Teaching for Spiritual Growth deals with two important questions: 1) What does it mean to be spiritually mature ? and 2) What can the church do to help people grow spiritually? These questions are explored from the perspectives of theology, developmental psychology, and educational learning theory. The book integrates the three perspectives into a unified view of the teaching-learning process based on a biblical view of persons: 1. Theology: the divine side of spiritual growth. What does the nature of God tell us about teaching spiritual maturity? 2. Psychology: how God has designed people to grow. How does human development affect the process of achieving spiritual maturity? 3. Education: the learning process that produces spiritual growth. What is the process people go through to achieve spiritual maturity? The goal is to help readers develop a philosophy of Christian education that will be applicable to a variety of ministry contexts.
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Teaching for Spiritual Growth deals with two important questions: 1) What does it mean to be spiritually mature ? and 2) What can the church do to help people grow spiritually? These questions are explored from the perspectives of theology, developmental psychology, and educational learning theory. The book integrates the three perspectives into a unified view of the teaching-learning process based on a biblical view of persons: 1. Theology: the divine side of spiritual growth. What does the nature of God tell us about teaching spiritual maturity? 2. Psychology: how God has designed people to grow. How does human development affect the process of achieving spiritual maturity? 3. Education: the learning process that produces spiritual growth. What is the process people go through to achieve spiritual maturity? The goal is to help readers develop a philosophy of Christian education that will be applicable to a variety of ministry contexts.
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Perry G. Downs (PhD, New York University) is professor of Christian education at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.
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Perry G. Downs (PhD, New York University) is professor of Christian education at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.
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This resource show how churches they can help people achieve spiritual growth. He sets forth theological perspective of Christian education. This resource includes such topic as cognitive moral, and faith development. I highly recommend it.
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I had to buy this book for a class and it is excellent. I would recommend this for any Christian but especially for those who are involved in teaching; Sunday School, Public School, Preaching, Small Group, or anything similar.
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Educational ministries require a great deal of energy and consume a large proportion of the resources of the church. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Educational ministries require a great deal of energy and consume a large proportion of the resources of the church. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
teaching for spiritual growth, nonformal learning, expository teaching, educational ministry, preoperational child, concrete operations stage, moral relativity, educational ministries, socialization model Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Old Testament, Grand Rapids, Word of God, Holy Spirit, New Testament, Lawrence Kohlberg, United States, Jesus Christ, Jean Piaget, Son of God, Spirit of God, James Fowler, Richard Baxter, San Francisco, Ted Ward, Horace Bushnell, Christ Jesus, Erik Erikson, Immanuel Kant, John Calvin, Karl Barth, Margaret Mahler, Moody Press, The Gospel According New!
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- Christian Education by Lawrence O. Richards on 5 pages
- Christian Nurture by Horace Bushnell on 5 pages
- Moral Development by Kohlberg on 4 pages
- A Theology of Christian Education by Lawrence O. Richards on page 56, page 93, and page 167
- Where Faith Begins by Carl Ellis Nelson on page 159, and page 167
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- Spirit-filled Teaching The Power Of The Holy Spirit In Your Ministry by Roy B. Zuck in Back Matter
- Christian Education Handbook by Bruce P. Powers in Back Matter
- Shaping the Spiritual Life of Students: A Guide for Youth Workers, Pastors, Teachers & Campus Ministers by Richard R. Dunn in Back Matter
- Reaching a Generation for Christ: A Comprehensive Guide to Youth Ministry by Mark Senter on page 68
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