Here’s a discussion activity that can be used with several different theology subject areas.

Begin by having the students meet in groups of four and discuss the following questions one at a time:

• What does the statement “faith is a contact with the mystery of God” mean to you? When have you experienced the mystery of God?
• “To believe in Jesus Christ is to abandon ourselves to Christ.” How have you been able to live this challenge?
• How would your faith be different in absence of the Church?
• What does it mean for you to belong to the Body of Christ?

Call on one member of each group to come to the front of the class and form a panel. Ask each question again, calling on the panel members to summarize responses they discussed in their original groups.