Introduction to Christian

Education
EDUC310
Review of Week 4: (Mr. Nathan McFarlands Class)
1. A worldview is a set of basic assumptions that help you
and I make sense of reality, or a particular discipline.
2. Most teachers make two crucial errors:
a. They teach the way they enjoyed learning.
b. They assess the way that they enjoyed being
assessed.
3. Theory of Multiple Intelligences: Students learn
differently - and they may not learn like you!
Objective:
By the end of this class, I will be able to
delineate 3 basic roles of education in the
church.
...knowing that there is so much more to the
story!
Objective:
By the end of this class, I will be able to explain
various ways to ask questions in order to elicit
high quality responses from my students.
...and Ill be reminded that Ill need to seek God
for wisdom from above in every teaching
environment!
Realms of Education in the Church:
Educating Children:
Realms of Education in the Church:
Educating Children:
And these words, which I
command thee this day, shall be
in thine heart: And thou shalt
teach them diligently unto thy
children, and shalt talk of them
when thou sittest in thine house,
and when thou walkest by the
way, and when thou liest down,
and when thou risest up.

Deuteronomy 6:6-7 KJV
Source: Richards, L. (1976). A theology of Christian education (2nd ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Pub. House.
Important!
Judges 5:7 Deborah a mother in
Israel
1 Timothy 1:5 When I call to
remembrance the unfeigned faith that is
in thee, which dwelt first in thy
grandmother Lois, and thy mother
Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee
also.
Realms of Education in the Church:
Educating Children:
And these words, which I
command thee this day, shall be
in thine heart: And thou shalt
teach them diligently unto thy
children, and shalt talk of them
when thou sittest in thine house,
and when thou walkest by the
way, and when thou liest down,
and when thou risest up.

