Donald L. Griggs and Judy M. Walther, Christian Education in the Small Church (Small Church in Action Series). Judson Press, 2000.
Referenced in: Small Church Leadership
LifeandLeadership.com Summary
This is a contribution to Judson’s Small Church in Action Series. Consult the resource guide on Small Churches which includes several other volumes in the series. The Resource Guide also includes other helpful volumes by Judson that are separate from the series:
From the Publisher
Based on the premise that Christian education is more than Sunday church school, the authors encourage a holistic perspective of education encompassing all age groups and all activities of the church. Beginning with a strategy for tailoring programs to community needs, they explore:
- Roles of pastors and leaders in planning and implementing education
- Equipping and nurturing leaders
- Establishing criteria for selecting resources
- Steps for adapting printed curricula to your needs
- Designing your own curriculum
- Creative use of space in single or multi-room buildings
- Basic equipment for tight budgets
- Plus much more!
Of special interest to pastors are imaginative ideas for building relationships between education and worship. This book is a valuable treasury of success-proven plans for achieving quality education with limited resources.
Editorial Reviews
“For too long, small churches have tended to believe that they could not do significant Christian education. That belief must be challenged if we are to engage in the business of teaching in our small churches. Griggs and Walther have put together a resource that will help us take the teaching ministry seriously.” – Maynard Hatch, Five Stones
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