What You Will Learn!
- Discover where the traditions of Lent come from.
- Recognize the significance of Holy Week.
- Explore why Christians throughout the centuries have celebrated Lent as a time of spiritual renewal.
- Describe the various ways in which lent can be practiced.
- Participate in the practices and prayers of Lent which have sustained Christians throughout the centuries.
- Develop ways you can easily begin to incorporate the season of Lent into your spiritual journey.
Description
This course will invite you into an intentional journey through Lent, during which you will learn how Lent enables believers to inhabit the church year and grow in their faith.
Lent, the season during which the Church traditionally prepares for Easter, has been celebrated by Christians around the world for centuries. It is a time for new Christians to enter the community of believers, and for every Christian to focus on repentance and renewal.
Many people, if they celebrate Lent at all, use it primarily as a time to give up a less-than-healthy habit. But the season includes so much more! There are practices, prayers, and services all designed to encourage reflection and repentance. But these don’t have to be intimidating. This course will help lower the barriers of Lent so that you can enter into this beneficial season at your own pace.
Along the way, we will break down some of the assumptions underlying potential resistance to Lent. We will also pay close attention to various themes of Lent, including repentance, renewal, and discipleship, and how these themes can help you develop a more robust faith.
This course is designed to be used during the season of Lent, but can profitably be used at any time of year. As such, it is divided into the weeks of Lent, allowing you or your group to utilize the material in a time-sensitive manner, and reflect on it with believers around the world.
We invite you to begin your journey through Lent with us!
Who Should Attend!
- Families & individuals curious about the seasons of the Church
- Pastors & leaders seeking to incorporate Lent into their congregations
- Groups & individuals contemplating a season of repentance and/or renewal
- Christians of all traditions desiring a more liturgical season
- Long-time participants in Lent who want to reinvigorate their practice and contemplate afresh the aims and value of Lent
