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At Faith Lutheran Church in Pennsylvania,
one pastor has found An Apostles' Creed for the New Millennium
invaluable for a sermon series, and to recruit students for
more Bible study. Pastor Joyce Nelson related the following
in a recent e-mail to Dr. Wendt:
"I'm reporting in on my use of
An Apostles' Creed for the New Millennium . As you remember,
I decided to take advantage of a captive audience and preach
the contents of the book.
"I turned each chapter into a
sermon with [an] introductory attention-getter and a conclusion.
After the first sermon—chapter 1 wowed them—I had them hooked
for the next three. I had our soloist sing 'Day by Day' from
Godspell at the conclusion of the fourth sermon: 'Day by day,
three things I pray: to see thee more clearly, to love thee
more dearly, follow thee more nearly, day by day…'
"We created a set of banners
for the front wall of the chancel to go with the series.
"With the last bulletin insert, we promoted our upcoming
presentation of the 8-session video series, See Through the Scriptures®, which will begin September 26. (Our second-year
catechetics class will be doing the regular STS… ).
"Now…the reaction was VERY
POSITIVE. Some folks told me things had become so much more
clear in their minds about each of the persons of the Trinity!
"I feel really good about the
series, because it is so easy to adapt into great sermons
that then reach (in our case) 120 people—probably more than
100 of whom would not have signed up to attend STS (though
some might now because they understand the art and the concept
of the Crossways [International] studies better).
"I am convinced [that] so many
more people would be reached and helped in their confessional
life this way. I have decided to use this book with my first-year
catechetical classes, and have already secured the materials.
"Again, THANK YOU…for you,
and for how you are allowing God to use you. The Kingdom is
a little brighter in many lives because of the clarity and
return to challenging truth you allow the Scriptures to speak
through you."
[Note: Crossways International recommends that each
student be given a copy of the course curricula, and prices
the student manuals to make this feasible. Please also
note that all images and text in CI materials are copyrighted;
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| Experimenting With Confirmation
Curriculum |
While most confirmation teachers
stick with one CI curriculum (usually See Through the Scriptures® or The Divine Drama®), Pastor Neil Lindorff
of Sheyenne/Oberon Ministry in Sheyenne, North Dakota
uses an amalgamation of courses. They include:
Pastor Lindorff takes twice the recommended amount
of time for each course. He finds that this combination
of courses gives his students a bigger picture of the
Bible's story. |
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