Ministry Education That Transforms

2018-05-06
Ministry Education That Transforms

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  • Author: Robert W. Ferris
  • Publisher: Langham Publishing
  • ISBN: 1783684232
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 166

God clearly intends that lives of Christians and the life of the church should differ from those of the unredeemed. The Christian and the church should be “salt and light.” Preparing spiritual leaders who have the grace, credibility, and wisdom to effect such change demands more than transmission of knowledge. Equipping for transformative ministry requires a divinely empowered and educationally intentional experience that leads to transformation in the lives of students. Ministry Education that Transforms brings together theological insight and educational research in support of practical methods that align with transformative ends. The authors’ experience with Global Associates for Transformational Education (GATE) workshops, and the impact they have had with this approach to education formation, testifies that this is not a mere call for change, but a tried and tested methodology crucial to theological education.

Youth Ministry That Transforms

2011-05-03
Youth Ministry That Transforms

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  • Author: Merton P. Strommen
  • Publisher: Zondervan
  • ISBN: 0310864909
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 390

A first-of-its-kind study of Protestant youth ministers reveals the hopes, frustrations, and effectiveness of today’s youth workers.Of the 7,000 youth workers assembled in 1996 under Atlanta’s Georgia Dome, a sample of 2,130 full-time youth ministers from dozens of Protestant denominations and parachurch organizations answered a battery of exhaustive, deliberate questions covering:What they liked best about youth ministryWhat particularly pleased them in their work with youthWhat they found most encouraging or discouragingTheir biggest obstacle to an effective youth ministryTheir biggest concern in youth ministryTheir answers revealed a dedicated group of professionals, concerned a out the students in their ministries, but troubled with a variety of perplexing issues. And their answers form the backbone of Youth Ministry That Transforms, a comprehensive analysis of this groundbreaking study (funded by the Lilly Endowment) focusing on the hopes, frustrations, and effectiveness of today’s youth workers.Spearheaded by Merton Strommen--one of America’s most exemplary and influential thinkers and authors in youth and family ministry--the research-writing team is joined by Karen E. Jones and Dave Rahn of Huntington (Indiana) College’s Link Institute for Faithful and Effective Youth Ministry, and acknowledged leader in the task of undergirding youth ministry with a research base. These three deliver thorough analysis and sound interpretation regarding the state of youth ministry at the dawn of the 21st century.Youth Ministry That Transforms belongs on the desks and in the classrooms of all who are concerned with this developing profession, including denominational and parachurch leadership, professors, youth ministry students, and thoughtful youth workers themselves. It is also an insightful resource for any who want to understand youth ministers and their profession: senior pastors, executive pastors, and other individuals and committees charged with hiring and supervising youth workers.

Formation for Transformation

2022
Formation for Transformation

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  • Author: Edith Vilamajó Sanchis
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9781914454257
  • Category : Church work
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

The purpose of this book is to present various important pedagogical approaches that the Church usually does not take into account and that will help us collaborate with the Holy Spirit in a believer's process of transformation. Each chapter includes practical exercises, which will help us analyse and renew our teaching ministry. Another aim of this book is to encourage teachers, so that we ourselves develop a transformative relationship with God, which will undoubtedly have an impact on the people we serve.

Creative Bible Teaching

1973
Creative Bible Teaching

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  • Author: Larry Richards
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Bible
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

Though most conservative evangelicals hold to the belief that the Bible is the Word of God in propositional form, Mr. Richards regretfully observes that this conviction "has not preserved us from communicating Bible truths inadequately and, at times, wrongly. It is with the sole desire," he continues, "that God's life-changing truth might be taught in a life-changing way that I submit this book." Creative Bible Teaching presents the Christian educator with insights into the theory and practice of Bible teaching. It also strives to give the lay teacher practical ways to improve and update his teaching. Mr. Richards reaches both of these groups in three separate, yet integrated, sections. Creative Bible Teaching is a comprehensive encyclopedia to the basis, approach, and methods of Bible teaching -- Bible teaching that will communicate God's Word in a contemporary, relevant manner. - Jacket flap.

Transforming Ministry Formation

2021
Transforming Ministry Formation

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  • Author: Hahnenberg, Edward P.
  • Publisher: Paulist Press
  • ISBN: 158768909X
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 316

A theological and practical exploration of ministry formation in the church today.

