Kerygma Practice-Session
It’s time to proclaim the kerygma. This practical activity is meant to build your confidence in sharing the Good News in words. It has 4 steps:
- Ask the Holy Spirit to be with you and inspire you. Then write down the essential elements of the kerygma in your own words.
- Ask a friend or family member to help you practice sharing what you have written. (You might first ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you the person or persons that you should ask.) After you share it with them, ask them how you did: did it make sense to them? Were you speaking clearly and straightforwardly? What did it make them think about or feel? Enter into a dialogue with them about what you shared.
- Pray with them. You may pray in your own words, thanking and praising God, asking Him for deeper knowledge and love of Him. Or you may just pray the Lord’s Prayer — an “Our Father” — sincerely from the heart.
- When you are ready, please also post in the Community Forums about your experience doing this practical activity. There is a specific topic created for this. Also, give a constructive question or comment about the lesson, or somebody else’s post on their experience doing the practical activity. All of this is required for your basic certification!
As you do your “kerygma practice-session,” the Lord might use the occasion to bring about a conversion for your friend or family member, or even yourself. You should do this practical activity a number of times until you feel comfortable sharing the gospel.