Pastor's Circle - Chuck Huckaby

Chuck Huckaby, Pastor of St. Andrew's Church, joined us today to talk about catechisms and their importance to the faith. 

Catechisms. What are they? Why are they important?

The word catechism comes from a Greek word about passing on knowledge from my mouth to a disciple.

Pretty much every evangelical protestant church you can find in the United States has a catechism.

If you dig around in your church's bookshelves...you might find a catechism.

As a pastor my job, and your job...as we oversee the teaching ministry of the church, our job is to make sure that everyone who comes to the church is at least exposed to the basics.

In Second Timothy 2:2 - how are we going to pass on the truth to the next generation? 

Why has it fallen out of favor?

Well, I guess we just like new experiences all the time.

We want this sense that we're getting new information all the time.

If you're memorizing the Heidelberg catechism, when hard times hits, what is the comfort? That's where an answer comes in. 

Even Baptists have a catechism!

Absolutely.

There's more than you'd ever imagine.

The people who don't think they use catechisms, you dig around, they're probably there.

If you were going to seek a Catechism revival, any recommendations?

If people just look in their theological tradition, they will find catechisms that will help establish a strong foundation.