Terry Ewell said...

About 5 or 6 years ago Trinity had in place a curriculum of adult education. The analogy was made to baseball with the idea that a person would take 1 class in each of 4 categories and "run the bases." With changes of pastors overseeing the adult education this idea fell by the wayside.

Creating a tiered approach to education makes a lot of sense. Classes and curriculum could be tailored to the needs of the students.

The biggest problem, however, is with access. Not everyone can make a Wednesday evening or a Sunday morning, for example, so any sort of curriculum will need to have some flexibility built into it. I think that video taping classes, streaming videos, recorded teachings offer many possibilities for asynchronous (not at the same time) education. For instance, a person with a long commute could listen to a recorded teaching.

A multilayered, multidimensional approach may be the best way to help our congregation develop in their walk in Christ:

+1 to 1 discipleship
+small groups (supplied videos or teaching series)
+Sunday and Wednesday classes
+Online helps and links at the Trinity Web site
+Check out materials: CDs, tapes, DVDs, books
+Teaching and encouragement from the pulpit
+Seminars on campus

Terry