The Gospel Project

The Gospel Project describes itself as ‘a Christ-centered curriculum that examines the grand narrative of Scripture and how the gospel transforms the lives of those it touches’.

Led by Ed Stetzer and Trevin Wax, the intention is that ‘over a three-year plan of study, each session immerses participants – adults, students, and kids – in the gospel through every story, theological concept, and call to missions from Genesis to Revelation’. There will be ‘separate study plans for adults, students, and kids ensure the proper focus and depth for each age group’.

I’ll be very interested to see how this develops.

9Marks eJournal 9, 1 (January-February 2012) on Sunday School

The latest issue of the 9Marks eJournal is now available as a pdf here.

In the Editor’s Note, Jonathan Leeman and Trevin Wax (guest editor) write:

‘If we content ourselves with a 45 minute Sunday sermon for instructing the saints, we’re letting the Friday night movie beat out our time investment into them by double.

‘That’s why the two of us want to push the retro envelope and encourage you to reclaim adult Sunday school. If you don’t have it, get it. If you have it, consider how you might make more of it. In the immortal words of Huey Lewis, it’s hip to be square.

‘The two of us have slightly different ideas about how to structure a Sunday school program. Trevin wants to cycle good material through fixed classes. Jonathan wants to cycle people through good classes. But the big point of agreement is this: don’t be afraid to teach. And teach comprehensively and systematically. That’s our challenge to you.’