Continuity and Change (延續與改變)

Joseph Grassi talks about the need for "Kingdom-centred" religious education rather than "church-centred" education.  Kingdom-centred education is focused on mission with and to the world, on creating shalom, a world of peace and justice that would truly be God's world.  Such education calls for creativity and new ways of seeing and doing.  Too often our purpose for educating in the church is to create good church members who will know the rules and regulations, work hard, and do things the "right" way.  Instead, we need to be educating faithful disciples who live lives of Christian faith in and for the world.  We are forming "Christ's ones", not "church ones". Such a formation process calls for change.

"Basics of Christian Education", Karen B. Tye, Chalice Press, 2000, pp. 25-26.

中譯:
Joseph Grassi 認為信仰教育需要以「國度中心」而不是「教會中心」。「國度中心」的教育是與世界一起作,同時為世界而作,在過程中創造平安,一個和平和公義的社會應該會是神的世界吧!這種教育要求創意,在眼界和處事方式上也要有新的視野。很多時教會教育的目的集中在培養出「好」的教會會友,「好」在於他們知道各樣規矩和條例,又勤奮,又作「正確」的事。取而代之,是我們要教育出能活出基督徒的信,在世界內為世界作事的忠信門徒,我們要培育「基督的人」而不是「教會的人」。這種培育的過程需要(教會)作出轉變。

"Basics of Christian Education", Karen B. Tye, Chalice Press, 2000, pp. 25-26.

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