Two Denominations: One Discipleship Curriculum
Hello, it’s Trish with HHM and we’re here today for another homeschool conversation podcast. The topic of today’s conversation is looking at a brand new discipleship curriculum from the perspective of two different denominations.
Why Consider the Same Discipleship Curriculum from Two Denominations
In the podcast, am joined by Bonita Jewel, a writer and freelance editor who works with Hip Homeschool Moms as a content manager and editor. We’ve been working together for several years.
When I got the discipleship curriculum we’re going to be talking about in this podcast, I contacted her about the idea of reviewing the curriculum with me. Although we are in different denominations and come from differing backgrounds, we connected over this remarkable discipleship curriculum.
Bonita has been attending an Independent Fundamental Baptist Church in central California for nearly 15 years and has been a member of it for over a decade. It’s a small, traditional church. They worship on Sundays and sing traditional hymns. Their church has small group Bible discussions on Wednesday evenings, and they celebrate the Lord’s table—or communion—once a month.
I am Messianic, although I grew up in a Baptist church. When my husband and I moved to Memphis, we attended a Methodist church. I got baptized there and was a member for years. When we moved to the country, we started attending a Presbyterian church. I enjoyed it but at some point, I wanted to go deeper and find more spiritual enrichment and growth.
After a time of searching, we started attending a Messianic church and joined the Messianic faith. Currently, we worship online as there is no messianic church nearby. We keep the Sabbath, which means we worship Friday night to Saturday night. We don’t celebrate Christmas or Easter; we keep the biblical Feasts, celebrating Passover and Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles.
Even though Bonita and I are both Christians and both believe that Jesus—I call him Yeshua—is the Messiah, we approach it in very different perspectives in our denominations. So, I thought it would be an interesting conversation to talk about RVL Discipleship: The Curriculum. It’s a new streaming video homeschool course presented by Focus on the Family and taught by Ray Vander Laan, Bible instructor and founder of That the World May Know Ministries.
Ray Vander Laan, also known as RVL, has been actively involved in studying and teaching Jewish culture using the methods of Jewish education. His approach focuses on the Jewishness of Jesus—not just for the sake of it—but to invite connections between the Old Testament and the New Testament that can lose their richness and flavor if people don’t understand those allusions and deeper contexts.
Enjoy the podcast!
You can read Bonita’s recent post: The 5 Most Important Things to Look for in a Discipleship Curriculum. In the post, she points out that while giving our children a well-rounded education is important; helping them know who they are in Christ and the part they can play in God’s good plan for this world is essential.
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You can watch the conversation here:
We also encourage you to try this discipleship curriculum out by downloading two full sample lessons available for free.
