who will be presenting on "Faith Formation in a Missional Age". It then introduces Rozella White, the program director of Young Adult Ministry for the ELCA, who will be presenting on "Walking Together in Solidarity: A Theology of Accompaniment". Her presentation will explore what a theology of accompaniment is, how it can inform faith formation, and skills for cultivating it with young people. The document concludes by providing information on accessing a recording of the webinar and details of upcoming related events.
This document provides an overview of Appreciative Inquiry (AI), a method for organizational change that focuses on identifying an organization's strengths and potentials rather than its problems. The summary includes:
1) AI is a positive approach that involves appreciating an organization's strengths, envisioning positive potential, designing the ideal organization, and empowering people to improve.
2) The AI process involves four stages - Discovery, Dream, Design, and Destiny - and is guided by principles like constructionism and positivity.
3) The document discusses AI interview techniques and "miracle questions" to envision positive potential and guide change.
This document provides teaching notes on exegesis from an ICCM School of Missions class. It begins with an exercise on Ezra 7:10 and discusses the importance of exegesis in properly understanding and teaching Scripture. The document outlines different types of biblical genres and gives guidelines for analyzing the context, form, content and function of a passage. It emphasizes avoiding eisegesis and being aware of cognitive biases. The document provides a workflow for exegesis using the acronym COFOCOFU to analyze context, form, content and function. It stresses asking questions, understanding genre and not reading things into the text. Overall, the document aims to equip students to do careful, unbiased exegesis in order to
Study and Live - Part 1 - Francisco C. Xavier - W. Vieira - Emmanuel - Andr辿 ...MashaL38
油
It constitutes a book that aims at the examination of daily subjects, teaching one how to cope with the most constraining situations under the light of the Spiritist Doctrine, so giving him resources to find in himself,
and supported by his faith, the way out to emotional and spiritual problems.
The document discusses the concept of personal discipleship and argues that it is needed in addition to corporate discipleship. It provides 10 reasons why personal discipleship, which it defines as "spiritual parenting", is important but often lacking. Some of the key reasons given include that discipleship is often misunderstood as just teaching, most believers feel inadequately trained, and biblical truth is often presented without showing how it fits into the Christian life as a whole.
This document introduces the Practice Discipleship Initiative, which focuses on leadership development for faith formation. It provides an agenda for a webinar on "Framing the Vision: Seeing Things New" with guest speaker Dr. Mindy Makant. The webinar will discuss different models of ministry with children, youth, and families and how to evaluate ministry approaches. It also advertises upcoming related events and provides contact information for the Practice Discipleship website and social media.
Given the scientifically-oriented culture within which we live and engage in Gods mission, we have an obligation to help our young people understand that what science teaches us about the universe is not only comprehensible within the context of faith, but can also nurture a healthy and faithful wonder at what it means to be part of, and stewards of, Gods creation.
We teach children the Lords Prayer and prayers for meals and bedtimes, and we often teach children how to pray for friends and family. We often stop there. But we are called to worship God with all of heart and soul and mind. So, in this session we will explore prayer forms that engage the senses and the imagination, opening a space for us both to dwell and to wonder in God.
Confirmation is a ministry with a long history, yet what is the place of confirmation today? Wondering about Confirmation will suggest ways confirmation can continue to be an adaptive and vital congregation ministry in the 21st century.
One of the most important things we can do for the children, youth and families we serve is to help them think theologically. Thinking theologically is not the memorization and regurgitation of dogma or doctrine. Rather, it is the active and fluid reflection on God's current and ongoing activity in our lives and communities. It is not reserved for only pastors or adults, it is for all of us. This workshop will help you discover ways to help children, youth and families wonder together about God and reflect on God's redemptive action in our world.
PD 2016 Wondering through service learningTBuegler
油
This document introduces the Practice Discipleship Initiative, which focuses on leadership development and faith formation through wondering. It provides information on upcoming webinars on topics like service learning and wondering with children and youth. Contact information is given to follow the initiative on social media and sign up for webinars on their website.
Wondering about the church in a time of cultural shift. We were born for this. This is our watch as leaders and we want more than survival for our congregations and especially for the children, youth, and families we serve. This session will focus on developing the courage and faith necessary to become to leaders we are called to be.
This document introduces the Practice Discipleship Initiative, a leadership development program focused on faith formation. It provides an overview of topics covered like wondering creatively, wondering about the church, and wondering through service learning. Resources mentioned include downloading webinars, curriculum, videos and finding local events from their website or mobile network. The next webinar is introduced for March 10th with Peggy Hahn on wondering about the church.
How can the historical church - ekklesia -translate to who we are called to be as church today? Stories of Jesus and the early church show us how we can be a true community of faith, across racial, socioeconomic and other boundaries that so frequently divide us. Engage in interactive conversation and activities that explore what it means to be a faith community today.
This document introduces the Practice Discipleship Initiative, which uses a four-step process of preparation, action, reflection, and celebration to provide leadership development through faith formation and service learning. It outlines the four steps of the process and provides examples of how to design service experiences that listen to, embrace, and share the stories of communities. The next webinar in the series will focus on the topic of "Story of Faith Community."
