Rejoice in Glorious Hope! Catechetical Reflections for Summertime

Greetings colleagues and friends! I am very pleased to present this summer issue of the Christian Education Journal. Commendations to all of our contributing authors! As always, thank you to every member of our editorial team who makes this work possible! No offense to Olaf and his keen insights, but summer should be more than just a season for “getting gorgeously tan” (Anderson-Lopez & Lopez, 2013). As a metaphor for human experience and development, I believe the season of summer has direct relevance for Christian education, particularly when we consider it within the classical and philosophical framework of catechesis: faith/ truth (Apostle’s Creed), hope/life (Lord’s Prayer), and love/way (Commandments). So even as our calendars shift to the season and semester of fall, I would like to offer a few summertime catechetical reflections on joy and rejoicing in the context of our our calling and mission as Christian educators in the ministry of discipleship.