Sacred Roots Workshop

10 Sacred Roots Workshop: Retr ieving the Great Tradi t ion in the Contemporary Church

Session 6 His Life in Us: Gathering Together for Vital Worship and Spiritual Nurture in the Great Tradition

This session reviews the centrality of sacred ritual and observance in the liturgy of God’s people Israel and the Church, and suggests how a vibrant theology of Christus Victor can be retrieved in a Christ-centered practice of the gathering of Word and Sacrament.

Session 7 Living in the Way: Living the Baptized Life through Shared Spirituality through the Church Year

This session shows how our corporate identity as people of the Resurrection is captured in our daily, weekly, and seasonal recog- nition and practice of the Christian Year. We will discuss the spiritual identity of the Church in its union with Christ, and her ongoing rehearsal, reenactment, and embodiment of the Christ Story in its preaching, teaching, discipling, and celebration. Through the Christian Year, the Church fleshes out the meaning of its baptism in shared spiritual pilgrimage. Session 8 Reborn to Serve: Revealing the Rule of God through Our Works and Witness This session suggests how we view the local assembly of believers as an outpost of God’s kingdom rule, demonstrating in its acts of hospitality, extravagant generosity, and clear proclamation God’s kingdom offer in Christ. Special attention is given on the practical implications of this witness in personal evangelism and oikos penetration. As a result of taking this course, each student should be able to: • Quote, interpret, and effectively use select Scriptural texts which outline and explain the elements of the unfolding drama of God in Scripture, and recite it without notes. • Distinguish between the cultural manifestations of current evangelical practice and the historical practice of the ancient-undivided Church in the apostolic age. • Recite and explain the elements of Sacred Roots related to the objective narrative presentation of God’s actions in creation, Israel, and the incarnation of Christ. • Provide Scriptures and arguments to explain our subjective response to God’s narration of his saving acts as outlined in the Bible.