Table Of ContentPart 1: The Definitive Nature of Christian Education 1. What Christian Education Is - Kenneth D. Gangel 2. Establishing Biblical Foundations - Edward L. Hayes 3. Reviewing Historical Foundations - Wayne A. Widder 4. Developing a Philosophy - James C. Wilhoit 5. Trends: Waves of the Future - Wesley R. Willis Part 2: The Teaching-Learning Process in Christian Education 6. Christ the Master Teacher - Warren S. Benson 7. Teaching for Learning - Lynn Gannett 8. The Holy Spirit in Education - C. Fred Dickason 9. The Teacher: Facilitator for Change - Dennis H. Dirks 10. Biblical Feeding for Leading - Irving L. Jensen 11. Planning for Teaching and Learning - Larry Richards with Lin Johnson 12. Managing the Classroom Experience - Michael S. Lawson 13. Teaching and Learning Strategies - Robert J. Choun, Jr. 14. Instructional Media and Learning - C. Keith Mee Part 3: The Ministry Is to People 15. Infants and Preschoolers - Valerie A. Wilson 16. Elementary-Age Children - Robert E. Clark 17. Junior and Senior Highers - Pamela T. and Stanton D. Campbell 18. Adults: An Introduction - Perry G. Downs 19. Young, Middle, and Senior Adults - Brian C. Richardson, Stanley S. Olsen, and Allyn K. Sloat 20. Single Adults: One Is a Whole Number - Carolyn A. Koons 21. Exceptional Persons - Julie A. Hight 22. Understanding Learning Styles - Marlene le Fever 23.World Christian Education - James E. Plueddemann 24. Ministering to Major Cultural Groups - Colleen Birchett, Marta Alvarado, and Johng Ook Lee Part 4: The Church's Strategies for Christian Education 25. The Church's Educational Ministry - Doris A. Freese with J. Omar Brubaker 26. The Pastor's Educational Ministry - Donald M. Geiger 27. Professional Church Leadership - Ray Syrstad 28. The Board of Christian Education - Dennis E. Williams 29. Evaluation and Long-Range Planning - Harold J. Westing 30. Principles of Leadership Recruitment - Mark H. Senter III 31. Equipping the Educational Staff - Richard Patterson 32. Understanding and Using Curriculum - Lin Johnson 33. Dynamics of Small Group Ministries - Julie Gorman 34. Utilizing Computer Support - Lowell Brown and Wesley Haystead 35. Facilities and Equipment for Education - Lowell Brown and Wesley Haystead Part 5: The Church's Allies for Christian Education 36. Biblical Perspective for the Family - James R. Slaughter 37. Building Healthy Families - Wayne Rickerson 38. Spiritual Formation in the Home - Craig Williford 39. Public, Christian, and Home Schooling - Cliff Schimmels 40. Parachurch Educational Organizations - Robert A. Barron
SynopsisWhether in the home, in the church, or in a Christian school, the challenge of contemporary Christian educators is to meet the academic needs of students while remaining unswerving in adherence to biblical principles. Christian Education: Foundations for the Future introduces you to the basics of a healthy Christian education program, then takes you beyond, showing you how to develop a fresh, innovative Christian education program that will revitalize your church, home, or school., More than forty respected Christian educators show how to develop a fresh, innovative Christian education program that will revitalize your church, home, or school., Whether in the home or in the church or in a Christian school, the challenge of contemporary Christian educators is to meet the academic needs of students while remaining unswerving in adherence to biblical principles.Christian Education: Foundations for the Future introduces you to the basics of a healthy Christian education program, then takes you beyond, showing you how to develop a fresh, innovative Christian education program that will revitalize your church, home, or school.