Analysis of Modern Systems of Announcement Before Baptism in the Russian Orthodox Church

Abstract

On the recommendation of modern catechists should be divided into a course of pre-baptismal announcement of several conversations, in which you need to teach the basics of the Christian faith announced. Despite the fact that the methods and approaches to the announcement of each catechist are different, all of them, however, note that it is mandatory for the catechists to become familiar with the main events of the old Testament and the New Testament, the commandments, the content of Church Sacraments and the basic disciplinary norms of Christian life. Much attention is paid to the authors of catechetical systems to clarify the true causes of the Baptism of the public, as well as call to build communication with the audience in the form of dialogue. Familiarity with the most remarkable practices of the announcement of our days made it possible to determine that the most complete and suitable to the modern conditions of Church life are the systems of the announcement proposed by the Synodal Department for religious education and catechization, as they offer variability in the structure of the announcement process, as well as a wide material base.