Improving New Member Catechesis and Integration at Grace Lutheran Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma, by means of a Lutheran Catechumenate

Christian C Tiews

Etd

Improving New Member Catechesis and Integration at Grace Lutheran Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma, by means of a Lutheran Catechumenate

Public Deposited

MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Christian C Tiews. Improving New Member Catechesis and Integration At Grace Lutheran Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Means of a Lutheran Catechumenate. Concordia Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/23389383-65c1-4779-bc61-c9f30b3f2082.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

C. C. Tiews. Improving New Member Catechesis and Integration at Grace Lutheran Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma, by means of a Lutheran Catechumenate. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/23389383-65c1-4779-bc61-c9f30b3f2082

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Christian C Tiews. Improving New Member Catechesis and Integration At Grace Lutheran Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Means of a Lutheran Catechumenate. Concordia Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/23389383-65c1-4779-bc61-c9f30b3f2082.

Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.

Creator

Christian C Tiews

Rights Statement

In Copyright

Abstract

Borrowing a concept from the Early Church and the Roman Catholic RCIA, the author-a Lutheran pastor-implemented a nine month long new member class in his church. This deviates from most new member classes, which are often only a few hours in length. Surveying the 44 catechumens and other participants, who represented a sample/small subgroup and cross section of the total congregational population, the author showed quantitatively that the long period of instruction markedly improved the catechesis of the new members, created a stronger Lutheran identity in them, and improved their integration within the congregation.

Publisher