Making room to hear others stories is an act of hospitality in which Christ is present. Listening to such stories helps us see beyond what is to what can/could/might be, opening imaginative possibilities and realities beyond the immediately visible and self-evident. Ultimately, our relationships with others can then inform and shape our own story.
This document introduces the Practice Discipleship Initiative which uses stories to promote faith formation and leadership development. It outlines a series of sessions on "The Story of Adolescence" to be led by Dr. Dawn Rundman. The session will examine adolescent demographics in the country, community, church and congregation. It provides census data and discusses features of youth contexts. The remainder explores challenges faced by youth, faith formation interviews, and ways faith stories can build understanding.
PD 2015 Webinar "Story of place and displacement"TBuegler
油
This document introduces the Practice Discipleship Initiative, which focuses on leadership development and faith formation. It provides an agenda for an event on April 7, 2015 that will feature Dawn Trautman and Carol Jacobson presenting on "Story of Place and Displacement". The document outlines the session, which will involve examining the Parable of the Prodigal Son from different cultural contexts and discussing how the story might be told today. It encourages participants to consider their own ministry contexts and communities.
This document introduces the Practice Discipleship Initiative, which focuses on leadership development and faith formation. It provides an agenda for the event, including introductions of the speakers Dawn Trautman and Dr. Julia Lambert Fogg. Fogg will discuss the "Story of Scripture." The document draws parallels between the stories of Moses, Jesus, and modern migrants, emphasizing God's call to cross borders and follow Him. It promotes the Practice Discipleship website and social media platforms, and announces upcoming related events.
This document introduces the Practice Discipleship Initiative, which focuses on leadership development through faith formation. It summarizes a webinar on "Living in Stories" that discusses viewing one's life as a story and finding hope through God's plan despite exile. The webinar examines the story of Jeremiah 29:11 and encourages participants to seek peace in their communities through investing in the future with neighbors.
This document outlines an agenda for a workshop discussing the role of the church and exploring what a faith community based on the historical "ekklesia" or church community could look like. It includes learning objectives, video interviews, bible readings from Acts, a community building activity, and discussions about barriers and ways to enact visions of this kind of faith community. The overall goal is to have participants thoughtfully consider if their current church model is fulfilling its purpose and to provide tools to create a faith community focused on connection, sharing of resources, and service to others.
This document discusses the biblical stories of Jesus and Moses as examples of crossing borders to escape oppression. It notes how Joseph, Mary and Jesus fled to Egypt to escape King Herod's decree to kill children, drawing parallels to the story of Moses and the Egyptian Pharaoh's decree. The document also references the large number of unaccompanied Central American minors apprehended at the US border and calls Christians to have the humble, servant-like mind of Christ in how we treat migrants.
This document outlines a session on service learning and designing meaningful service experiences. It introduces service learning as an intentional four-step process of preparation, action, reflection, and celebration. The document discusses getting community members involved, listening to others' stories, examining one's own assumptions, and reflecting on experiences in relation to Scripture. Participants are encouraged to use what they've learned to plan a service project using a provided planning guide.
This document discusses adolescent demographics and issues facing youth and ministry. It provides statistics on the adolescent population in the US, noting that adolescents make up 13.6% of the population. For the ELCA, 4% of members are between ages 15-19. The document then examines demographic features of youth in local communities and contexts. It also explores deeper issues facing adolescents like mental health, puberty, and being "digital natives". Finally, it discusses different types of youth in congregations based on their engagement with and understanding of the Bible.
The document discusses contextualizing the Parable of the Prodigal Son. It describes an experiment where students from different contexts (American, Russian, Tanzanian) gave different reasons for why the young man was hungry in the parable. The document argues that Jesus told the parable to show how God's kingdom welcomes all people, unlike societies that do not show hospitality to strangers. It prompts readers to consider how Jesus may change details of the parable if telling it in their own context today.
2. 鴛稼岳姻看糸顎界庄稼乙
Dawn Trautman
LutheranLifeCoach.com
2
3. The Practice Discipleship Initiative
ELCA Youth Ministry Network
The ELCA & its Youth Gathering
Synods
Partner Organizations
3
4. 7 Webinars
1. Faith Formation in a Missional Age
2.If Necessary, Use Words
3. Theories of Culture
4. Working Together in Solidarity
5. Inculturating the Gospel
6. Dog Eating Chicken
7. Going Public
4
5. 鴛稼岳姻看糸顎界庄稼乙
Dr. Hans Wiersma
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota
augsburg.edu
If Necessary, Use
Words
5
6. When Necessary, Use Words?
Verbum油Dei油Theology for Right Now
a Workshop of the ELCAYMNet Practice Discipleship Initiative
with Hans Wiersma
Augsburg College, Minneapolis MN
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14. No brother should preach
contrary to the form and
regulations of the holy Church
unless he has been permitted by
his minister However, all the
brothers should preach with their
deeds.
Rule of St. Francis, 1221 version
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22. 1.
