Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss Ligonier Ministries The State of Theology survey and why it matters.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• How did we get here?
• What does this say about where we are at?
• What is a catechesis?
• Where do we go from here?
• What is the role of the/your church?

Helpful Definitions:

• Catechesis: A system of instruction that typically relies on a structure of Q&A for the purposes of helping, historically illiterate people or people who could not yet read, begin to dwell on, contemplate, meditate on or memorize truths about something.
  • For Christian purposes it is God and His story. A teaching device that is used for systematic instruction along a clearly defined scope and sequence of what the Christian story is, Christian belief is, and Christian formation is.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Romans 12:1-2
• The State of Theology by Ligonier
• New City Catechism
• Heidelberg Catechism
• Westminster Shorter Catechism
• Training the Church Cohort

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