Catechist Formation

There are so many offerings coming up for catechist formation for those who are ready to jump in for the first time and even some old-timers who are wanting to dive even deeper.  One awesome event is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is an International Celebration of Catechists in Phoenix, AZ to celebrate the 60th anniversary of CGS.  Many of our catechists are highly considering going, and we have put together this event to help!  If you are nearby, I hope you'll come by and support this worthy effort!

My friend, Abraham

Just a anecdote to share this week.  One of our catechists was chatting with a parent about how things were going in the atrium with her child.  The parent shared something that happened at home that made her more intrigued as to what is going on in her child's classroom.  She said that it can be hard to get her children to share what they are learning or doing in the atrium, but they seem to enjoy going so she figured it was a good thing for them.

Then one day the family was sitting together and watching a show on The History Channel about the Bible.  She was shocked when her children began to share all that they knew about Abraham (which was far more than she knew!)  "They talked about him as though they knew him!"

It's been 2 years since we had our Abraham study with our Level III kids, and it warms the heart of any catechist to hear that what you taught has sunk in somehow.  Even more powerful was the witness that this parent gave to the intimacy that her children felt with this ancient Biblical figure.

The approach to studying the scriptures with the children, diving into the background (like how a Bedouin nomad lived and worshiped) and breaking open the typology that relates to Christ is found throughout all three years of Level III. It'll be another year until we visit Abraham again with a new group of Level III kids, but I look forward to the opportunity to introduce to them their father in faith, and hopefully a new friend.