Backlash 3. Less
against need for
political communi
agenda ty locales
2. Later
starts for 4. More
marriage health,
and wealth,
family security
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24. [The Internet is] a religion destroyer as much
as anything else weve ever seenopen
access to information, the ability to prove
your pastors wrong, the overwhelming
number of atheists who make their case
onlinehow is that not a force to be
reckoned with?
Hemant Mehta
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25. To outsiders, the Church is:
an organized religion with
a political agenda
1. judgmental and negative
2. dominated by males and
an oppressor of females
3. homophobic
4. arrogantly claims that all
other religions are wrong
5. full of fundamentalists who
take the whole Bible
literally
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30. Question油1:油油According to the Augsburg Confession
(art. V, German text), in order that we might obtain
justifying faith, what did God do?
a. Institutum est ministerium docendi Evangelii et
porrigendi Sacramenta.
b. Gott hat das Predigtamt eingesetzt, das Evangelium
und die Sakramente gegeben.
c. God instituted the office of preaching, giving the
gospel and the sacraments (English translation).
d. Du, du, liegst mir in Herzen; du, du, liegst mir in
Sinn
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31. Question油1:油油According to the Augsburg Confession
(art. V, German text), in order that we might obtain
justifying faith, what did God do?
a. Institutum est ministerium docendi Evangelii et
porrigendi Sacramenta.
b. Gott hat das Predigtamt eingesetzt, das Evangelium
und die Sakramente gegeben.
c. God instituted the office of preaching, giving the
gospel and the sacraments (English translation).
d. Du, du, liegst mir in Herzen; du, du, liegst mir in
Sinn
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32. FOR DISCUSSION
Do we need to rethink what the preaching
office is?
Can giving the gospel mean more than
Words only, in much the same way that the
Sacraments are more than words only?
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33. Question油2: According to the Augsburg Confession
(Art. 6), the faith produced by giving the Gospel is
a. not yet fully formed.
b. needs to be proven by doing good works.
c. should yield good fruit or is bound to produce good
fruits.
d. irrational, foolish.
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34. Question油2: According to the Augsburg Confession
(Art. 6), the faith produced by giving the Gospel is
a. not yet fully formed.
b. needs to be proven by doing good works.
c. should yield good fruit or is bound to produce good
fruits.
d. irrational, foolish.
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35. FOR DISCUSSION
What is the difference between a faith that
should produce good fruit and a faith that is
bound to produce good fruit?
(Note: Augsburg Confession, Article Six,
makes clear that good fruit means good
works.)
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36. Question油3:油油According to Luthers Large
Catechism, the reason we take such care to preach
on the catechism frequently is
a. to impress it upon our young people
b. so that it may penetrate deeply into their minds
c. so that it may remain fixed in their memories
d. Wait. What? Were supposed to preach on the
Catechism frequently?
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37. Question油3:油油According to Luthers Large
Catechism, the reason we take such care to
preach on the catechism frequently is
a. to impress it upon our young people
b. so that it may penetrate deeply into their minds
c. so that it may remain fixed in their memories
d. Wait. What? Were supposed to preach on the
Catechism frequently?
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38. FOR DISCUSSION
Isnt it time to proclaim clearly that the
Catechism is concerned with more than just
what one thinks or says but also what one
does?
a.Can the same be said of the Catechisms
other sections (Creed, Prayer, Sacraments)?
b.By neglecting catechetical preaching, have
we truncated the original Lutheran vision for
the preaching office and for teaching the
gospel?
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39. Question油4:油油According to Luthers Small Catechism,
what are believers redeemed and set free for?
a. To become Franciscans.
b. To belong to Christ.
c. To live in Christs Kingdom.
d. To serve Christ (in ever-lasting righteousness,
innocence, and blessedness).
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40. Question油4:油油According to Luthers Small Catechism,
what are believers redeemed and set free for?
a. To become Franciscans.
b. To belong to Christ.
c. To live in Christs Kingdom.
d. To serve Christ (in ever-lasting righteousness,
innocence, and blessedness).
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41. FOR DISCUSSION
Has the Lutheran teaching of justification by
faith (or any other teaching of justification)
emphasized what believers are saved from
or what believers are saved for?
a.What kind of changes would you like to see
in our pulpits so that the hearers of Lutheran
sermons will be taught about freedom from
as well as freedom for?
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43. Verbum Dei
= Word of
God.
What Does
This Mean??
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44. THESIS ONE
We can learn much from the fake St
Francis Quotation. AND we can learn
much from the real St. Francis.
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45. THESIS TWO
If the Lutheran understanding is that
good fruit (good works) are bound to
follow the faith that results from
preaching, perhaps we can also say that
actions that preach follow words
that preach.
Furthermore, there is also a way to
understand that words that preach
follow actions that preach.
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46. THESIS THREE
We have a great resource for how to
live lives that preach: its called the
Small Catechism (esp. the Ten
Commandments section).
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47. THESIS FOUR
Not only should we enhance our
understanding of the preached Word,
we should also enhance our
understanding of the preaching office.
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Reflections
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