The Teaching Church: Moving Christian Education to Center Stage

by Roehlkepartain, Eugene C.

• ISBN13: 9780687410835
• ISBN10: 0687410835
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-05-01
• Publisher: Abingdon Pr

Summary

Eugene Roehlkepartain explores the problems and possibilities uncovered by the Effective Christian Education study conducted by Search Institute. This volume contains worksheets and checklists to be used in evaluating a congregation's educational programs as well as charts and graphs that interpret the data effectively. A faith-maturity index is useful for diagnosing the educational competence of a congregation.

Table of Contents

Foreword: Christian Education at a Crossroads	p. 9
Acknowledgments	p. 15
Introduction: Churches at Risk?	p. 17
Moving Christian Education to Center Stage	p. 23
In Search of Faith Maturity	p. 34
Nurturing Congregational and Denominational Loyalty	p. 50
Promoting Faith Through Congregational Life	p. 57
How Churches Shape Their Educational Ministries	p. 72
Managing an Effective Christian Education Program	p. 86
Leaders Who Make a Difference	p. 99
What Should We Study?	p. 119
How Do We Study?	p. 136
Faith in Action: Educating for Service and Justice	p. 156
Nurturing Faith in Families	p. 167
Where Have All the People Gone?	p. 180
Afterword: Creating a New Future	p. 189
Selected Resources	p. 196
List of Worksheets	p. 200
List of Figures	p. 201
Appendix	p. 203
Notes	p. 211
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