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"Religious Education for the Whole Family"
This presentation will consider the work of two groups of angels—the Religious Guardians and the Angels of Progress—when devising ways to provide religious education for the whole family. Vicki will talk about the Religious Guardians with regard to her children's curriculum. Alice will consider the Angels of Progress when she shares several projects that have involved her own children.
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114:6.6 (1255.5) 2. The progress angels. These seraphim are intrusted with the task of initiating the evolutionary progress of the successive social ages. They foster the development of the inherent progressive trend of evolutionary creatures; they labor incessantly to make things what they ought to be. The group now on duty is the second to be assigned to the planet.
114:6.7 (1255.6) 3. The religious guardians. These are the “angels of the churches,” the earnest contenders for that which is and has been. They endeavor to maintain the ideals of that which has survived for the sake of the safe transit of moral values from one epoch to another. They are the checkmates of the angels of progress, all the while seeking to translate from one generation to another the imperishable values of the old and passing forms into the new and therefore less stabilized patterns of thought and conduct. These angels do contend for spiritual forms, but they are not the source of ultrasectarianism and meaningless controversial divisions of professed religionists. The corps now functioning on Urantia is the fifth thus to serve.
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The Religious Guardians
Vicki
First, I'll briefly review who the Religious Guardians are. Then, I'll show a sample lesson from One Page Stories of Jesus plus the accompanying adult study. I'll describe how the curriculum came about and how I think it fits in with the aims of the Religious Guardians. I will also mention the synagogue school that is described in Paper 123.
I'll also share a couple of childhood memories that influenced my desire to create a children's curriculum. For the discussion, I'd like to hear about good experiences that people had with religious education during their growing-up years. I'd also like to know what people think are the "spiritual forms" that the Religious Guardians are trying to preserve.
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The Progress Angels
Alice
When parents assume responsibility for their children's religious education, they can cater to their family dynamics, and they can find unique approaches that engage with their children's interests.
Alice will share videos and recordings that illustrate several unique approaches that she has taken with her kids, including:
- Clips from videos that her kids helped her film
- Recording of a family conversation
- CherubiMail and SeraphiMail, which they help create
- Methods of including kids in worship
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