Christian Religious Education : A Book Based Out

Norma Everist in the book, The Church as Learning Community contends that faith communities are disconnected from their parishioners lives during the week and only connect on Sunday, while secular ventures like magazines are in tuned to their everyday endeavors. They ask religious questions and even offer solutions to issues people face. This really resonated with me because I see it happening in my context. Although our congregation meets on Wednesdays as well as Sunday, it is a much smaller subset of the larger body and even though we are together, we don’t strive to inquire how persons are living out what they have learned. I am at a loss as to how this might be facilitated. One way this can be accomplished according to Everist is for

In today’s society it is hard to be a teacher; especially, in a secular school. The students in this setting need Christian teachers more than anything. The children today need to have a teacher that has biblical values and understands just how important it is to live by these values. Before stepping foot into a classroom, a teacher really needs to understand that each child’s worldview will make a difference as to how the teacher leads her instruction and how the students processes the instruction that is given to them. We are there to encourage our students to take a good look at them self and really examine what they believe their worldview is. This being said, we really need to understand what a worldview is, why integrating our worldview into the classroom is so important, what it really means when someone talk about integrating, and how a teacher can begin to develop worldview integrative activities in a secular and Christian school environment.

As Christian disciple makers, we would do well to remember that merely developing a curriculum simply for the purpose of conveying information will not suffice. God created us in His image, and just as Jesus loved us and commanded us to love our God with all our heart, mind and soul (Mark 12:30), those whom we disciple and teach need the engagement of all three aspects of their humanity to fully grasp the depth of God’s Word. The importance of developing Christian education is founded on the teachings of the Bible and as Paul mentions, that the educator may find strength in the Lord in the process (Col. 1:28-29). As Estep writes, “Christian formation is the

When it comes to the education of children, there are numerous fundamental factors, to mention a few: parents, teachers, the student himself, curriculum, methodology, culture, and the Holy Spirit. Students must first take responsibility for their own education and desire to learn. Even though this key educational factor is not a prerequisite for learning, all students must eventually hunger for learning or it will never take root in their lives. Responsible teachers must use responsible materials and methodology in order for purposeful education to have a lasting impact. Teachers must use their divine calling and materials that “are not sugar-coated, censored, vacuous and dry, nor merely politically correct” (Holtrop) to challenge this current generation of students. While secular humanism views children as inherently good, we know that scripture teaches that all mankind to be innately evil, a

Target has a corporate social responsibility plan to show the legacy of giving and service. Rothaermel (2014) explains that Target embraces social programs, such as, promoting minorities and minority women into the supply chain. Target is fostering equality in society; this begins by creating a diverse workforce. Target is engaging the community to strengthen relationships and teach ethical treatment to others (Target, 2016). Rothaermel (2014) discusses corporate citizenship, where an organization philanthropic responsibilities are evident thorough ethical practices and giving back to society. Target encourages their employees to volunteer in local community programs. Target is interested in the community stakeholders and is committed to supporting communities by giving five percent of its profits, which has added up to more than $4 million each week (Target, 2016).

According to Littlejohn and Evans (2006), “The purpose of Christian education is always twofold, we want our students to grow spiritually, intellectually, and socially, and we want them to foster similar growth in society” (p. 18). This sums up the Christian liberal arts philosophy. Therefore, a Christian liberal education should be useful and practical. The goal of every Christian is to be like Christ and to serve others just like Christ did. While a traditional liberal arts scholar serves others out of duty to community, a Christian liberal arts scholar serves out of love for the Lord. So, the Christian liberal arts education should build the human person by fundamentally changing who they are and what they, preparing and equipping them for the good work.

As a Christian educator, it is important to base educational practices on Biblical authority. Christian education should teach students to learn to act like God and to do His work (Graham, 2003). “True education is to develop knowledge of God and His created reality and to use that knowledge in exercising a creative-redemptive dominion over the world . . . “ (Graham, 2003, p. 57). Being a Christian educator, does not mean that organizational structure and curriculum occur in a vacuum. Educational philosophy and structure have been developing for thousands of years and the wise educational administrator should study and understand the history and ideas that impact the educational landscape of today.

In the essay “Religion,” Robert Baird argues against teaching techniques of secular university religion courses. Baird’s repeated use of phrases like “humanistic,” “human culture” and “understanding of man” in the paragraphs following thesection titled “The Secular Study of Religion” all accurately describes the state of secular university religion courses. The first point Baird uses to argue against the methods of teaching, is the humanistic basis of the courses. Braid also argues that secular religious courses have no specific line of attack.

Christian Social Teaching is about helping humanity with political, economic, and social issues and coming up with solutions. This event/movie showed how easy human rights can be taken away and violated. The experiment was supposed to last two weeks and it ended up only lasting six days. Students from Stanford University volunteered to be in this experiment. They were paid fifteen dollars a day and half of them was the prison guards and half of them was the prisoners. When the experiment started, everything was going well. The prisoners knew that the guards could not touch them because of a contract they signed. Things escalated very quickly when the guards started to abuse their power. They started to violated the contract. The prisoners

How does our Christian faith impact the area of differentiated instruction? First we must believe Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me’. When we believe this we can accomplish anything. Every student has a different personality, interest, and learning styles. No one learn the same way. We as future educators have to meet the need of each student. ”Teacher have to believe that all students deserve a chance at success in our classrooms, regardless of student’s backgrounds, learning styles, and or disabilities” (Ackerman). We have to figure out what strategies are best for the student when it comes to learning. Proverbs 22:6 say” Train up a child in the way he should go, and when is old he will not depart from

To begin teaching Biblical Faith a teacher must first understand how as an individual they define what the Bible is to them. It is in this definition that as educators our beliefs and bias are acknowledged. The Bible, for me, is a story of the evolution of God’s relationship with mankind as told in two books. The Old Testament narrated by God’s chosen people, those of the Jewish faith and the New Testament, the story of Jesus as told by his Disciples and followers of His word. It is my belief that the stories told in the Bible are human interpretations of their experiences with God. These interpretations are strongly influenced by the circumstances of the writers emotional, physical,

In the 1700s, education was not known a professional discipline or field of study. Early places in the United States turned to existing power establishments, such as national government and the clergy, to hire educators and make judgments about their teaching. Clergy were considered logical choices for this role because of their extensive education and presumed ability to guide religious instruction in schools (Tracy, 1995, p. 320). The teacher was known to be a servant of the community. Individual supervisors or supervisory committees were charged with monitoring the quality of commands. These supervisors had nearly endless power to establish criteria for effective command and to hire and fire teachers (Burke & Krey, 2005). Because there was

Christian education is an intentional process in developing relationship with God for the purpose of fulfilling the mandate to “go and make disciples of all nations, to “preach and teach” the good news of the gospel of Christ, and to build the Kingdom of God. In developing and incorporating evangelism and discipleship into a current Christian education program I believe that involvement of the entire membership of the congregation should be employed (all age

In this paper I will discuss the Authority of Scripture and how it has a role in the way the Bible is taught in Christian Education. I will discuss and tell what the Bible is. I will discuss different interviews on what other people think the role of the Bible is in the Christian faith and what I believe the role of the Bible is in the Christian faith. I will also discuss how I will teach the Bible in Christian Faith after having listened to others and having completed this class.

Relational associations are typically pointed out between Jesus and God the Father, but often overlooked is the fact that Jesus had brothers. The brothers of Christ, or half-brothers, were used greatly by God and went on to do many great things in His name. One such brother of Jesus was named James, and he became a great leader in the name of Christ.