CE and Faith formation - Articles and Essays
2023. Pietsch, Evan P. “A Metacognitive Analysis of Conceptual Thinking in Spiritual Formation Utilizing Vygotsky’s Concept Theory.” Christian Education Journal: Research on Educational Ministry, 20(2), 245-65.
2023. Trentham, John. D. “On the Relation of Teaching to Preaching: A Discussion,” Christian Education Journal (2023, online), 1-19.
2022. Siew, Yau Man. “A Case Study in Adult Discipleship: Implications for Pastoral Leadership & Imagination.” Chapter in David F.W. Wong and Boon Leong Oh (Editors), Faithful in Ministry; Faithful in Mission: Essays in Honor of Rev. Dr. Daniel Chua. Singapore: Graceworks Private Limited.
2021. Trentham, John D. “Mere Didaskalia: The Vocational Calling and Mission of Christian Ministry,” Christian Education Journal, Vol. 18(2), 212-228.
2018. Groome, Thomas H. “Traces That Remain: From Life to Faith to Life.” Religious Education, 113:2, 147-155.
2015. Kandiah, Krish, "7 Reasons Why Preaching Isn't Dead,” Preaching Today
2013. Siew, Yau Man, "Pastor as Shepherd-Teacher: Insiders' Stories of Pastoral and Educational Imagination," Christian Education Journal v10 n1 (2013), 48-70.
2009. Going, Nancy, “The Way of Jesus: Adolescent Development as Christological Process,” Lifelong Faith (Winter 2009), 3-13.
2005. Farley, Edward, "Four Pedagogical Mistakes: A Mea Culpa," Teaching Theology & Religion, v8, n4, 200-203.
1999. Rowe, Arthur, "Preaching & Teaching,” Evangel (Summer 1999), 48-52.
1985. Farley, Edward, "Can Church Education be Theological Education?" Theology Today, v42 n2, pp. 158-171
Books on CE and Faith Formation
Faith for the heart : a "Catholic" spirituality by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781587688621Publication Date: 2019
Grounded in the Gospel : building believers the old-fashioned way by Call Number: BV 1534 .2 .P33 2010ISBN: 9780801068386Publication Date: 2010-04-01
Introducing Christian Education by Call Number: BV 1471 .3 .I58 2001ISBN: 9780801022753Publication Date: 2001-09-01Library also has eBook edition.
Learning the Way by Call Number: BV 4520 .W49 2009ISBN: 9781566993852Publication Date: 2009-03-31An interesting look into how the church has formed disciples from its earliest days and what we can learn.
Liturgy and Learning Through the Life Cycle by Call Number: BV 176 .W47 1980ISBN: 9780816404711Publication Date: 1980-01-01
Models of Religious Education : Theory and Practice in Historical and Contemporary Perspective by Call Number: BV 1464 .B89 2001ISBN: 9781928915140Publication Date: 2001-04-01
Pastor:The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry Revised Edition by Call Number: BV 4011 .3 .W55 2016ISBN: 9781501804908Publication Date: 2016-02-16First edition is available from the library as an eBook.
See especially chapter 8, “The Pastor as Teacher: Christian Formation.”
Practicing Gospel : Unconventional Thoughts on the Church’s Ministry by Call Number: BV 3 .F37 2003ISBN: 9780664224981Publication Date: 2003-04-30- The Role of Teaching in Sustaining the Church by Call Number: BV 1464 .B874 2004ISBN: 9781885224477Publication Date: 2004-08-01
Taught by God : Teaching and Spiritual Formation by Call Number: BV 1471 .3 .Y87 2006ISBN: 9780827236493Publication Date: 2006-08-01
Teaching and Celebrating the Christian Seasons by Call Number: BV 30 .H34 2002ISBN: 9780827236417Publication Date: 2002-08-01
The Teaching Ministry of Congregations by Call Number: BV 1471 .3 .O86 2005ISBN: 9780664225476Publication Date: 2005-06-30
Teaching That Transforms by Call Number: BV 1471 .3 .M87 2004ISBN: 9781587430671Publication Date: 2004-10-01
Teaching the Bible in the Church by Call Number: ABBA Stacks BS 600 .3 .B72 2003ISBN: 9780827236431Publication Date: 2003-01-01Library also has eBook edition.
Teaching the Faith, Forming the Faithful by Call Number: BV 1471 .3 .P37 2009ISBN: 9780830825875Publication Date: 2009-10-16Library also has eBook edition.
Teaching the Way of Jesus by Call Number: BV 1464 .S483 2014ISBN: 9781426765056Publication Date: 2014-03-18Library also has eBook
To Begin at the Beginning : An Introduction to the Christian Faith by Call Number: BT 77 .C756 2002ISBN: 9780829814750Publication Date: 2002-06-01
Total Church by Call Number: BV 600 .3 .C44 2008ISBN: 9781433502088Publication Date: 2008-08-21These pastors focus on three critical themes in their church-planting: gospel, mission and community, with many dynamic educational principles. One of the best books on contemporary critique of church.
