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Grounded in the Gospel: Building Believers the Old-Fashioned Way is unavailable, but you can change that!

Historically, the church’s ministry of grounding new believers in the essentials of the faith has been known as catechesis—systematic instruction in faith foundations, including what we believe, how we pray and worship, and how we conduct our lives. For most evangelicals today, however, this very idea is alien. Packer and Parrett, concerned for the state of the church, seek to inspire a...

suggest that some of these catechetical practices are worthy of deep consideration, if not outright emulation. In particular, we note three aspects of the ancient catechumenate that could encourage enriching practices in contemporary efforts of catechetical renewal. First of all, the deliberate concern for the spiritual readiness and ongoing development of those becoming Christians deserves our attention. If we take seriously the task of discipling people for Jesus Christ, such attention is really
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