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# Educating Congregations: The Future of Christian Education

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    Congregational Resource
  

*by D***N on Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2014*

A great resource for the leadership development of Christian Education programs in the church.  Takes a look at the direction of Christian for the congregation with regard to changing times.

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    Thorough review
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2015*

Thought provoking and thorough in looking at many variables.

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    Educating everyone
  

*by F***K on Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2005*

We used Charles Fosters' book in our Christian education class at my seminary.  At the heart of this book is an extended project of congregational analysis, designed to be done by an individual or by a group to assess the way things are currently done in one's congregation or educational setting, and calling upon the reader to reflect on how things should be based upon real, factual observations of the situation.Foster looks at education in congregations on both a theoretical and a practical format.  His first chapter looks the flaws he has identified in church education - lack of known history (corporate memory), irrelevance of teaching from the Bible (echoes of Barthian critiques here), a shift (Foster's word is 'subversion') from educational goals to pastoral/psychological/therapeutic models, an enshrinement of the status quo, and the lack of cohesive, comprehensive strategy in education.In the American religious history, a transition has taken place whereby it was once true that the majority of congregation members would know the Bible and something of their denominational/communal history from sources outside the church (family, school, etc.), but that this is no longer true.  Foster looks at ways to build greater participation and community in the educational offerings of the church, which must mean more than one hour per week on Sunday mornings.  Building relationships, making meaning from shared stories and texts, and looking past the malaise and despair that takes hold of some congregations (as they become embattled and reactive to events outside the church in the world, and sometimes to events inside the church.Educating Congregations is a book that should be read by everyone in the congregation, not just the pastor or the Sunday school coordinator.  One of the Foster's primary issues, running through the whole text in different ways, is that the education of the congregation is the responsibility of the entire congregation, and each member has a role in this.  Education is not something simply 'done' to the members of the congregation, but rather education should be active engagement between all the people, all bringing their gifts as individuals to fit into a comprehensive vision of community.It is a tall order, but one that is achievable.  Foster's text is very accessible and interesting, complete with academic grounding and full of personal stories and examples that make the principles come alive for the reader.

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