The Contemporary Christian Education Handbook is written in a simplistic easy to read style. It has numerous illustrations and is filled with a multitude of Scripture passages. There are sections on Growing Sunday Schools, Effective Teaching Methods, Job Descriptions, Youth and Christian Education Ministry ideas and much more. It is one of the few books that gives a comprehensive overview of how to build an effective Christian education program in a fast pace world. Innovative ideas are needed in todays Church to enhance Church growth and to develop Christian character. The resources and the ideas shared in Contemporary Christian Education are much needed in a world that has been conditioned to expect innovative ways of achieving the goals and the objectives of the Church. The simple reading style and the wide-ranging of information listed in the book is a product of over thirty years of Christian education ministry serving as a pastor, Christian education director and part-time Seminary instructor. Contemporary Christian Education is truly a labor of love for the Church and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is hoped that those who read this book will be inspired to seek additional spiritual resources to increase their knowledge of Christian education.
Challenging Concepts for Contemporary Christian Education
Contemporary Christian Education
This is an important book!
Seymour and Miller, with four other experts in the field, seek to clarify the agenda, resources, and hopes for Christian education in the twenty-first century.
Schools cannot give the child all the personal attention he needs for his educational development. ... If the child is going to be a good reader, he must read somewhere other than at school. In the early stages, ... Homespun Schools.
The issues that these authors address in this book are some of the most salient in American society. It is imperative that Americans today address these issues and establish an appropriate world view.
Within this wider context or general frame-work (of the liturgical seasons) we situate the Church's beliefs and teachings concerning the celebration of (i) sacraments (ii) feast-days and the saints; and (iii) the Blessed Virgin Mary.
This volume deals with the varied forms of shame reflected in biblical, theological, psychological and anthropological sources.
artistic expression in the medium of painting have provided a visually powerful way to teach the Bible, including Judeo-Christian ethics, morality, theology, spiritual formation, ... The Lion Companion to Christian Art. Oxford: Lion.
Post-baptismal ceremonies prayer for the Holy Spirit anointing of forehead imposition of the hands.55 A comparison ... see E. C. Whitaker, Documents of the Baptismal Liturgy (London: SPCK, 1960; 2nd ed., 1970; paperback ed., 1977), p.