Introduction / James Riley Estep, Jr -- Wherever you go, there you are : the need for educational maps in the church / James Riley Estep, Jr -- Orienting to true North : biblical perspectives on curriculum / Roger White -- Navigating with a compass : theological perspectives on curriculum / James Riley Estep, Jr -- Learning from archival maps : historical perspectives on curriculum / Roger White -- Following topographical details : learning theory and curriculum / Karen Lynn Estep -- Analyzing trailheads : curriculum theorizing / Roger White -- Surveying the local terrain : curriculum development / Karen Lynn Estep -- Identifying locations and destinations : purposes, goals, and objectives / Roger White -- Charting the course : curriculum design / Karen Lynn Estep -- Checking the legend and assessing the journey : curriculum evaluation / Karen Lynn Estep, James Riley Estep, Jr -- Supervising tour group itineraries : administering curriculum / James Riley Estep, Jr -- Curriculum and children's minsitry / Holly Allen -- An Afghan church and an emerging youth ministry curriculum / Mark H. Senter III -- All grown up or not : shaping adult education curriculum in the church / Michael S. Wilder -- Family life curriculum / Timothy Paul Jones -- Purchasing ready-to-use curriculum / Bret Robbe.
Summary:
This new book from top Christian education professionals integrates biblical foundations, educational theory, and practical insights into a new curriculum formation approach for the local church. Uniquely identifying curriculum as a means of ministry through the metaphor of mapmaking, it shows how believers are lost along the spiritual journey without a study plan, having no clear destination or reliable path to follow toward maturity. Detailing the theological, educational, and pastoral dimensions that make a curriculum Christian, the text is arranged into four sections: (1) rationale for curriculum, (2) curricular foundations, (3) curricular theory, and (4) the practice of curriculum.
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