What Makes Education Catholic : spiritual foundations by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781626984479Publication Date: 2021-11-17
What's Theology Got to Do with It? by Call Number: BV 3 .R64 2006ISBN: 9781566993203Publication Date: 2005-12-30Though not a book on CE as such, it has a brilliant chapter on education in the church from a pastoral perspective. Anything by Robinson on pastoral ministry is rich and insightful reading. He was for many years a pastor in the United Church of Christ in Seattle, and now is a consultant to church renewal. His website is a rich resource for pastors (www.anthonybrobinson.com).
Formation in Faith h: The Congregational Ministry of Making Disciples by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781501807046Publication Date: 2008-01-01
You Are What You Love by Call Number: BV 176 .3 .S48 2016ISBN: 9781587433801Publication Date: 2016-04-05Smith’s description of powerful cultural liturgies that shape our desires (eros) is timely, in light of our common “schooling model” of teaching and discipleship.
More books on CE and Faith Formation
- The Christian Educator's Handbook on Teaching by Call Number: BV 1534 .C477 1988ISBN: 9780896934894Publication Date: 1988-09-01
Christian Religious Education: Sharing our Story and Vision by Call Number: BV 1471 .2 .G687 1999ISBN: 9780787947859Publication Date: 1999-02-11This is considered a “classic” by many, both in mainline Protestant and Roman Catholic schools.
Creative Teaching Methods by Call Number: BV 1534 .L435 2004ISBN: 9780781452564Publication Date: 1997-03-17
Desiring the Kingdom : Worship, Worldview and Cultural Formation by Call Number: BV 178 .S63 2009ISBN: 9780801035777Publication Date: 2009-08-01Library also has eBook- Education That Is Christian by Call Number: BV 1471 .2 .L398 1989ISBN: 9780896937451Publication Date: 1989-09-01LeBar occupied the chair of CE at Wheaton College for many years and under her tutelage, many pastors and CE professors have carried her legacy all over the world.
Enlighten Formational Learning in Theological Field Education. by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781538139653Publication Date: 2020
Fashion Me a People by Call Number: BV 3 .H34 1989ISBN: 9780664240523Publication Date: 1989-01-01Library also has eBook.
Following Jesus : the plural disciple is church by Call Number: BV 4501 .3 .M67 2015ISBN: 9781906363406Publication Date: 2015
Foundations of Ministry : an Introduction to Christian Education for a New Generation by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781441206572Publication Date: 1998-02-01- The Fragility of Knowledge by Call Number: BV 4020 .F348 1988ISBN: 9780800620806Publication Date: 1988-07-01
From Generation to Generation by Call Number: BV 1471 .3 .F67 2012ISBN: 9781620321959Publication Date: 2012-10-02Library also has eBook.
Growing in the Life of Faith by Call Number: BV 1464 .D95 2005ISBN: 9780664227586Publication Date: 2005-09-02Dykstra taught CE at Princeton Seminary for many years before becoming VP Religion at The Lilly Endowment, an active charity that supports the education, religion and social development in US. A very helpful discussion of the Christian practices in Christian education and faith formation in the church.
Mapping Christian Education by Call Number: BV 1464 .M36 1997ISBN: 9780687008124Publication Date: 1997-02-01
Nurturing Faith : a practical theology for educating Christians by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781467463591Publication Date: 2021-09-07
Planning for Christian Education Formation : a community of faith approach by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780827230194Publication Date: 2010-03-01
Practicing Our Faith by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780470569924Publication Date: 2010-01-06Mainline churches are looking into the traditional practices (disciplines) of the Christian church as an important source of Christian formation in the church.
The Seven Laws of Teaching by Call Number: ABBA Stacks LB 1025 .G83 1995ISBN: 9780801052729Publication Date: 1995-08-01
Teaching Minister by Call Number: BR 526 .W54 1991ISBN: 9780664251741Publication Date: 1991-01-01A clear and concise call for pastors to fulfill their major role as educational leaders for the congregation and a rich biblical theology for this responsibility. One of the best books I have read on pastor as teacher in the church.
Will There Be Faith? by Call Number: ABBA Stacks BX 2350 .3 .G755 2011ISBN: 9780062037282Publication Date: 2011-08-23Groome’s “shared Christian praxis” approach to teaching first appeared in his Christian Religious Education (HarperSanFrancisco/Jossey-Bass, 1980/1999), and remains a major theme in this book. Here, he outlines his vision of Christian religious education in the Roman Catholic tradition.
Wise Teaching by Call Number: ABBA Stacks BS 1455 .M45 1998ISBN: 9781563381393Publication Date: 1998-07-01
Video content on CE and Faith Formation
Whole Life Preaching : How to we involve others. The London Institute for Contemporary Christianityhttps://licc.org.uk/ourresources/wholelifepreaching/