Teaching that Transforms

2010-05-01
Teaching that Transforms

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  • Author: Richard R. Melick, Jr.
  • Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
  • ISBN: 1433671557
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 352

Teaching that Transforms aims to improve the ways in which the Bible is taught to adult learners. As grownups today leave the church in droves, academic professors Richard and Shera Melick recognize that it is in part because many who teach adults have little or no exposure to the distinctive characteristics of adult learners, rendering their lessons ineffective. Affirming the traditional authority of God’s Word while considering the need to make it relevant to every generation in its cultural and educational context, the authors set out to present an easily understood method for teaching the Bible among adults which they describe as “transformactional.” Indeed, the Bible is taught in order to transform a person’s life. And the next great result of that transformation is putting a stronger faith into action.

Invitation to Educational Ministry

2018-09-25
Invitation to Educational Ministry

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  • Author: George Hillman
  • Publisher: Kregel Publications
  • ISBN: 0825477786
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 528

Because teaching is at the heart of Christian ministry, the editors of Invitation to Educational Ministry have assembled a team of seasoned experts to present a comprehensive plan of Christian education. This volume will help church staff, parachurch leaders, and small-group teachers become more effective, influential, and creative. After laying a biblical and practical foundation for Christian education, the contributors provide specific guidance on teaching a variety of individuals and groups, including children, adults, singles, seniors, and non-Christians. The final section shares valuable insights on leading small groups, teaching innovatively, and overseeing a healthy educational ministry, among other topics. Each chapter is designed to equip educators with the most relevant information, and includes many useful features: • Real-life case studies • Scriptural support • Explanations of key terms and concepts • Practical suggestions • Resources for additional study • Sidebars illustrating best principles and practices

Discipleship that Transforms

2014
Discipleship that Transforms

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  • Author: John H. Aukerman
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9781593176822
  • Category : Christian education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

The Theological Turn in Youth Ministry

2011-09-12
The Theological Turn in Youth Ministry

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  • Author: Andrew Root
  • Publisher: InterVarsity Press
  • ISBN: 0830869344
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 273

Christianity Today Book Award of Merit winner What haunts your youth group? So often we avoid talking about doubts and fears because we feel inadequately equipped to address them in any meaningful way. The crisis of existence can't be answered with pat Sunday school formulas or a few Bible verses, let alone another relay race. The questions our youth have are often the same ones that perplexed the great theologians, driving them to search for God in the places God didn't appear to be--places of brokenness, suffering and confusion. What if we let these questions drive our search for God too? Andrew Root and Kenda Creasy Dean invite you to envision youth ministries full of practical theologians, addressing the deep questions of life with a wonderfully adolescent mix of idealism, cynicism and prophetic intolerance for hypocrisy. Follow them into reflection on your own practice of theology, and learn how to share that theology through rich, compassionate conversation and purposeful experience.

Youth Ministry as Peace Education

2021-07-13
Youth Ministry as Peace Education

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  • Author: Elizabeth W. Corrie
  • Publisher: Fortress Press
  • ISBN: 1506469477
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 216

Young people can be peacebuilders--citizens who address the root causes of hatred and abuse of power to build more just and peaceful communities. Indeed, young people are already leading movements to change policy and culture--most prominently, the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the Climate Strikers, and the originators of the Standing Rock protests and Black Lives Matter movement. Yet churches are notably absent among those who support and mentor such leaders. Drawing on the deep wisdom of Christian tradition and practice and the latest insights in educating for peace and civic engagement, Youth Ministry as Peace Education offers clergy, students, and practitioners a new approach to youth ministry--a way to equip young people to transform violence and oppression as part of their Christian vocation. In this theologically robust and pedagogically innovative and tested resource, Elizabeth W. Corrie takes seriously the capacity of young people and shows how to integrate new tools and insights into the typical facets of congregational youth ministry: building community, learning theology, reading scripture, going on mission and service trips, engaging in worship and prayer. The final chapter suggests an additional facet of congregational youth ministry needed for young people to overcome silence and transform violence: preparing and planning for engaging the world nonviolently. Youth are not the future; they are the present. Youth are not meant to accept injustice and violence passively. Like all of us, they are meant to work actively to establish God's shalom--peace, justice, and well-being--on earth as it is in heaven.