Basics of Christian Education

Karen Tye

Description

Congregations are always struggling with what quality Christian education is and how to build and maintain it. In this concise and easy-to-use guide, Karen Tye offers practical help, addressing the vital areas that need attention when planning for and building a Christian education program. Questions and exercises at the end of each chapter help pastors, Christian educators, seminary students, and laity apply the information to their own unique setting, building on the basics to renew and transform Christian education.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie

Informations

• Publié par: Chalice Press
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2000
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780827202412
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

O F B A S I C S C H R I S T I A N CHRISTIAN E D U C A T I O N

EDUCATION

Tye

KAREN B. TYE

© Copyright 2000 by Karen B. Tye

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Bible quotations, unless otherwise noted, are from theNew Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Those quotations marked RSV are from theRevised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952, [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Educa- tion of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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Library of Congress Cataloging–in–Publication Data Tye, Karen. Basics of Christian education / Karen Tye.  p. cm. ISBN-10: 0-827202-29-6 ISBN-13: 978-0-827202-29-0 1. Christian Education. I. Title. BV1471.2 .T94 2000 268 — dc21 00-008132

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In memory of my mother, Roberta Bartmess Tye, who taught me to love the church; and for my students —past, present, and future— who give me hope for its tomorrow.

C ONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1 C ONCEPT : What Is Christian Education?

Chapter 2 P URPOSE : Why Do We Educate?

Chapter 3 C ONTEXT : Where Do We Educate?

Chapter 4 C ONTENT : What Do We Need to Know?

Chapter 5 P ARTICIPANTS : Whom Do We Educate?

Chapter 6 P ROCESS AND METHOD : How Do We Educate?

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Chapter 7 A SSESSMENT AND EVALUATION : How Are We Doing?

Chapter 8 H INDRANCES : What Stands in Our Way?

Postscript

For Further Reading

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