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This accessible introduction to the broad scope of Christian education focuses on its practice in the local church. Two leading experts argue that Christian education encompasses all of the intentional practices of the local church, including worship, mission, sacraments, and teaching. They explore Christian education not only as a field of study but as a vital congregational ministry, showing how congregations can engage in discipleship and formation for spiritual growth. The book features exercises and other pedagogical devices and includes reflection questions and suggestions for further reading.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	18 juillet 2017
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781493411139
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	4 Mo

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Title Page
Copyright Page
© 2017 by Mark A. Maddix and James Riley Estep Jr.
Published by Baker Academic
a division of Baker Publishing Group
PO Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287
www.bakeracademic.com
Ebook edition created 2017
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
ISBN 978-1-4934-1113-9
Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2011
Endorsements
“This short volume is a practical introduction to the theory and practice of Christian education ministry. Maddix and Estep provide an overview of critical aspects of educational ministry that promote spiritual vitality, growth, and maturity, with ideas for how this can be carried out in a variety of ministry settings. This one-volume introduction will be useful in introductory courses, providing a taste of important issues and approaches in educational ministry, and it includes helpful questions for reflection or group discussion.”
— Kevin E. Lawson , Talbot School of Theology, Biola University; editor of the Christian Education Journal
“Christian education is a disappearing label in ministry preparation, but through this timely book we are reminded that Christian education is neither obsolete nor optional, regardless of cultural trends. Whatever names or titles we use to describe the work of spiritual formation in our churches, whether the curriculum is planned, structured, hidden, or null, it is all Christian education. Practicing Christian Education discusses the biblical, historical, and theological foundations and nature of what is to be taught in and through the church. I am most enthusiastic about the compelling case that Maddix and Estep make for the integration of faith and education, of faith and the social sciences, and of faith and culture. This book has reignited my zeal for ministry preparation that has a curricular core of Christian education.”
— Karen E. Jones , Veritas Theology Institute, Huntington University
“This book provides a comprehensive overview of the most common concepts and theories shaping the practice of Christian education in North America over the past three decades. Written at an introductory level, this book contains the foundational knowledge that will benefit every undergraduate coming to seminary and every layperson who has ever prepared a teaching segment. Readers will find the numerous summative charts especially useful.”
— Chris Kiesling , Asbury Theological Seminary
“Maddix and Estep provide a down-to-earth introduction to Christian education, providing core values, biblical principles, and historical and theological insight, as well as offering strategies for forming and educating persons in and through local congregations. The book addresses the full range of teaching (formal and nonformal) while orienting the reader to a number of social science insights and educational principles. Written for those first exploring educational ministry, the book introduces the reader to key terminology and insights through very accessible chapters. A great addition for anyone wanting to know more about the practice and process of Christian education.”
— Dean G. Blevins , Nazarene Theological Seminary
“My gentle Wesleyan brothers have sounded the educational trumpet once again by reminding every church leader, ‘Your congregation is a learning organization.’ Shout it from the housetops! Their unifying perspective untangles us from worship wars and avoids the temptation of ministry silos. Their synthesis of educational history and the social sciences’ contribution to learning theory will serve well those entering church ministry. When I send students looking for a one-sentence philosophy of church education, I hope they find, ‘Ministry was meant to be shared by the many, not hoarded by the few.’”
— Michael Lawson , Dallas Theological Seminary
“Maddix and Estep give us a carefully crafted text that hits just the right chords for teachers, pastors, and Christians called upon to disciple others. It concentrates on the important things, yet it avoids overdosing the beginner. You will be shocked at the amount of good stuff these pages contain! Most importantly, Practicing Christian Education delivers as advertised, introducing the reader to the leading theories and best practices of this crucial ministry.”
