What I really appreciate about this catechism is it’s meant for parents teaching children, so the language is really easy to understand even for younger children (my daughter is 4). Then from Monday to Saturday you have short devotions that deal directly with each question as well as other Scripture readings that support the Q&A.
Each week (yes, week) you go over ONE question (there are 104 questions… it’s a 104 week devotional). We purchased this book a few weeks back thanks to Voddie Baucham’s recommendation in his book Family-Driven Faith (another wonderful book, I will add).If you aren’t familiar with this book, it’s based off the Westminster Shorter Catechism, and it’s a family catechism that takes about 5-10 minutes (depending on if you discuss more) each day. She lives in Mesa, Arizona, where she is currently teaching classes to homeschoolers. Starr Meade served for ten years as the director of children’s ministries in a local church and has taught Bible and Latin classes in Christian Schools. Starr Meade helps to close that significant gap. “The supply of practical guides to the catechism for passing the faith on to our covenant children falls short of the demand. “An excellent tool for making the Shorter Catechism live in today’s world. This is a book that every family will want to have and use.” “Provides the practical resources to infuse family devotions with meaning, purpose, and lively joy. This is a case of the right book coming at the right time.” “A superb, imaginative example of how to teach historic Christian faith to our children. Teaching the Shorter Catechism has never been easier! They are also brief, out of consideration for children’s short attention spans and for the busy schedules of contemporary families. The readings are simply written, with elementary and junior-high children in mind. Each question and answer of the catechism has six days’ worth of devotional readings for families to share together. “Training Hearts, Teaching Minds” guides families through the questions and answers in “The Westminster Shorter Catechism in Modern English”. Recognizing this deficit, Starr Meade has provided Christian parents and churches with a tool for imparting doctrinal instruction to their children. Today, however, the church focuses on teaching Bible stories, which are often used to moralize children and equip them to win Bible trivia contests! In them, children had a concise handbook of important truths they could call upon at any time in confidence. Does your child know the key biblical teachings about God the Father, the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit? What about salvation, Scripture, and the sacraments? Can he or she recite the Ten Commandments and the Lord’s Prayer?Ĭatechisms were once used as instructional guides to help children memorize basic Christian doctrines.
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