"A New Catechumenate"
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We believe that Christianity in America is imperiled, at least in part because so many Christians are Christians in name only. Believers need a stronger foundation on which to build their spiritual lives and practice of discipleship. In response to these challenges, the Office of Church Engagement at Whitworth University has developed a new track in the Academy of Christian Discipleship called "A New Catechumenate."
Modeled after the catechumenate of the early church, this new catechumenate serves as an on-ramp to the Christian faith. Our challenge in today's culture is not complete unfamiliarity with Christian faith, but distortion and confusion about what we believe and why it matters. We are partnering with Whitworth to better equip disciples for lives of faithful service to Jesus Christ through deep study and practice.
This track is designed to be studies over the course of two years. In small Grow Groups we will complete 16 weeks of videos the first year and 16 weeks of videos the second year. This includes grow group meetings, spiritual exercise, homework assignments, and special projects to accompany each video.
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We believe that Christianity in America is imperiled, at least in part because so many Christians are Christians in name only. Believers need a stronger foundation on which to build their spiritual lives and practice of discipleship. In response to these challenges, the Office of Church Engagement at Whitworth University has developed a new track in the Academy of Christian Discipleship called "A New Catechumenate."
Modeled after the catechumenate of the early church, this new catechumenate serves as an on-ramp to the Christian faith. Our challenge in today's culture is not complete unfamiliarity with Christian faith, but distortion and confusion about what we believe and why it matters. We are partnering with Whitworth to better equip disciples for lives of faithful service to Jesus Christ through deep study and practice.
This track is designed to be studies over the course of two years. In small Grow Groups we will complete 16 weeks of videos the first year and 16 weeks of videos the second year. This includes grow group meetings, spiritual exercise, homework assignments, and special projects to accompany each video.
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Beyond a program, seminar, or small group, Rooted is a catalyst for life-change. Rooted provokes questions, conversations, and beyond-what-is-comfortable group experiences that are designed to help you find yourself in God’s story. You will begin to see God in new ways and hear His voice in surprising places. In a world that can be fragmented, isolated, and empty, Rooted allows you to experience a different way of life: community, intimacy, and generosity.
Too many of us are held captive by the “normal” and “ordinary” dreams and desires common to modern culture. Although followers of Jesus are called to live a radically counter-cultural life, there is ample evidence this is not so. In fact, many surveys show that Christians are just as likely to embrace lifestyles as consumer-driven, self-centered, and immoral as those not professing to be Christ-followers.
American churches have traditionally relied on theological information as the primary activator for life-change. While information certainly has a place, it should not be the only way the church invites people to participate in God’s story. Christians in the Western world know a lot of information, but don’t often experience the life transformation promised in the Scriptures. We know that salvation is a free gift from God – there is nothing we can do to earn it. But being a follower of Jesus comes with a cost. As we learn what it means to be a disciple of Jesus, we learn we must offer to Him our time, our hearts, our very lives, in order to fully embrace the extraordinary life He has for each of us.
Too many of us are held captive by the “normal” and “ordinary” dreams and desires common to modern culture. Although followers of Jesus are called to live a radically counter-cultural life, there is ample evidence this is not so. In fact, many surveys show that Christians are just as likely to embrace lifestyles as consumer-driven, self-centered, and immoral as those not professing to be Christ-followers.
American churches have traditionally relied on theological information as the primary activator for life-change. While information certainly has a place, it should not be the only way the church invites people to participate in God’s story. Christians in the Western world know a lot of information, but don’t often experience the life transformation promised in the Scriptures. We know that salvation is a free gift from God – there is nothing we can do to earn it. But being a follower of Jesus comes with a cost. As we learn what it means to be a disciple of Jesus, we learn we must offer to Him our time, our hearts, our very lives, in order to fully embrace the extraordinary life He has for each of us.