Exploring Understanding Christianity What is Understanding Christianity Why

Something to do… • Look at the cards • Can you identify a Christian

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God Creation Fall People of God Incarnation Gospel Salvation Kingdom of God © RE

Core concepts and key questions © RE Today 2016

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Digging deeper Essential • information • • Background for teachers Links Resources Core learning

Universal Plot Structure (according to Nick Park) Unexpected solution! Try to sort it out…

Bible ‘plot structure’ – a ‘big story’ view Incarnation Gospel Salvation Try to sort

What this resource is not… • • It is not a complete RE curriculum

So what can you do to help schools in teaching Christianity • Be a

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Exploring Understanding Christianity • What is “Understanding Christianity? ” • Why does it exist? • How can I help my local school in the teaching of Christianity ?

What is the BIG STORY of Christianity?

Something to do… • Look at the cards • Can you identify a Christian concept for any (or all) of them? Illustrations © Emma Yarlett © RE Today 2016

Gospel God Fall Incarnation Salvation Kingdom of God Creation People of God © RE Today 2016

God Creation Fall People of God Incarnation Gospel Salvation Kingdom of God © RE Today 2016

Core concepts and key questions © RE Today 2016

God Creation Fall God Kingdom People of Prophecy Incarnation Gospel Salvation of God Wisdom Creation/ Fall People of God Incarnation Gospel Salvation Creation/Fall People of Incarnation God Gospel Salvation Kingdom of God Creation Incarnation Gospel Creation Incarnation Kingdom of God Salvation © RE Today 2016

Digging deeper Essential • information • • Background for teachers Links Resources Core learning Outcomes Resource sheets Building blocks © RE Today 2016 Teaching and learning You might like to start with… suggestions

Universal Plot Structure (according to Nick Park) Unexpected solution! Try to sort it out… all seems lost Disrupted Setting © RE Today 2016

Bible ‘plot structure’ – a ‘big story’ view Incarnation Gospel Salvation Try to sort it Unexpected out… all seems solution! lost Disrupted Setting © RE Today 2016 Kingdom of God

What this resource is not… • • It is not a complete RE curriculum It is not offering lesson plans It is not particularly easy! It is not an undergraduate degree course in theology It is not a study of the history of Christianity It is not an existential search approach It is not offering a philosophical or sociological approach to RE. © RE Today 2016

So what can you do to help schools in teaching Christianity • Be a resource – help them understand the concepts • Be a resource – explain how that concept is lived out in their local community • Be informed – see if you can get alongside the RE teacher and see how they are teaching Christianity in your local school • Be a friend – someone to bounce ideas against as they plan • Be a critical friend – point out gently and sensitively if they have got something wrong • Always use third person “ Some Christians believe” ensure that there is variety of expression – “whilst other Christians will ……. ” How not to help schools in teaching Christianity ? • Let them use you to teach the subject – it should be taught by an employed qualified teacher • Use the teaching of Christianity to proselytise rather than educate © RE Today 2016