{"id":2035,"date":"2015-12-08T15:44:41","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T15:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/?p=2035"},"modified":"2015-12-08T15:44:41","modified_gmt":"2015-12-08T15:44:41","slug":"catechesis-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2015\/12\/08\/catechesis-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Catechesis II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I want to look briefly at the history of catechesis, with particular attention paid to the ages in which it thrived in church history. Those periods in which catechesis was primarily used and encouraged to be used were in the second through fifth centuries and the sixteenth century (Packer &amp; Parrett, <em>Grounded in the Gospel<\/em>, 52). We\u2019ll cover the second through fifth centuries today in part 1.<\/p>\n<p>From the onset, catechesis was intended to integrate persons into the life and ministry of the church. While the apparent pattern in the book of Acts is for those who profess faith in Christ to immediately enter into the waters of baptism, by the second century this practice began to be suspended in favor of a longer initiation process. The reason for the delay may have had to do with the recipients of baptism, particularly the background out of which many of them were coming. Initially, most Christians were steeped in the Old Testament, since many of the first Christians were Jewish. By the second century the make up of those desiring to enter into the church were mostly Gentiles with little to no understanding of the Christian worldview, a worldview that was grounded in part in the Hebrew Scripture. It took considerable time to transition these Gentiles from a pagan understanding of the world to a Christian one (Sittser, \u201cThe Catechumenate and the Rise of Christianity,\u201d 181. Anthony &amp; Benson provide additional reasons for the delay of baptism [<em>History and Philosophy of Christian Education<\/em>, 108\u2013109]). This lengthy process was referred to as the catechumenate.<\/p>\n<p>Formal catechesis followed three stages: (1) enrollment, (2) instruction, and (3) rites of initiation (Sittser, \u201cThe Catechumenate and the Rise of Christianity,\u201d 196). The process took roughly 2\u20133 years to complete (Anthony &amp; Benson, <em>Exploring the History and Philosophy of Christian Education<\/em>, 108). During the initial stage (enrollment) a sponsor would serve as a mentor to a catechumen. This sponsor vouched for the genuineness of the individual\u2019s conversion and presented them to church leaders to be interviewed. If the individual were accepted, they would proceed to the next stage (instruction). During this stage the catechumen could participate in hearing the preaching and teaching of Scripture, as well as prayer and hymn singing. They would also undergo additional instruction in Bible, doctrine (explanation of creeds), ethics (Ten Commandments and Sermon on the Mount), and such practices as prayer (Lord\u2019s prayer) and baptism (Sittser, \u201cThe Catechumenate and the Rise of Christianity,\u201d 198). However, the catechumen was barred from the Lord\u2019s Table during this time, since he\/she was not as yet a full member of the church (Packer &amp; Parrett, <em>Grounded in the Gospel<\/em>, 54). If after having progressed through the first two stages, the catechumen would enter the final stage, rites of initiation, which concluded with Christian water baptism, partaking of the Lord\u2019s Supper, and participating in the holy kiss. The final stage usually coincided with the week of Easter (Sittser, \u201cThe Catechumenate and the Rise of Christianity,\u201d 199). After this the catechumen would be a full member of the local church.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/08\/Keith-Marriner-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-345 pinit-hover\" src=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/08\/Keith-Marriner-web.jpg\" alt=\"Keith Marriner web\" width=\"103\" height=\"94\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><em>Keith Marriner joined LifeSprings in 2009 and serves as executive editor of all IPHC Sunday school curriculum. Prior to that he served at Emmanuel College in a variety of roles, including admissions counselor and adjunct professor in the School of Christian Ministries. He received a B.A. in Christian ministries from Emmanuel College and an M.Div. and a Th.M. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is currently pursuing an Ed.D. in Christian Education from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Keith resides in Franklin Springs, GA with his wife Jennifer and their two daughters, Cora and Eleanor. <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","slim_seo":{"title":"Catechesis II - IPHC Discipleship Ministries","description":"Today I want to look briefly at the history of catechesis, with particular attention paid to the ages in which it thrived in church history. 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