— Mark H. Heinemann , Dallas Theological Seminary
Contents
Cover i
Title Page ii
Copyright Page iii
Endorsements iv
List of Illustrations and Tables vii
1. The Value of Christian Education 1
2. Biblical Principles for Practicing Christian Education 7
3. Theology for Practicing Christian Education 15
4. The History of Practicing Christian Education 26
5. Education as Christian 37
6. Christian Education as Ministry 46
7. Learning to Be a Christian 53
8. Scripture as Formation 62
9. Congregational Education and Formation 70
10. Christian Formation 81
11. Developmental Theory 91
12. Life Span Development 103
13. Christian Education and Church Health 114
14. Teaching for Discipleship 124
15. Leading and Administrating Christian Education 141
16. A Path toward Spiritual Maturity: Curriculum 153
17. Equipping for Service 163
Notes 171
Scripture Index 177
Subject Index 181
Back Cover 184
Illustrations and Tables
Table 1.1 Spectrum of Education 3
Figure 1.1 Educational Contexts and Learning 4
Table 4.1 Precursors to Christian Education 28
Table 4.2 Rise of Christian Education 30
Figure 5.1 God’s Two Revelations 40
Figure 5.2 Student Integrative Endeavor 42
Figure 5.3 Badley’s Faith/Learning Integration Model 43
Figure 5.4 Christian Education as Integration 44
Figure 7.1 Taxonomies of Learning 59
Figure 10.1 Paul’s Phases of Christian Formation 83
Figure 10.2 Ward Triangle Model of Christian Spirituality 84
Figure 10.3 Formative Ecologies 87
Table 10.1 Bakke’s Chart on Formative Relationships 88
Figure 11.1 Piaget’s Cognitive Stages 93
Table 11.1 Kohlberg’s Moral Development Theory 94
Table 11.2 Fowler’s Stages of Faith Development 95
Figure 11.2 Five Aspects of the Human Person 97
Figure 11.3 Behaviorism 99
Figure 11.4 Psychoanalysis or Depth Psychology 99
Figure 11.5 Humanistic or Integrated Psychology 100
Table 12.1 Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages of Development 107
Table 12.2 Levinson’s Stages of Adult Development 111
Figure 13.1 The Body Paradigm 115
Figure 13.2 Quantitative Triangle 116
Figure 13.3 Qualitative Triangle 117
Figure 13.4 Balanced Triangle 118
Table 14.1 Comparison of Pedagogical and Andragogical Approaches 128
Figure 14.1 Kolb’s Experiential Learning Model 130
Figure 14.2 Kolb’s Learning Styles 131
Table 14.2 Characteristics of the Four Learning Types 132
Table 14.3 Traits of Modalities of Learning 132
Figure 14.3 Donald Joy’s X Diagram 134
Figure 15.1 The Conflict Cycle (Stages) 146
Figure 16.1 Three Curricula 154
Figure 16.2 Purpose, Objectives, Goals, and Aims 156
1 The Value of Christian Education
C. S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity speaks to the value of Christian education. In fact, it speaks to the absolute necessity of education in the Christian faith. He speaks of approaching the complexities of modern life with “boys’ philosophies” and a “child’s religion.” Embracing a simple faith works for a while, but when we’re faced with the complexities of adult life, the basic, underdeveloped, rudimentary teachings of childhood don’t seem to adequately respond to life’s reality. Lewis further observes, “Very often, however, this silly procedure is adopted by people who are not silly, but who, consciously or unconsciously, want to destroy Christianity. Such people put up a version of Christianity suitable for a child of six and make that the object of their attack.” In other words, Christian doctrine is complex and some are unwilling to study and embrace its complexities. 1 Sound familiar?
Decades later, John G. Stackhouse echoed the same concern in his Evangelical Landscapes , wherein he stresses the importance of Christians knowing and living their faith. He observes, “Evangelicals used to be accused of being ‘biblicistic’ and even ‘bibliolatrous’ as they reflexively referred any problem of life to a Bible text. That accusation can rarely be leveled anymore, and it is not necessarily because evangelicals have become more theologically sophisticated. Many instead have become just as ignorant of the Bible as anyone else.” 2 However, he later comments,
This is the work of theology, and it is work every Christian must do: learning what God has said and learning how to say it for oneself in one’s Christian community. The ignorance of the general public about the fundamentals of the Christian faith is regrettable. The ignorance of churchgoing Christians about the fundamentals of the Christian faith, however, is scandalous. Christians are somehow expected to think and feel and live in a distinctive way, as followers of Jesus, without being provided the basic vocabulary, grammar, and concepts of the Christian religion. 3
How can someone have a genuine walk with Christ—be a Christ ian—if they do not know the faith, value the faith, and know how to practice the faith? They cannot! Stackhouse cautions us against trying to be a Christian in the absence of knowing Scripture, while C. S. Lewis calls us to be continuing students of Scripture, not settling for a faith suited only for a child. Christian education is the church’s response to the need for a growing, vibrant, practical faith. It is like electricity. No one