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Church History

Church History. Seeing the Church with New Eyes. Your Personal History. Why do we study history at all?. Find out who we are Often discover our identity through past experiences Ex: of athlete Know the why of things Explains our identity based on experiences Ex: maybe it relates to a fear

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Church History

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  1. Church History Seeing the Church with New Eyes

  2. Your Personal History

  3. Why do we study history at all? • Find out who we are • Often discover our identity through past experiences • Ex: of athlete • Know the why of things • Explains our identity based on experiences • Ex: maybe it relates to a fear • Helps us to choose wisely • Make good choices for the future • Ex: if we struggle in math than we may want to choose college major accordingly

  4. Why Study Church History? • Learn about Jesus throughout history • Christ lives in those who act in his name • Knowing the church means knowing Jesus • Deepens our Catholic identity • Allows us to sort out what is essential and unchangeable in Catholicism from what is not and therefore changeable

  5. What is the Church that we speak of? • List all of the things that come to mind when you hear the word Church

  6. Write down the name of a close friend, along with at least five significant pieces of information you know about this person. Then answer this question in a paragraph: how important has it been to building your friendship to have this information about your friend?

  7. Create a list of all of the words that come to mind when you hear the word Church

  8. What is a model? • Representation or an illustration of an idea • 6 models of the Church • No single model gives the complete picture

  9. Body of Christ • Physical presence of Christ in the world • Heal the sick • Celebrate the Eucharist • Each member functions as a different part

  10. Institution • Provides order to ensure mission • Hierarchy • Processes for change • Ensures all will be taken care of

  11. Sacrament • Sacrament • Outward sign of inward grace-God’s love • 7 Sacraments • Jesus is the Sacrament of God • Church is the Sacrament of Jesus • Through P.O.G.’s actions God’s love is revealed

  12. Herald of God’s Word • Official messenger to proclaim the word of God • Job: bring Gospel to all

  13. Servant • Jesus gives the example • Through serving others we serve God • Church is the servant to the world

  14. Community of Disciples • Disciples: followers or learners • We are disciples of Christ • Study his life, actions, values and try to learn from them • Church is called to be a contrast community-a light for the world • Part of sharing in Jesus’ life is sharing in the suffering

  15. On loose leaf • Which model is the easiest to understand? Why? • Which is the most difficult? Why? • Which model best describes the words you listed in the brainstorm activity? Was any model missing from your list? • Which model is the most visible in your parish? School? Give examples • What do you consider to the most pressing problems facing the Church today? How could each model of the Church act to solve these problems?

  16. NCR Assignment • Visit the National Catholic Reporter website (www.ncronline.org).  • Spend 10-15 skimming the site for interesting stories and to see what the Church is doing in the world today.  Make a list of 5-10 things you notice about the Church on loose leaf paper.  • Choose one article to read carefully and summarize.  • Analyze which model or models of the Church is represented and explain why you think this model fits.

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