I've been giving a lot of thought to Adult Religious Education as I'm planning for the Children's program, and a thought just hit me with the power of the obvious!
To educate our children effectively, we MUST educate our adults!
We can not expect adults to be effective partners in our children's religious education if they themselves do not have the education.
Maria Harris said "the congregation is the curriculum!" When we offer our adults education and enrichment, and they take advantage of it, it creates a culture where everyone is a learner.
By providing opportunities for our adults to grow through worship, small group ministries, social action, and yes, education, we model for our children the activities that we are training them to undertake. And with adults who have had the opportunity to deepen their faith in the congregation, we have a broader pool of teacher resources to call on to help deepen the faith experiences of our children.
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