Spiritual Life

Bible Curriculum

The Bible curriculum at Lancaster Mennonite is designed to teach biblical truth, strengthen Christian convictions and assist youth in their faith journey. God is recognized as Creator of the universe. The message of God's power and faithfulness is presented through the biblical story. We believe God's ultimate revelation has come in the incarnation of Jesus Christ.

Students are challenged to make Jesus both Savior and Lord of their lives. The Sermon on the Mount and the Epistles become foundational as students are called to personal faith and a life of peacemaking, servanthood and mission.

Grade 9

• Creation & Promise: In this Old Testament course, students are introduced to the story of God calling out and working with His people from creation through the return from exile.

Grade 10

• Jesus’ Story: This New Testament course focuses on the life of Christ and His mission in the world. It takes a serious look at the life and teachings of Jesus in the Gospels, how the early church lived out these teachings, and then seeks to find practical applications for Christians today.

Grade 11

• Heritage of the Christian Church: This class surveys church history from Pentecost to the present. The course emphasizes the establishment of the early church. During the Reformation attention is given to the emergence and development of Anabaptism. The subsequent Mennonite story is examined within the total framework of Christianity. As we study the various streams of Christian thinking, students are encouraged to think through and articulate their faith.

Grade 12

• Kingdom Living: This course expounds on the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount as developed in the Epistles, making relevant concepts of discipleship and justice. Included are lifestyle and ethical issues as persons are challenged to be in, but not of, the world.
• Kingdom Living II: This honors-level course may be taken instead of Kingdom Living to explore major Biblical themes as well as questions related to living in the Kingdom of God. Course content will include such things as: the nature of God's Kingdom, redemption, Christian ethics, lifestyle issues, etc. Course requirements will center around each student doing in-depth exploration into one of the course themes and presenting the findings to the class.

Elective:

• STAT (Summer Training Action Teams): STAT is an eight-week discipleship training and service experience under the direction of Discipleship Ministries of Eastern Mennonite Missions. Participants will be involved in a four-week training program at a YES (Youth Evangelism Service) Center followed by a four-week service assignment. Typical locations are: Chicago ILL, Homestead, FL, France, Germany, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. Students will be required to keep a daily journal and write a summary report of their experience to be submitted to the Bible Department.