Christian Discipleship Introduces Fun and Dynaminism to Christian Teaching
Many people end up at a time in their life where the next step is not an obvious one. You might be a student who’s just got your degree, or perhaps in your 60s and just retired from work. Perhaps you’ve recently been been made redundant and are discouraged at having no job, but equally disheartened by the sort of work opportunities out there. During these times, we often seek an alternative course of action. A group called DNA (dna-uk.org) are offering a “third way” - to spend your Youth Work Gap Year in a Christian church.
DNA offer placements in Christian churches, running from October to August. This is seen as a “year in with God, not a year out.”, involving the enrollee to live in a Christian environment - either in your own church if you already attend one, or a specified church if you’re not presently a fellow member of a church. Your typical day will involve helping out with the day to day projects of the church, and to be schooled by its fellow members in bible studies. The course assures faith in action, so those who sign up can anticipate a really practical experience of Christian faith, and not merely the study of it.
More advantages of the placements include:-
- helping 18 year olds upward, as there’s no age limit (they’ve trained people in their 60s!)
- it’s pragamatic; what you’ll study is what you will actually do
- equipping you for church-based leading
- relational, non-religious Christianity; it’s fun!
There are 3 types of course open : Track 1 is the most popular access point to DNA - it is the richest DNA expereince. The overwhelming bulk of individuals decide that this is the best choice for them. Track 2 is more suited to you if taking a complete “year-out” is not pragmatically possible. This could be for reasons such as job or family commitments. Track 2 consequently provides some tractability. Track 3 provides individuals the opportunity of joining us for as many individual training sessions or days as they want.
