Christian

Education:

An Overview

Education

formalInformal

Formal Education

• Formal School/Training

• Learning Strategies

• Innovations

• Approaches

• Methodologies

• Teachers/Trainors/Facilitators

• Students/Learners/Trainee

• Continuous Improvement in all of the

above

• Curriculum

• The process of learning/training/studying to gain

knowledge/wisdomdevelopment and progress

(physically, emotionally, psychologically, spiritually,

socially) in order to be able to respond accordingly to

various challenges of the changing world inside and

outside us.

Christian

Education

• a person saved through the grace of God and living

his/her life here on earth under Jesus Christ’s Lordship

in all aspects and issues of his or her life where he/she

undergoes growing and maturing in Him.

Education is improving the lives of others and for leaving your

community better than you found it. Marian Wright Edelman

Education

FormalInformal

Christian

Education

• The kind of CE or Christian learning that evolves as

the church and the world evolves.

• The kind of CE that is intentionally conducted/planned.

THE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

IN THE CHURCH

Because…

WHY?

The Goal of Formal

Education in the Church• is to provide intentional learning through training and

nurturing disciples (members) as they face the challenges/issues of the changing world/the church itself and their own selves and develop active participation and improved service in the various ministries created by the church for the benefit not only of the inside but the larger outside community that it can reach as far and wide as possible to which they are called as Christians.

AGAIN, WHY?

From informal gathering of the believers,

Christianity grew. It was

institutionalized. It became an

ORGANIZATION due to its growth in

number and needs where the members

has to be nurtured in order to continue

its existence and develop as Christ

intends it to be.

ORGANIZATION

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Seminaries/Bible Schools, etc.

In order to systematize the learning

process within the organized church for the

improvement of its church works/ministries

The Church as an Organization therefore needs

to manage its Christian Education seriously

1. Administration and Supervision

2. Planning (Developmental Planning and

Management)

3. Recruitment

4. Staffing

5. Coordinating

6. Monitoring

7. Evaluation or Assessment

8. Documentation

The Management of CE

The Scope of CEAll the educational needs of the various organizations within the local church. Where there is an organization, there is the need for growth and advancement and therefore the need for

training or education. Everything that concerns with understanding our faith and materializing it appropriately in every issues and problems existing in our lives, the church

and the world. Every educational training/venues falls under the CE work. It is planned, supervised, monitored and

coordinated through and by the CE Committee and the CE personnel- the assigned CE Worker (CE Director then DM or

Diaconal Minister now).

THE CURRICULUM

The source of Curriculum

The Interpretation of our own Faith (the Statement of Faith and Beliefs) for unity of responses and stand in order to develop a strong conviction according to our faith understanding

Strong conviction or stand is the

consequence of a well-trained mind

and soul

A well-educated/trained Christian in faith is

courageous to speak up and defend his or

her convictions even if he/she is left all alone

because deep in his heart and mind is the

peace of God that passes all understanding.

THE OUTCOME OF A WELL-

SUPERVISED CE

1.Progress and Development

Developmental and spiral in

movement

2. A Planned Appropriate

Educational Provision

LEARN YOUR BIBLE

(tune: Read Your Bible)

Learn your Bible

Pray everyday (3X)

Learn your Bible pray everyday

If you want to grow (3X)

Learn your Bible

Pray everyday and

You’ll GROW, GO, GLOW.

CE as the intentional food provision for the Church

planned the appropriate food nourishment and

therefore provides what is needed to produce a

healthy church.

This or This

3. Productivity in Quantity

and Quality

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Children’s Ministry

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Youth Ministry

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A well-educated/nurtured church in terms of faith lessons (increasing in the knowledge of God) is like a tree that bears fruit in every good work (Colossians 1:10)

Unless the church grow and multiply in its various ministries

inside and outside its four walls, it is not really developing in

CE and in its whole purpose as a church. It is simply or

merely maintaining its existence. In quality and quantity, it

should grow if it is truly well-nurtured in lessons of faith

where participation and leadership are shared equally.