Institute fr Leadership in Ministry, Dicese f San Jsé Dcn. Phil Flwers, M.A. pflwers@dsj.rg Ecclesilgy Mdule fr Fall 2017 Syllabus fr Ecclesilgy Mdule Mdule Outline Date Tpic Presentatin I Presentatin II Sept 27, 2017 The Church is Hly Intrductin t the Mdule Hliness Oct 4, 2017 The Church is Cathlic Universal missin Outside the Church Oct 18, 2017 The Church is One Cmmunin f Churches Ecclesial Cmmunities Oct 25, 2017 The Church is Apstlic Apstlicity f faith Apstlicity f ministry Bks Required: [bring t class!] New American Bible Mrris Pelzel, Ecclesilgy The Church as Cmmunin and Missin Recmmended: Vatican II, Lumen Gentium Francis A. Sullivan SJ, The Church We Believe In Walter Cardinal Kasper, The Cathlic Church Raymnd Brwn, The Churches The Apstles Left Behind Mdule Descriptin The Dgmatic Cnstitutin n the Church (Lumen Gentium) frm Vatican II says that the Church, in Christ, is in the nature f sacrament a sign and instrument, that is, f cmmunin with Gd and f unity amng all men (#1). Amng many biblical images, Lumen Gentium pays attentin t the Church as the Bdy f Christ (St Paul in 1 Crinthians, Rmans, Clssians and Ephesians) and als t the Church as the Bride f Christ (esp. Ephesians 5.25 28). These tw pwerful images highlight the nature f the Church as a wrk f Gd and a mystery f faith. Further Lumen Gentium says This Church, cnstituted and rganized as a sciety in the present wrld subsists in the Cathlic Church, which is gverned by the successr f Peter and by the bishps in cmmunin with him (#8). This ILM mdule will address the questin: What is the Church that we believe in? Learning Objectives Understand hw the Church is hly Understand hw the Church is cathlic Understand hw the Church is ne Understand hw the Church is apstlic Page 1
Class 1: Intrductin and The Church is Hly Biblical Texts: Please read and pray abut these Biblical texts befre class Jhn 14 17 (esp. 16.4 15) Jesus at the Last Supper Acts 1 2 (esp. 2.1 4) Pentecst Exdus 3 call f Mses Isaiah 6 call f Isaiah 1 Peter 1 2 (esp. 2.9) Peter s view f Church 1 Crinthians 1 Paul s view f Church Matthew 13.24 30 Christ s view f Church Institute fr Leadership in Ministry, Dicese f San Jsé Dcn. Phil Flwers, M.A. pflwers@dsj.rg Ecclesilgy Mdule fr Fall 2017 Yu may read these chapters prfitably befre r after class Chapter 1: A Visin f Church Cmmunin and Missin (11 pages) Chapter 7: The Church One, Hly, Cathlic, Apstlic (16 pages) Questins fr and Reflectin What is the rle f the Hly Spirit accrding t Jesus and as yu see the Hly Spirit perating in the Church? Recite the Creed (Nicene r Apstles) t yurself. Pay attentin t the part f Jesus: I believe in ne, hly, cathlic and apstlic Church. D yu believe this? What des it mean t yur life? Hw d yu recncile a hly Church with a sinful ne? Outline f Tpics Presented in Class Intrductin t the mdule Creed: I believe Hly Spirit: Prmise f Gd Church: cmmunin and missin Cmmunin: unin with The Church is Hly Genuine Hliness: Gd and us Indefectibly Hly: Church Our Lady Page 2
Institute fr Leadership in Ministry, Dicese f San Jsé Dcn. Phil Flwers, M.A. pflwers@dsj.rg Ecclesilgy Mdule fr Fall 2017 Class 2: The Church is Cathlic Biblical Texts: Please read and pray abut these Biblical texts befre class Matthew 28 Jesus after the resurrectin Mark 1 Jesus at beginning f his ministry Yu may read these chapters prfitably befre r after class Chapter 5: The Missin f the Church Evangelizing Cultures (16 pages) Chapter 6: The Missin f the Church Transfrming the Wrld (15 pages) Questins fr and Reflectin Is the Church cathlic if it des nt include everyne? What des evangelizatin mean? Can Jews, Mslems, Heretics (Prtestant), atheists be saved? Outline f Tpics Presented in Class Universal Missin in wrd Evangelizatin: gd news Universal Missin in deed Cathlic Scial Teaching: evangelizatin in actin Outside the Church Salvatin: wh can be saved Page 3
