Introducing Christian Education: Foundations for the Twenty-first Century

Introducing Christian Education: Foundations for the Twenty-first Century

by Baker Publishing Group
Introducing Christian Education: Foundations for the Twenty-first Century

Introducing Christian Education: Foundations for the Twenty-first Century

by Baker Publishing Group

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Overview

Building on the success of his 1992 collection Foundations of Ministry (over 17,000 sold), Michael Anthony offers Introducing Christian Education to fill the need in the C.E. curriculum for an introductory foundations textbook--one that provides an overview and understanding of the broad range of subjects included in C.E.--for college and seminary use.

Thirty-one chapters are offered under the following sections: 1) Foundations of C.E.; 2) Developmental Perspectives of C.E.; 3) Educational Implications of C.E.; 4) Organization, Administration, and Leadership; 5) C.E. Applied to the Family; and 6) Specialized Ministries. Contributors include Robert Pazmiño, Jim Wilhoit, Julie Gorman, Klaus Issler, and Ted Ward.

FROM THE FOREWORD BY LESTER C. BLANK JR.
Introducing Christian Education will become a major resource text for church leaders and Christian education leaders who are professors of Christian education. It will be a valuable resource in my personal library. The desired outcome will be Psalm 78:72: "He cared for them with a true heart and led them with skillful hands."

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781585588367
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 09/01/2001
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 304
Sales rank: 833,549
File size: 5 MB

About the Author

Michael J. Anthony (PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; PhD, Claremont Graduate School) is research professor of Christian education at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, where he taught full-time for twenty-seven years. He currently serves as the chief operations officer and chief finance officer at the Dream Centers of Colorado Springs. He has also served three terms as president of the Society of Professors of Christian Education (SPCE).

Table of Contents

Contributors 7

Foreword 11

Introduction Michael J. Anthony 13

Part 1 Foundations of Christian Education

1 Historical Foundations of Christian Education Kevin E. Lawson 17

2 Philosophical Foundations of Christian Education Warren S. Benson 26

3 Theological Foundations of Christian Education Klaus Issler 35

4 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Christian Education Lillian Breckenridge 45

5 Evangelism and Discipleship Jerry Root 53

Part 2 Developmental Perspectives on Christian Education

6 Life Span Development Ellery Pullman 63

7 Moral Development through Christian Education James Riley Estep Jr. Alvin W. Kuest 73

8 Faith Development Dennis Dirks 83

9 Spiritual Formation: Nurturing Spiritual Vitality Nick Taylor 91

Part 3 Educational Implications of Christian Education

10 Learning Theory for Christian Teachers William "Rick" Yount 101

11 Jesus: The Master Teacher Robert W. Pazmiño 111

12 The Teaching-Learning Process Ted Ward 117

13 The Holy Spirit in the Educational Process Gary Newton 125

14 Learning Styles Marlene LeFever 130

15 Creative Teaching Methods Shelly Cunningham 140

Part 4 Organization, Administration, and Leadership

16 Organizational Models of Christian Education Mark W. Cannister 149

17 Christian Education in the Small Church Mark Edward Simpson 159

18 Recruiting, Training, and Motivating Volunteers Dennis Williams 167

19 Small Groups in the Local Church Julie Gorman 176

20 Legal and Ethical Issues in Ministry Ken Garland 185

Part 5 Christian Education Applied to the Family

21 Family Life Education Judy Ten Elshof 195

22 Childhood Education Michelle Anthony 205

23 Ministry to Youth Dave Rahn 217

24 Adult Ministries James A. Davies 227

25 Generational Perspectives: Ministering to Builders, Boomers, Busters, and Bridgers Wesley Black 237

Part 6 Specialized Ministries

26 Counseling Ministry in the Church Donald W. Welch 247

27 Single Adult Ministries Michael J. Anthony 254

28 The Ministry of Christian Camping Richard Leyda 262

29 Recovery Ministries James E. Gaffney 269

30 Public Education, Christian Schools, and Homeschooling Mary Letterman 276

31 Parachurch Perspectives Jonathan N. Thigpen 283

Index 290

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