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Category Archives: curriculum
Assessment: Yeah, it’s hard
One of the topics in my current online course is educational assessment in the congregational setting. The students are reviewing a model for rigorous assessment of Christian education that my friend Marty and I present in our forthcoming book.* One … Continue reading
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The one year seminary
Every once is a while (like last month, in fact) I get a call from a church leaders wanting guidance and ideas about creating a mini-seminary in their congregations. While that idea is driven by a desire to make Christian … Continue reading
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Why a seminary M.Div. still matters
These are anxious times for theological schools and seminaries, more so than normal, anyway. The plight of several seminaries (closings, downsizing, layoffs) has recently made the rounds in the religious press and newsmagazines. And talk about viability and relevance is … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel Galindo, M.Div., seminary, seminary education, theological education
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Things becoming obsolete
Last week someone left a plastic bag on my porch. It contained two hefty telephone directories. This yearly event used to annoy me. I have no use for phone books. If I want to find a person, company, or address … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel Galindo, M.Div., theological education
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How to Plan A Memorable Retreat
One of the most underused, but potentially one of the most transforming, approaches to Christian education formation is the retreat. Often relegated to the area of youth ministry programs (but rarely formatted as a retreat even then) the retreat holds … Continue reading
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Book review: Urban Disciples, by Paris and Eyring
Jenell Paris and Margot Eyring have prepared a most useful tool for those involved in missional efforts, whether leader or participant. Urban Disciples: A Beginner’s Guide to Serving God in the Inner City (Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 2000. 99 … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel Galindo, missions, missions education, ubran missions
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Book review: Fashion Me a People by Harris
The title of Maria Harris’ work, Fashion Me a People: Curriculum in the Church (Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1989), engages the reader from the outset. Here is a work about the Church claiming its identity as the people of God … Continue reading
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Best advice on writing
I’ve had several conversations with people about “how to write†lately. That topic seems to come in waves and in seasons. Over the course of several weeks all of a sudden it seems people get interested in the matter of … Continue reading
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Educational Shibboleth: Learning styles
I first became fascinated with the concept of “learning styles†when in high school. And in graduate school I wrote a 55-page paper on the topic, covering the studies, research, and applications of learning styles in education. But over the … Continue reading
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Questions for Evaluating Curriculum Literature
We’re just at the start of the new fall Christian Education year in our churches (and, as Vanessa pointed out, the fall “new year†has more to do with adapting to the secular calendar than to the ecclesial calendar). But … Continue reading
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