Institute fr Leadership in Ministry, Dicese f San Jsé Dcn. Phil Flwers, M.A. pflwers@dsj.rg Ecclesilgy Mdule fr Fall 2017 Class 3: The Church is One Biblical Texts: Please read and pray abut these Biblical texts befre class Jhn 1 the beginning Matthew 26 last supper Jhn 6 discurse n the Bread f Life Matthew 16 Wh d yu say that I am? Yu may read these chapters prfitably befre r after class Chapter 4: The Church Frmed Thrugh Wrd and Sacrament (19 pages) Questins fr and Reflectin Hw are Orthdx Christians different frm Cathlic Christians? Why was the 16 th century Refrmatin mre abut authrity than abut refrm? Hw d yu feel abut the divisins amng Christians? Outline f Tpics Presented in Class Cmmunin f Churches Schism: Split between East and West (Orthdx and Cathlic) Ecclesial Cmmunities Heresy: Split within the West Ecumenism Rle f Peter: unity Page 4
Institute fr Leadership in Ministry, Dicese f San Jsé Dcn. Phil Flwers, M.A. pflwers@dsj.rg Ecclesilgy Mdule fr Fall 2017 Class 4: The Church is Apstlic Biblical Texts: Please read and pray abut these Biblical texts befre class Matthew 10 missin f disciples Jhn 16 17 rle f the Hly Spirit Yu may read these chapters prfitably befre r after class Chapter 3: Charisms, Ministries, and States f Life in the Church (12 pages) Questins fr and Reflectin What is the guarantee that the revelatin f Christ has been handed dwn authentically? What is the difference between Scripture (Sacred) and Traditin? Was the Sacrament f Hly Orders instituted by Christ exactly as it stands tday? Outline f Tpics Presented in Class Apstlicity f faith Unity and Authenticity Apstlicity f ministry Big Church chart Page 5
Institute fr Leadership in Ministry, Dicese f San Jsé Dcn. Phil Flwers, M.A. pflwers@dsj.rg Ecclesilgy Mdule fr Fall 2017 Final Assignment Tpic: Chse ne f the fllwing tpics fr yur paper. All the facts yu need are in the Pelzel bk r presented in the lectures; d nt d any research. Yur task in yur paper is t d a pastral reflectin n the Church. I. The institutinal structure f the Church (papacy, curia, hierarchy, etc.) can seem t impede Christ s missin. Prepare a talk t shw hw the visible Church actually serves cmmunin, which is the missin f Christ. II. Many Prtestant Christians believe that the Bible alne is the nly true authrity in the Church. Prepare a talk that shws hw the Cathlic psitin n the Sacred Scriptures cmes frm an understanding f bth authrity and cmmunin. III. In the ppular religius sng City f Gd we sing Let us build the City f Gd. Gd is building the City f Gd, nt us. Prepare a talk that discusses hw building the city f this wrld is ur task and a part f ur missin frm Christ t annunce the Kingdm f Gd. Paper requirements This is a 3 page paper (n mre), typed and duble spaced. Use ne inch margins, add page numbers, and write in cmplete sentences (n lists, utlines, r subtitles). It is best t put the paper in MS Wrd frmat, if yu want me t make cmments in yur paper. Yur references t gspel passages can take this simple frm in parentheses at the end f a phrase r sentence (Matt 5.32 35). On the first page nly, in the tp right crner, please type the fllwing identifying infrmatin: Yur name Yur email address ILM Ecclesilgy Mdule, Fl17 Yu will submit yur paper electrnically by email t ilmstudents@dsj.rg. The ILM staff will give yur papers back electrnically, with my cmments, by mid June. Due date: Wednesday, Nvember 1, 2017 Page 6