The 目的 of the SPU Youth Discipleship Academy is to encourage youth toward an understanding and experience of a living and active God and, 因此, toward understanding and experiencing themselves as disciples of Jesus Christ by the empowerment of the Holy Spirit.
当门徒, these students will establish themselves for leadership in the church and world, and garner the resources necessary to deal with contemporary challenges both ethically and spiritually.
学生 will begin to form their identity around a God who is present, 至关重要的, missional, 和强大的, and they will address particular interdependent and mutual faith characteristics: spirituality, narrative, vocation, and 社区 as elements of their relationships with God and each other.
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学习经历
SPU致力于:
- Academic excellence and relevance
- Transformative and Holistic student experience
- Vital Christian identity and 目的
These core themes frame the Youth Discipleship Academy’s desire to balance classroom learning, 精神体验, and interactive practices in embracing a theological identity grounded in Scripture, 社区, 和职业.
Classes are four hours in length, delivered in a pair of two-hour sessions. There are four courses, each held on a different day:
- 故事 explores the basic metanarrative of Scripture with introductory hermeneutical practices.
- 信条 explores the basic theological beliefs of the church with some Christian history that illustrates the emergence of those beliefs.
- 任务 explores the many ways that God’s mission is embodied in the global and local church in all its cultural diversity, with some understanding of the demography of global Christianity.
- 连接 explores the theology and practice of spiritual disciplines, 圣礼, and symbols garnered from the rich well of Christian history.
结果
Theological goal: Youth will understand and experience spirituality as presence, 作为叙事的现实, 作为职业的生活, 以及社区赋权.
Spiritual goal: Youth will understand and experience, 从基督教的角度来看, what it means to connect with ultimate transcendence in the living God via the presence of the Holy Spirit.
Narrative goal: Youth will understand and experience, 从基督教的角度来看, the reality they inhabit as part of a larger coherent story – at personal, 公共, and global levels – that has a plot, 参与者, 目的, 和一个主角.
任务al goal: Youth will understand and experience, 从基督教的角度来看, how they might personally and contextually live out the mission of God, a holistic mission of redemption for all people in all ways.
Relational goal: Youth will understand and experience, 从基督教的角度来看, 社区 as a theological unity of difference, 无论是同龄人还是成年人, in multiple forums throughout their time during and after Immerse.
Formational goal: Youth will learn, experience, and practice Christian identity.
为什么西雅图?
西雅图 is one of the world’s most dynamic cities, 商业中心, 移民, 技术, 旅游, 教育, 还有艺术. It is headquarters to some of the world’s most successful companies, 包括微软, 亚马逊, 星巴克, 波音公司, 好市多, 和诺德斯特姆.
But 西雅图’s two greatest features may be its diversity and geography. The greater 西雅图 population is among the most ethnically diverse in the country. People from many different racial and socioeconomic backgrounds live within its neighborhoods. Geographically, 西雅图 is located amidst a wide range of natural beauty. 大海, 山, 森林深处, 农村农田, 湖泊, 果园, and river canyons are all within close proximity.
Finally, 西雅图 is also a “post-Christian” city, where few identify as Christians. This setting offers a powerful context within which to define what it means to be a disciple. With no other similar programs in the western U.S., let alone the Pacific Northwest, Immerse is a powerful resource for growing young church leaders.
支持
Immerse is supported by the Lilly Endowment, Inc., of Indianapolis, Indiana, as part of its Theological Program for High School Youth initiative.
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