From Font to Table: Welcoming the Stranger into Christ and Congregational Life Visioning Workshop

Dr. Kent Burreson and Dr. Rhoda Schuler will offer two workshops this summer as part of the Concordia Seminary Prof Insights Workshop Series. The first led by Dr. Burreson will be in Ottawa, Kansas, near Kansas City, June 26-28. The second led by Drs. Schuler and Burreson will be at Concordia University, St. Paul, Minnesota, July 5-7. The workshops, conceived as visioning labs, will provide background material on adult faith formation, facilitate small group studies and discussions, lead participants through experiential learning on ritual, and moderate structured time designed for participants to formulate a plan for introducing an adult faith formation process in their congregations. You may register for these workshops by clicking on the title above which will redirect you to the seminary’s continuing education workshop page. The schedule for the workshops is as follows:

Wednesday, July 5

1:00 – 1:45     A Vision for Faith Formation and the Stage of Inquiry

1:45 –   2:30  Wisdom from the field (we’ll have a pastoral expert address the group via Zoom)

2:30 – 2:45     Break

2:45 – 3:15     Inquiry Experience (Prayer)

3:15 – 3:45     Scripture Study: Hoffman Method

3:45 – 4:15     Planning your Catechumenal Experience: Inquiry

4:15 – 5:00     Enrollment and the Stage of the Catechumenate

5:00 – 5:15     Closing Prayer

Evening Free

Thursday, July 6

8:30 – 9:15     Enrollment Experience and Video      

9:15 – 10:00   Wisdom from the field (we’ll have a pastoral expert address the group via Zoom)

10:00 – 10:15 Break

10:15 – 10:45 Planning your Catechumenal Experience: Enrollment and Catechumenate

10:45 – 11:30 Election and the Stage of Enlightenment

11:30 – 12:45 Lunch

12:45 – 1:15   Scripture Study: African Method

1:15 – 2:00     Wisdom from the field (we’ll have a pastoral expert address the group via Zoom)

2:00 – 2:15     Break

2:15 – 3:00     Election Experience and Video

3:00 – 3:30     Planning your Catechumenal Experience: Election and Enlightenment

3:30 – 4:30     Initiation Rites and This is the Night

4:30 – 5:00     Planning your Catechumenal Experience: Initiation

Evening Free

Friday, July 7

8:30 – 9:15     Mystagogy

9:15 – 9:45     Scripture Study: Visualization Method

9:45 – 10:00   Break

10:00 – 10:45 Wisdom from the field (we’ll have a pastoral expert address the group via Zoom)

10:45 – 11:15 Planning your Catechumenal Experience: Mystagogy

11:15 – 11:45 Wrap-up on Implementation

11:45 – 12:00 Closing Prayer and Experience: Rite of Vocation