Did Not Our Heart Burn Within Us?: A Confirmation Curriculum for the Episcopal Church

Lundelius, Charles R.: - Charles Lundelius is a Certified Public Accountant, Accredited in Business Valuation and Certified in Financial Forensics by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. In his forty-year professional career as a forensic accountant, he has led investigations of major financial frauds and testified as an expert witness in federal and state courts on numerous ac-counting and financial matters. When asked to teach Confirmation Class at his church for his three children, Charles applied the same investigative approach to development of the course curriculum contained in this manual. He ended up teaching Confirmation Class for over ten years and became a Licensed Catechist. On behalf of Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools, a school system in the Washington, D.C. suburbs with over 120 schools and an annual operating budget in excess of $100 million, the superintendent appointed Charles to various positions on the superintendent's Budget Review Committee over a four-year period. On that committee, Charles worked extensively with school administrators, teachers and principals on many issues relating to teaching methods, teacher education, and classroom support. Charles also served as PTA president and was active in several learning initiatives.