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Adult Faith Formation
For more information on any of these offerings, please contact the Rev. Canon Jenny Vervynck: vervynck@edsd.org or 619-291-5947.
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:
- Christianity: Boring, Untrue and Irrelevant?
- Why did Jesus die?
- Why and how should I read the Bible?
- Why and how should I pray?
- How can I make the most of the rest of my Life?*
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.
Kerygma
Those responsible for developing Kerygma study resources have worked to avoid unwarranted theological presuppositions.
The theological guidelines for Kerygma maintain that:
- the best resource for Bible study is the Bible,
- an awareness of the full scope of the Biblical story provides needed balance for building faith,
- scripture should be allowed to speak for itself. If the Bible is understood on its own terms, it will convey its own truth, and
- biblical understanding should be a prelude to theological belief. The Bible should inform theology, not theology the Bible.