Educating for life: a revitalization of the adult educational ministries of Hope United Church of Christ

Sarah Fredriksen McCann

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Educating for life: a revitalization of the adult educational ministries of Hope United Church of Christ

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Sarah Fredriksen McCann. Educating for Life: a Revitalization of the Adult Educational Ministries of Hope United Church of Christ. McCormick Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/9ac80145-b848-4451-8ee1-5267c9a10a9e?locale=pt-BR.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

S. F. Mccann. Educating for life: a revitalization of the adult educational ministries of Hope United Church of Christ. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/9ac80145-b848-4451-8ee1-5267c9a10a9e?locale=pt-BR

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Sarah Fredriksen McCann. Educating for Life: a Revitalization of the Adult Educational Ministries of Hope United Church of Christ. McCormick Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/9ac80145-b848-4451-8ee1-5267c9a10a9e?locale=pt-BR.

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Sarah Fredriksen McCann

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Unaddressed in the recent educational ministries of Hope United Church of Christ were the educational needs of the growing number of members with little or no educational foundation for their faith, many of whom have children to whom they want to pass along their faith. Impediments to the realization of educational ministries that address these needs included the busy lifestyles of these members, the cultural perspective that de-values Christian education for adults, particularly in traditional forms, and resulting lack of confidence or interest among lay leaders to work with pastors in developing educational opportunities for adults. Despite these impediments, the dominant ecclesial model of Hope United Church of Christ centered on the biblical metaphor 'household of God'. This metaphor related to the issue of adult education by implying that the tasks of faith development and biblical interpretation belong to clergy and laity alike, are to be undertaken communally, and are life-long. The development of new educational ministries place the congregation primarily in the second, or 'changing' stage of the three-stage theory of change. In this stage, I developed an intervention consisting of multiple educational series. The first was a catechetical series for adults, the second an on-going Christian faith discussion group for adults, and the third a series for parents and children to begin to discuss the Christian faith together. The primary outcome of these programs was the laying of a biblical foundation for adults in their own faith development and in their role as parents.

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