Christian Education: Seeking to Become Like Jesus ChristZondervan, 1988 - 340 pages This is a book that relentlessly pursues defining the goals of Christian education and then offers a plan in keeping with those goals. So many books in the field assume the goals and simply describe the methods. Not so Larry Richards. His biblical and theological analysis conveys an excitement that makes Christian education a mission, not just a responsibility. And still his approach is eminently practical, insightful, and motivational. |
Contents
theological considerations A understandings of the church | 7 |
what the church is | 11 |
what the church does | 20 |
how the church edifies | 30 |
the churchs family relationship | 40 |
the church evangelizing | 51 |
B implications for Christian education 6 a wholeperson focus | 60 |
a discipling purpose | 70 |
present approaches | 165 |
guidelines and limitations | 177 |
home as a nurture center | 190 |
an alternative system | 206 |
the nature of ministry | 228 |
conditions facilitating ministry | 240 |
one to one | 250 |
the small group | 262 |
a modeling method | 80 |
an interpersonal dimension | 106 |
an overflowing outcome | 117 |
implementing Christian education in the local church A building the body | 127 |
the servant leader | 129 |
the pastor in pulpit and in person | 138 |
the lay leadership team | 149 |
implications for seminary training | 158 |
body life | 276 |
worship | 284 |
the preached Word | 293 |
restatement a summary | 307 |
critical issues in Christian education | 309 |
design elements in Christian education | 316 |
the supernatural in Christian education | 323 |
Common terms and phrases
adult education affirm approach attitudes behavior believer-priests believers biblical Body cation cerned chapter child Christ Christian education church classroom cognitive Colossians concepts concern congregation critical culture curriculum designed discipling discussion questions thought-provokers ecclesiology educa educational strategies encourage evangelism experience explored expressed faith faith-as-life feelings focus forgiveness formal function goal God's grow growth hidden curriculum histories discussion questions Holy Spirit important in-church individual interaction interpersonal interpersonal relationships involved Jean Piaget Jesus kind Kohlberg leaders leadership learner learning LIFE'S lives meaning meeting Michigan State University minister ministry moral nature nonformal nurture parents pastor perceptions person Piaget prayer preaching PROBE case histories questions thought-provokers resources reality relational relationship response revealed role Scripture setting sharing significant small group social speaks spiritual gifts structure student Sunday school T-Group teacher teaching theological theory tion transformation truth understanding Word worship