Once again Sunday School is about to start and those of us preparing for the students are excited to begin. The children and youth start Sunday School on September 18th. Adult Sunday School starts September 25th.
This year I am teaching 3rd and 4th grade. I have never taught for an extended period before, so I am a bit nervous and a bit excited. I don’t know how it is going to work, but I know if I love them and do my best it will be OK. When I talk to people about volunteering to teach Sunday School, I tell them it is not as important to be a good teacher or know everything about our faith or the Bible. What matters most is that the teacher loves the children and that love is brought to the classroom. It is not as important that the students memorize the books of the Bible. While a good skill, it takes a lower priority to the students learning to love and experiencing the love we have as a congregation for them.
The theme for Sunday School this year is “God’s Love”. 1 John 4:16 “And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.”
Our curriculum is much the same as last year. The students will be taught about our faith from the stories of the bible, the seasons of the church year and catechism basics. We are also continuing to teach Faith Skills and having the students participate in the Children’s Choir. The goal of faith skills teaching is to teach the skills that go with the knowledge of our Faith, and to teach the students the skills necessary to engage the world through their faith. The Children’s Choir will continue to engage the students in our faith and heritage through song and music.
As Sunday School finishes its preparations, Adult Sunday School and the Bible study classes are finalizing their plans. In the next couple of weeks, the Christian Education book, as well as a newsletter outlining the upcoming education opportunities will be made available.
We have open positions to volunteer with Parish Education. We need people to lead an Adult Sunday School class, to provide nursery care during Sunday School and to help administer the Sunday School. If you would like to be part of the new school year, please see Matt Wehrman or Diane Schwiger-Alexander.
God Bless,
Matt Wehrman
He also shows that the various theological conflicts were also manifested in educational conflicts: The scholastics did practice the liberal arts but with an emphasis on logic, whereas the Renaissance & Reformation educators emphasized rhetoric, with its attention to original texts (such as the Bible).
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