Planning Lent and Easter as Seasons for

Discipling 2016

Taylor W. Burton-Edwards

Director of Worship Resources, Discipleship Ministries

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A little bit

about me…

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Elder, Indiana Conference 1997-Present

Director of Worship Resources,

Discipleship Ministries, 2005-Present

Chair, Consultation on Common Texts,

2014-present

Member, The North American Academy

of Liturgy, 2008-Present

Discipleship Ministries staff for General

Conference, 2008,2012, 2016

Brother, The Order of Saint Luke,

1996-present

Contact me:

worship@umcdiscipleship.org

@twbe

Let us pray.

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Prime Activity of Lent:

Catechesis– kata + akouw

A life that “echoes” Jesus

Catechesis

Staying by

the river

Catechesis

Staying by

the river

Prayer and Silence

Searching the

scriptures

Hearing the Story

Fasting

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Catechesis

Learning how to walk the path—

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Lent: Catechesis

Learning how to walk the path—

Renounce

Reject

Repent

Accept

Resist

Confess

Trust

Serve

Join

Remain

Represent

Surround

Pray

Profess

Catechesis

Walking alongside others

Catechesis

Walking alongside others

Weekly

group

Engagement

with

congregation

and

community

Scrutinies

Weekly Prayer

Practices

Path

People

Probation

Worship in LentCorporate Practices

Teaching about the Path

The Whole People

Public Probation

Formational Groups

in LentTeaching/practicing

Practices

Practicing the Path

People in Formation and

Fellowship/Ministry

Together

Small Group Check In

Luke 4:1-14

Grounding Identity:

Renounce, Reject

Luke 13:31-35

Persevering in

Mission

Accept, Resist

Readings and Themes

Luke 13:1-9

Turn Toward the

Feast:

Repent

Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

Becoming Merciful:

Christ’s Representatives

Readings and Themes

John 12:1-18

Witnesses to Life

Profess, in Union with the

Church

Luke 22:14-23:56

Passion/Crucifixion:

Surround, Pray

Readings and Themes

Maundy Thursday: Pre-

Washing

Good Friday and Holy

Saturday (morning):

Keep Watch

Great Vigil:

Light, Word, Water, Table

Baptism /Reaffirmation

Holy Week

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Easter Season

“Mystagogy”: Mystery and Ministry

Easter Season

“Mystagogy”

Lent: Learning the Way of Jesus

Easter: Meaning and Application of the Way

Easter SeasonMystagogy: Guiding persons to

a deeper understanding of the

mysteries of the Christian faith,

including the sacraments

Easter Season Mystagogy: Worship: Doctrinal and Ministry Foci

Formation Group: Discernment and

Accountability

Easter Sunday: Celebrating

Resurrection

Home/Groupwork: Spiritual Gifts

Easter 2: Thomas

Doctrinal Focus: Every Eye Will See Him:

Confession of Thomas (John)

Ministry Focus: A Kingdom of Priests

(Revelation/John)

Group Work: How gifts build community

Easter 3: Cast to the

Other SideDoctrinal: Communion

and Mission (John)

Ministry: Expect to be

Stretched (John, Acts)

Home/Group Work: Use

gifts toward someone

unfamiliar

Easter 4: “Good Shepherd Sunday"Doctrine: Jesus is Anointed One and Savior (John)

Ministry: Cultivate Courageous Works of Mercy (Acts)

Home/Group Work: Identify flock, enact love

Easter 5: Perfected in LoveDoctrine: Sanctification (all three)

Ministry: Love Others as God Loves (Acts, John)

Group/Leader Work: Check in on spiritual

practices of group members

Easter 6: Attending to the SpiritDoctrine: The Work of the Spirit (John)

Ministry: Promptings of the Spirit (Acts)

Home/Group Work: Follow a prompting and report

Easter 7/AscensionDoctrine: The Ascension of Christ (Acts, Luke)

Ministry: Being witnesses where you are sent

(Acts, Luke)

Group/Leader Work: Commit to ways to be on

mission for your commissioning at Pentecost

Pentecost: Celebrating the SpiritCenterpiece: Reaffirmation of Baptism and

Commissioning for Ministry

Ongoing: Accountable Discipleship Groups

Catechesis:

Learning to Walk the Way

Mystagogy:

Talking the Way and

Learning to Show

Others the Way

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Catechesis:

Learning to Walk the Way

Mystagogy:

Talking the Way and Learning to

Show Others the Way

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Questions?

Comments?

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•Baptism in the Bible and

The UMC, November 19

•Holy Communion in the

Bible and The UMC,

December 3

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