Christian Discipleship Brings Fun and Dynaminism to Christian Teaching
Numerous people end up at a time in their life where the future is unclear. You might be a student who’s recently graduated, or perhaps you’re recently retired from work. Maybe you’ve recently been been made redundant and feel demoralised at being unemployed, but every bit as disheartened by the variety of work opportunities available. In these times, we often look for a different course of action. A group called DNA (dna-uk.org) are providing a “third way” - an opportunity to make good use of your youth work gap year by joining a discipleship christian course.
DNA provide placements in Christian churches, running from October to August. This is seen as a practical experience, requiring the enrollee to live inside a Christian environment - either inside your own church if you presently belong to one, or a specified church if you are not currently a fellow member of a church. Your regular day will involve assisting with the day to day projects of the church, and to be trained by its members in bible studies. The course guarantees faith in action, so those who join can anticipate a very pragmatic experience of living their faith, and not merely the study of it.
More plus points of the placements include:-
- preparing you for church based leadership
- your development in skills, understand and character
- providing an accredited programme through the National Open College Network
There are three varieties of course open : Track 1 is the most common access point to DNA - it is the most complete DNA expereince. The overwhelming majority of people decide that this is the best option for them. Track 2 is more appropriate to you if taking a whole gap year is not pragmatically possible. This could be for reasons such as work or family commitments. Track 2 consequently provides some tractability. Track 3 provides individuals the opportunity of joining us for as many specific training sessions or days as they wish.
