The Evangelical Covenant Church of Bemidji

Sundays

September 09, 2012 - May 12, 2013

DIG (6TH & 7th GRADE)

1st Year: Catechism

Time: 9:00-10:15

Location: Middle School Youth Room

Using the Covenant Church's own "Rock Solid" daily journal for students, this class takes 6th & 7th grades through the Covenant Catechism, creatively exploring and memorizing the biblical teachings on such topics as God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the Trinity, the Bible, Humanity, Sin, Salvation, Heaven, Hell, Baptism, Communion, etc.

2nd Year: Christ

Time: 9:00-10:15

Location: Middle School Youth Room

Teacher: Pastor Jim Murphy

With Jesus being the central focus and figure of the Bible and our faith, we think it's important for students to spend an entire school year exploring his life & teachings. Knowing Jesus is the beginning and the end of the Christian faith. Through this yearlong study & daily journal, students will come face to face with Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

CONFIRMATION (8TH GRADE & 9th GRADE)

Overview

Confirmation is a great opportunity for students to dig deeper into the Word and explore the truths of God's promises in the Old Testament (1st year) and the New Testament (2nd year) in a more structured, intentional way. There are three primary objectives of Confirmation:

1. Help students come to a good understanding of the flow and major themes and principles of the entire Bible.

2. Help students affirm in their own hearts that they do, indeed, believe and trust in the Word of God as their guide to life and in Jesus Christ as their Lord.

3. Help the Church and its leadership be able to confirm that there is evidence of a genuine faith relationship with Jesus Christ in the lives of these students.

1st Year: Old Testament

Time: 9:00-10:15

Location: The Great Room

Teacher: Dr. Gale Struthers

Using the Covenant Church's own "The Journey: OT" daily journal for students, this class takes 8th graders through the entire story of the Bible's Old Testament highlighting the Covenant Catechism along the way.

2nd Year: New Testament & Church History

Time: 10:45-12:00

Location: The Great Room

Teacher: Pastor Dean Nelson

Using the Covenant Church's own "The Journey: NT & Beyond" daily journal for students, this class takes 9th graders through the entire story of the Bible's New Testament highlighting the Covenant Catechism along the way and explores the history of the Christian Church and the Covenant Denomination.

C.A.D.R.E. (10th Grade)
Knowing & Defending Your Faith

Overview

CADRE is a great opportunity for students to explore the more difficult issues facing the Christian faith today. Issues like "How do we know that God exists?", "How do we know the Bible is more than myths and fairy tales?", "How do we know that Jesus was more than just a good guy?", "What are we supposed to do with science and the Bible?", etc. Our goals with this class are:

1. To help students become Confident in their own Christian beliefs and practices.

2. To help students be able to Articulate reasons for their beliefs and practices.

3. To help students remain Devoted to their faith regardless of difficulties, struggles, and challenges as they move into adulthood.

4. To help students become and remain Respected by their peers as they articulate and defend their Christian beliefs and practices.

5. To help students become Effective at influencing others to become Christ followers.

The Class

Time: 9:00-10:15

Location: The Garage

Teacher: Dr. Neil Skogerboe

Using the Norman Geisler's "Living Loud" as well as curriculum from Focus on the Family's "The Truth Project" and "TrueU", this class take students to the next step in their ability to confidently articulate a reasonable faith in a pluralistic & relativistic world. Creative learning methods include classroom discussions & debates, peer interviews, project defenses, and proxy stations.

Is to build Biblical intelligence into the lives and minds of our students and shape their heart & soul by teaching them strong biblical study skills, fluency in the books and themes of the Bible, core elements of the Christian Faith, and equipping them with the confident ability to articulate and defend their faith.

Our Objectives are...

• Authenticity of Personal Faith
  
• Literacy in the Historical Flow and Major Themes of the Bible
• Soundness in Understanding the Essentials of Biblical Faith
• Intelligence in Biblical Thinking and Study
• Sensitivity to and Discernment of Other Views and Perspectives
• Effectiveness in ability defend the faith and even influence others to become followers of Jesus