Vocabulary for Lesson 11 (Vocab Quiz 2c.2)

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Learning is work. There are multiple ways to study. Different study strategies will work differently for each student. Serious students should try all of them several (6-7) times to see how they work when done well. For the best learning, every student will likely need to use more than one strategy and switch between them. Here are some tips:

  1. Use multiple senses: read, speak, and hear the material aloud. Then, write your version with a pencil into your notebook and notice how that feels. Then, read your own definition aloud as you study. (combine with the next two strategies)
  2. Use your brain: condense the definitions into a form that makes sense to you. Identify key words for every definition. Think of synonyms that you would use. (combine with the other strategies)
  3. Use your body: say your definition and act it out with an expressiveness that fits the meaning.
  4. Use your friends and family: Ask someone to quiz you using spaced repetition for a set amount of time, from your notes. (Example: for 10 minutes, all questions get repeated, but the quicker and more accurate your answer, the longer the interval until that question comes back. Questions you get wrong are repeated sooner.)
  5. Use basic technology: Show all definitions and hide all the terms on this page. Try to remember each term before you show it (by clicking the definition) to check your answer. Then, show all terms and hide the definitions on the page. Only show a definition (by clicking the term) after you have made your best effort to remember your own version of it.
  6. Use tools: Make a stack of index cards with terms on one side and your definitions on the other. When reviewing, don't check the opposite side until you've made your best effort to remember. Sort them into three stacks: Easy, Hard, and Failed. Then re-sort the Failed cards and work through the Hard cards until they are all Easy.
  7. Use advanced technology: On the web (Example: SuperNotes with free signup or with subscription.) or on an app (Example: Anki), create a stack of virtual cards and let the software quiz you. It will use spaced repetition automatically.
  8. Use brute force memorization: Copy a term and definition from this page. Then navigate to Catechesis Contents > Memorization Tool and paste it into the box, then follow the instructions on that page. (Caution: this works quickly for memorizing texts, but must be repeated a few times after a break for long-term recall. It is less effective than the other strategies for understanding what you memorize.)

Notice what is unique to each office and what distinguishes it from others. Plan to explain this from memory, in writing.

apostles
The men who were eyewitnesses of Jesus' resurrection, chosen and "sent out" by Him to speak His Word on His behalf in the world. The church is founded upon their Word.
prophets
The Old Testament men of God who were called by Him to preach His Word to the people of Israel and point them to the coming Savior. These men wrote the Old Testament Scriptures by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
evangelists
Ministers in the New Testament who preached as missionaries throughout the world. The term means "Gospel preacher" and is used of the authors of the four gospels.
pastors and teachers
The names most often given to the called and ordained ministers of the Word. These two titles describe the one Office of the Ministry and how it functions in the church—"to shepherd" the people of God by "teaching" the Word of God (Ephesians 4:11).
minister
The title means "servant" and is the most common title for all those who have been called and ordained to preach the Gospel and administer the sacraments of Christ in the church.
missionary
A minister who is sent out to other lands to preach the Gospel to people who do not believe in Jesus Christ.
deacons
The New Testament name given to those servants of the church who were appointed to tend to the temporal needs of the congregation, so that the ministers of the Word could give themselves fully to the duties of their office preaching and teaching the Gospel, judging doctrine, remitting and retaining sins, and administering sacraments.