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ROLE OF THE RP IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

CHAPTER 3 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Religious   education   is  as central  to  religion   as is  worship. It  is  important   for   chaplains   to realize   and  value  the  fact  that they  are  doing religious  education   all the time.   Thus,  a major task   .. .is  to  heighten.   .. the   awareness   of   the centrality and   pervasiveness of   religious education  in overall  ministry, and to provide  the vision    and   strategies   whereby    chaplains   can provide effective religious education opportunities   for  sea  service  personnel. Rear  Admiral  Alvin  B.  Koeneman, Chief  of  Chaplains,  February  1990 As  indicated  in the quotation,  religious  education  is always a   work-together endeavor. In   fact, the information   in  this  chapter  can  only  be  effective   when the quality of  interaction  and ability to work  together are recognized as  important   goals   among   the  chaplains, Religious   Program  Specialist  (RPs),  religious  education teachers,  volunteers,   and lay readers. The  purpose   of  this  chapter  is  to  prepare  you,   the RP,  to  be   able   to  help   in  the  promotion    of   religious education  to sea service  personnel  and to other members of  the Department of  the Navy  (DON).    An essential task of   any   CRP    is   to   provide and   encourage religious education   opportunities    and  participation. Before   the education    process    can   begin,   however,    the   facilities must  be   prepared. Preparing   the   facilities    includes setting   the   environment, providing the necessary audiovisual/media equipment, providing for   proper distribution of    the   curriculum, and   setting   up   the classrooms. As  an RP, you  must be aware of  religious  education within  the  arena of  your  Command   Religious   Program (CRP). For  example,   you  should  be  able  to  detect  the current   growth    or   decline within   your   commands religious  education  population.    You  should  also be able to provide  some  of  the skills  necessary  to plan, develop, and carry  out  an effective   religious   education  program. After  reading  the information   in this chapter, you  should be  able  to  identify   the  scope   of   your  CRP’s   religious education   program,   determine   its  needs,   and  provide some  important  skills  toward  its goals. INCLUSIVENESS To  understand  religious   education,   you   must  first understand   the  role   of   the  chaplain. You   must  also understand  the  definition   of  inclusiveness   and  the role this important characteristic  plays  in the success  of  your CRF.    In  fact,  inclusiveness   is  the key  principle   in any CRP.   One  of  the  most  important  responsibilities   of  all chaplains    is   to   support   this   principle    as  they   plan, program,   and  implement    religious    education    for   sea service  personnel. A basic  definition   and purpose  of  the characteristic of   inclusiveness is   expressed in  the   Department   of Defense (DOD) Directive 1304.19, Accession of Chaplains  for    the  Military   Services,    in  the  following statement: “Persons  appointed  as chaplains  shall be able to provide   a  ministry  for  their  own  specific    faith groups, as   well    as   to   facilitate ministries appropriate  to the rights and needs of  other faith groups.” Following    the  principle   of  inclusiveness,    the  CRP must serve  the entire command   unit, their families,  and other  authorized   persons. There   are  no  exceptions   to this policy.    As  a way  to develop   and nurture life  unto a God    in   others,   providing and   facilitating religious education    is   an  essential   function   of   all  sea   service chaplains    and   their  CRPs. In  fact,   to   provide    and facilitate  expresses   a foremost   principle   in all religious ministries   in  the  sea  service. Chaplains   provide    for members   of  their  own   faith  groups   by  guiding   formal and   informal   religious   education    activities   based   on their own   specific   faith traditions.   Chaplains  facilitate for  members  of  other  faith groups  by  guaranteeing  that personnel    have   suitable   circumstances to   engage    in religious   education   activities  within  each  person’s   own distinctive  faith tradition.   Chaplains  also  care  for  all by making sure   shared    religious education  activities respect  the needs  of  all personnel.   To serve  the needs of all  authorized  persons,   chaplains   and  their CRPs   must meet the religious education needs of the nonchurch-connected individuals   as well  those  who  are church  connected. 3-1

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