A WORD FROM THE ASSOCIATE PASTOR

Theology Matters

The mission of John Knox Presbyterian Church’s Christian Education ministries is to encourage and support the spiritual formation of everyone who works and worships here. Why? Because we want everyone to know, love, and serve the Lord all their lives. The Apostle Paul expresses the focus of the Education Ministry of John Knox Presbyterian Church in one of his many letters to the young Christian churches he served: " …So everywhere we go, we tell everyone about Christ. We warn them and teach them with the wisdom God has given us, for we want to present them to God, perfect in their relationship to Christ.” (Colossians 1:28--NLT)
Maturity in Christ is our desire for every person who is part of John Knox Presbyterian Church. Christian education is the constant work of the whole church as each Christian lives in relation to God through Jesus Christ. Our educational ministry involves meaningful activities that include the use of a variety of teaching and learning methods. Everyone will have a chance to grow spiritually through worship, instruction, and fellowship so that they may experience the reality of God’s love in their lives.

• Our children and young people use a lectionary-based curriculum in their Sunday school classes. The lessons they learn there are reinforced in worship.
• In the adult Sunday school class I teach, we study one book of the Bible each year and do that verse-by-verse, chapter-by-chapter. We are currently studying Matthew’s account of the Gospel.
• Another adult Sunday school class studies life’s transitions but does so in the light of scripture’s claims.

LOGOS Program
We also have a LOGOS program on Wednesdays that creates opportunities for our children and youth to become faithful and effective Christians by studying, worshipping, playing, and eating together. LOGOS is a congregationally based program of Christian education and nurture that brings our children and youth into contact with mature Christian adults. Those adults serve as teachers, role models, and mentors for our children and young people. There is even a LOGOS class for adults that Pastor Jeff and I team-teach. If you would like to learn more about LOGOS, click here (www.logos-system.org).
In addition, our mid-high and senior high youth make a mission trip to Tennessee each summer and serve the people of the Cumberland Mountains through the Mt. T.O.P. program. If you would like to learn more about Mt. T.O.P., click here (www.mountain-top.org). LOGOS and Mt. T.O.P. are key parts of our Christian education program and reinforce our efforts to develop the faith and Christian identity of our children and young people. Finally, our mid-high and senior high youth enjoy each other’s company by meeting each week in JKPC Youth Fellowship.
Cultivating faith and creating Christian identity in our church family is the focus of our educational ministries at JKPC. I hope that you will join us in that ongoing work to which God constantly calls us. It won’t be the same without you!
Pastor Steve

For more information about John Knox Presbyterian Church’s Christian Education program, click on Pastor Steve’s Theology Matters.  Theology Matters

On the Net:
LOGOS System Associates: http://www.logos-system.org
Mt. T.O.P.: http://www.mountain-top.org