Description
Faith Formation in a Nominally and Post-Christian World
When the church speaks of “Christian formation,” we tend to speak of a classroom setting: Sunday school, Confirmation class, adult instruction and Bible study. Such a perspective runs the risk of treating the Christian faith as primarily intellectual. When that happens, the church can easily be equated with a K-12 school. Many have a mindset of, “When I have learned everything I need to know, then I can be done with church. Like school, I can graduate, move on and never return.” But the Christian faith is not something we simply learn, regurgitate, graduate and move on from. In this workshop, participants will explore how narrative catechesis can be used to cultivate a love of the one true God and a desire to dwell with Him here in time: weekly in the Divine Service and daily in our respective vocations and in eternity where we “appear with Him in glory” and dwell with Him forever.
Dr. Adam Filipek
Guest Instructor at Concordia Seminary and Adjunct Professor at Concordia University, Saint Paul, Minn.
Dr. Adam Filipek has served as pastor of Holy Cross Lutheran Church and Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lidgerwood, N.D., since October 2016. He also serves as an online guest instructor at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, as well as an adjunct professor of practical theology at Concordia University, Saint Paul, Minn. He is an alumnus of both Concordia Seminary and Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Schedule
| DAY | TIME |
|---|---|
| Monday, June 10 | 1-4 p.m. |
| Tuesday, June 11 | 9-11:30 a.m. |
| 1-4 p.m. | |
| Wednesday, June 12 | 9 a.m.-noon |
Registration deadline: May 27, 2024
Location contact: Dr. Kevin Guynn
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