This book provides pastors, professional teachers, students of religious education or Christian education, theological students and Sunday school teachers with

Christianity regards teaching as one of the most foundational and critically sustaining ministries of the Church. As a result, Christian education remains one o

Faith left on rocky soil withers. But faith nurtured in the good soil of Christian teaching, formation, and mentorship grows to maturity and yields thriving com

Newspapers are filled with stories about poorly educated children, ineffective teachers, and cash-strapped school districts. In this greatly expanded treatment

All signs point to Christian education having lost its theological location and prominence in the life of the Western Protestant church. The Emerging Church mov