Deuteronomy 6:6-7 KJV
Source: Richards, L. (1976). A theology of Christian education (2nd ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Pub. House.
Image: Reid, D., & George Fox University. (n.d.). Israel and Jordan: A Photo Essay | George Fox University. Retrieved from http:
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Realms of Education in the Church:
Educating Children:
Deut. 6:7 talk = dabar (Heb.)
to speak, say
to put words in order
lead or guide (flocks)
these words Deut 6:6
It is Gods design and desire that
parents talk to their children
about Gods Word
Image: Nash Papyrus: Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archology, Volume 25 (January-December 1903), p. 56
Hebrew: http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/Lexicon/Lexicon.cfm?strongs=H1696&t=KJV
Realms of Education in the Church:
Educating Children: It is a family responsibility
Deut. 4:9-10 KJV
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently,
lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen,
and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life:
but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;
[Specially] the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy
God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me
the people together, and I will make them hear my words,
that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall
live upon the earth, and [that] they may teach their
children.
Realms of Education in the Church:
Building the Body: Church Life
Source: Richards, L. (1976). A theology of Christian education (2nd ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Pub. House.
Realms of Education in the Church:
Building the Body: Church Life
Source: Richards, L. (1976). A theology of Christian education (2nd ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Pub. House.
1Peter 2:1-5 KJV
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and
hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word,
that ye may grow thereby:
If so be ye have tasted that the Lord [is] gracious.
To whom coming, [as unto] a living stone, disallowed
indeed of men, but chosen of God, [and] precious,
Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house,
an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices,
acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
Realms of Education in the Church:
Educating Adults:
Source: Richards, L. (1976). A theology of Christian education (2nd ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Pub. House.
Realms of Education in the Church:
Educating Adults:
1. Adults model for one another the realities
Scripture portrays
2. Adults talk about the Bible terms portraying the
reality they live.
3. Adults come to see and know one another as
persons like them (identification)
4. Adults come to care for one another deeply
5. Adults come to share in one anothers lives (so
that the real life setting of faiths meaning is
perceived).
Source: Richards, L. (1976). A theology of Christian education (2nd ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Pub. House.
Realms of Education in the Church:
Educating Adults:
1. Adults model for one another the realities
Scripture portrays
2. Adults talk about the Bible terms portraying the
reality they live.
3. Adults come to see and know one another as
persons like them (identification)
4. Adults come to care for one another deeply
5. Adults come to share in one anothers lives (so
that the real life setting of faiths meaning is
perceived).
Source: Richards, L. (1976). A theology of Christian education (2nd ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Pub. House.
Heb. 13:7 Model, example
Deut. 11:18, Prov. 6:21,
Spiritual vocabulary
Neh. 4:6 we
Col. 2:2
knit together
Acts 4:32 one heart, Eph. 4:16
Realms of Education in the Church:
Children
Adults
Church
Realms of Education in the Church:
Children
Adults
Church
1. Church services
2. Bible studies
3. Bible College!
4. Seven Footsteps
5. One-on-One investment
6. Friendship
7. Parenting classes
8. Outreach involvement
9. Counseling
10. Reading materials
11. Peer mentoring
12. Conferences / Events
13. In-reach
14. Service in community
15. Personal accountability
Realms of Education in the Church:
Children
Adults
Church
1. Parenting!
2. Parenting!
3. Parenting!
4. Parenting!
5. Parenting!
6. Sunday School
7. Youth Ministry
8. Christian Schools
9. Friendship!
10. Mentoring
11. Camps / Events
12. Music as a Ministry
13. Quality Literature
14. Outreach in Schools
15. Adoption / Foster Care
Realms of Education in the Church:
Children
Adults
Church
Ephesians 4:11-12 KJV And he gave some, apostles; and
some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some,
pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for
the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of
Christ:
Pastor:
Poimen
shepherd
Teacher:
didaskalos
one who teaches
concerning the
things of God, and
the duties of man
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/Lexicon/Lexicon.cfm?strongs=G1320&t=KJV
Questions Are Not Created Equal
Wildens, J. (n.d.). Landscape with Christ and His disciples on the road to Emmaus [Painting]. Retrieved from http://upload.wikimedia.
org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Jan_Wildens_Landscape_with_Christ_and_his_Disciples_on_the_Road_to_Emmaus.jpg
Questions Are Not Created Equal
And he said unto them, What manner of communications [are]
these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?
And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering
said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast
not known the things which are come to pass there in these
days?
Luke 24:17-18 KJV
Image: Wildens, J. (n.d.). Landscape with Christ and His disciples on the road to Emmaus
[Painting]. Retrieved from http://upload.wikimedia.
org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Jan_Wildens_Landscape_with_Christ_and_his_Disciples_on_
the_Road_to_Emmaus.jpg
Questions Are Not Created Equal
And Jesus went out, and his disciples,
into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and
by the way he asked his disciples,
saying unto them,
Whom do men say that I am?
Mark 8:27 KJV
Map: Calvin College. (n.d.). Map of Israel in the Time of Christ [Map].
Retrieved from http://www.ccel.org/bible/phillips/CNM04-Jesus-Year3.gif
Questions Are Not Created Equal
Jesus transitioned from the general to the personal approach:
He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the
Son of the living God.
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon
Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed [it] unto thee, but
my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 16:15-17 KJV
Questions Are Not Created Equal
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
saying,
"What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?"
They said to Him, "[The Son] of David."
He said to them, "How then does David in the Spirit call Him
'Lord,' saying: 'The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand,
Till I make Your enemies Your footstool" ' ? "If David then calls
Him 'Lord,' how is He his Son?"
And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor from that day on
did anyone dare question Him anymore.
[Mat 22:41-46 NKJV] 41
Question Modalities:
Question Modalities:
Whenever we assess learning, lets consider:
1. How we frame questions
2. Why we are asking the question
3. A scale of values for our questions
a. Some are worth little and should be counted so
b. Some are worth much and should be valued so
4. Who we are posing the question to
a. Is it age-appropriate?
b. Has the student encountered this material?
c. Will they need to know this material later?
5. If / how we will score the questions response
6. Will the answer provide evidence of learning?
Case Study
Johnson, L. (2005). Teaching Outside the Box: How to Grab Your Students by Their Brains. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Photo : UC Davis College of Engineering. (n.d.). Student Raising Hand [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/ucdaviscoe/6303100423/
Case Study
Johnson, L. (2005). Teaching Outside the Box: How to Grab Your Students by Their Brains. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Case Study
Johnson, L. (2005). Teaching Outside the Box: How to Grab Your Students by Their Brains. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Case Study
Johnson, L. (2005). Teaching Outside the Box: How to Grab Your Students by Their Brains. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Next
Week
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Parting shot...
Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore]
get wisdom: and with all thy getting get
understanding.
Proverbs 4:7 KJV
Parting shot...
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of
God, who gives to all liberally and without
reproach, and it will be given to him.
James 1:5 NKJV