Life Methods Curriculum

When the Academy was launched in the 60s, it included religious, cultural and methods courses.  There were three types of methods taught:  Religious, Intellectual and Social.  The outline of the 1969 life methods courses evolved over the years and now includes the methods shared in Collection 5:  Facilitation Methods.  The following were the first course outlines.

Religious Methods

A:  Historical Style:

• • Transparency of Being
  • The New Social Vehicle
  • The New Religious Mode
  • Religions Discipline.

B:  Religious Exercises

• • Solitary Office
  • Contemplation
  • Meditation
  • Prayer

C:  Corporate Prowess

• • Mission and Cadre Formation
  • Corporate Life
  • Development of Humaness
  • Role of Style in Revolution

D:  Religious Mode

• • Universal Religious Insight
  • Formulation Method
  • Interior Qualities
  • Spirit Journey

Intellectual Methods

A.  Images

• Education Revolution
• Charting Method
• Class Preparation
• Teacher as Artist

B.  Pedagogical Methods

•  Course Constructs
• Seminar Procedures
• Delimited Lectures
• Extra Format Processes

C.  Training

• Education and Local Church
• Faculty
• Curriculum
• Construct

D.  Mass Education

• Impact
• Penetration
• Teacher Training
• Administration

Social Methods

A.  Community Reformulation

•  Basic Philosophy
• Social Structures
• Community Organization
• Revolutionary Method

B.  xxxxx

• Model Building
• Gridding
• Analysis
• Problemat

C.  Parish Development

• Mission and Parish
• Local Battleplan
• Latent Church Organization
• Operating Plan

D.  Regional Formulation

• Permeation
• Education Tactic

• Charting Method, 1976
• Lecture Building:  Giving a Dramatic Lecture. May 28, 1974