Unit Three: Church Life
| Grade | 9 | 10 | 11/12 year one | 11/12 year two |
| Topic | Friendship | Why go to Church? | Who is the church? | The Mission of the Church |
| Resources | FLR: How to be a true friend | FLR: You can’t make me go to Church! The Church of Acts | FLR: Who’s In? Who’s Out? Stories from our own congregational and denominational history. | Preparation for Five Sessions by Jo-Ann Brant (The focus of these session is sharing by people who have experienced various aspects of the mission of the church) |
| Outcomes |
Name our friends Practice friendship that invites others to Church |
Recognize that faith is a tradition handed down and role church
plays Name the cloud of witnesses in one’s own life |
Recognize the inclusive nature of the church name particular members of our own congregation who represent this inclusiveness for us name how we fail at being inclusive Session on Sunday morning as the most racially segregated time of the week. Know various criteria for church membership understand how our church decides Be familiar with the arguments and decisions of the early church and how they were made |
Hear various views on the mission of the church Know the key texts in the Gospels and Epistles Identify what each thinks that the church is called to do. Identify the unique contributions that the Gospel of Jesus Christ can make to communities Identify ways that the Church in other countries can bring their mission to us Name the work that our church is doing in the world Name ways that we can live out the mission of the church in our own lives, at work, in school in sports etc. |
FLR: Faith and Life Resources, Herald Press, Mennonite Publishing House