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Adult Faith Formation

 

 

 


 

Lifelong Christian Formation

 

Faith formation is a life long process. We are committed to providing those individuals who are responsible for congregational learning with resources and information which you will find useful as you provide your worshiping community with exciting faith formation opportunities.

 

 


 

Alpha

 

The Alpha course is a course on the basics of the Christian faith.

Organized as a series of sessions over ten weeks, the meeting begins with a meal, followed by a talk and small group discussion.

Topics include:


The content frequently refers to C. S. Lewis and John Stott.

 

 


 

Education For Ministry

 

Every baptized person is called to ministry.The Education for Ministry (EfM) program provides people with the education to carry out that ministry. During the Service of Confirmation we ask God to "Renew in these your servants the covenant you made with them at Baptism. Send them forth in the power of the Spirit to perform the service you set before them." EfM offers an opportunity to discover how to respond to the call to Christian service.

 

For more information, please contact Cecil Keener: cecil5@san.rr.com,

858-569-4085.

 

A new initiative at St. Peter's - The St. Peter's Academy. EfM graduates! (it would be ideal as the next stage up in Biblical Studies and Philosophical Theology/Apologetics)

 

St. Peter's Academy - Evening Classes for Inquiring Minds this Fall

St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Del Mar is launching a new initiative this fall -

"St. Peter's Academy (SPA)" will offer informal college-level seminar-style evening classes for inquiring minds on various religious topics, taught by parishioner Dr. David Moseley.  The first two classes offered by SPA will be

 

The Problem of God: An Introduction to Philosophy of Religion (Wednesdays) and Exploring the Christian Scriptures: An Introduction to the New Testament (Thursdays).  Classes will meet weekly, 6:30-9:00 p.m. from September 15th / 16th through December 22nd  / 23rd  in the upper classroom of the education building on the St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Del Mar campus.  The course will be multi-media, involving PowerPoint presentations, maps, slides, movie clips, visual art and music.  Detailed handouts will be provided, reading requirements are minimal, and there will be no tests! 

 

Full details about syllabus, schedule and enrollment can be found on the St. Peter's Academy webpage: www.stpetersdelmar.net/node/271

Alternatively, for more information, please e-mail Dr. Moseley (djsmoseley@aim.com) or contact the Church Office: Tel. (858) 755-1616


"The biblical characters and places in the New Testament became alive for me in David's class.  He delivered the serious scholarship of the New Testament in an entertaining style such that I was mesmerized in every class."  (Sun Spriggs, St. Peter's Parishioner)

 

 


 

Kerygma

 

Those responsible for developing Kerygma study resources have worked to avoid unwarranted theological presuppositions.

 

The theological guidelines for Kerygma maintain that: