Feb
23
Written by:
Different Voice
2/23/2009 7:00 AM
When it comes to your adult education ministries, sometimes it's just as important to help your congregation understand why you offer educational opportunities for adults as it is to advertise what your congregation is doing.
Here's a quick little blurb I have used in a church newsletter for this purpose. (Unfortunately, I no longer have a note that indicates whether I originally wrote it or whether I borrowed/adapted it from somewhere. If you recognize it, please let me know so I may give credit where it's due!) This pretty succinctly states what I believe to be true about adult educational ministries. I encourage you to write your own statement which fits your own congregation and your vision for Christian education.
Be an Adult Lifetime Learner—
Come to Sunday School
For adult learners
the business
of learning
is not business
as usual.
Lifelong Learning is about…
Our quest for self
Our desire to make meaning
Our desire to construct
knowledge
Our passion for life
Liberating ourselves in order
to “live out loud”
Living our lives in the
service of our highest
aspirations.
Lifelong Learning is a process,
not an event.
Don’t park your heart
and soul at the door
and just bring in your
head.)
~ Tim Gossett