Earlier this week we began ‘A Quick Journey through the Bible‘, the Great Adventure eight-session course, and were maxed out with around 70 participants showing up. I was excited to get this comment from someone during the week:
I think I learnt more about the Bible in three hours than I have done in the last 30 years!
Amazing… well, amazing that a Catholic can go through 30 years of life with no Bible teaching, but also amazing for the prospects of this course. Someone else said they never thought they’d see the day when a long line of Catholics would be queuing up for Bible study on a Monday night. Adult formation just has to be one of the most richly satisfying tasks when it works, and having programmes such as this from Ascension Press make it easy. If your parish has not done this course yet – go out and buy it! There are some great webinars from Ascension Press telling you exactly what to do to set it up in your parish, how to facilitate a small group – really, everything you could need. If your parish does not have a strong history of adult catechesis, the Bible seems to be a fascinating topic for just about anyone, so it is a great place to start. My advice, for what it’s worth, don’t hesitate – get cracking 🙂
The Great Adventure is very powerful. I remember the same reaction from people when I introduced it to our parish. People were amazed at what they didn’t know about the Bible and that they wanted to know even more. It was truly an awakening for so many people. This teaching is truly a gift to the Church. And if you haven’t done the 24 week course, you absolutely have to. The Quick Journey is nothing compared to that!