Teaching for Spiritual Growth: An Introduction to Christian Education

By Perry G. Downs

Book Overview

Teaching for Spiritual Growth deals with two important questions: 1) What does it mean to be spiritually mature ? and 2) What can the church do to help people grow spiritually? These questions are explored from the perspectives of theology, developmental psychology, and educational learning theory. The book integrates the three perspectives into a unified view of the teaching-learning process based on a biblical view of persons: 1. Theology: the divine side of spiritual growth. What does the nature of God tell us about teaching spiritual maturity? 2. Psychology: how God has designed people to grow. How does human development affect the process of achieving spiritual maturity? 3. Education: the learning process that produces spiritual growth. What is the process people go through to achieve spiritual maturity? The goal is to help readers develop a philosophy of Christian education that will be applicable to a variety of ministry contexts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0310593700
• ISBN13: 9780310593706
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: Zondervan Academic
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up

Customer Reviews

Christian Education

I had to buy this book for a class and it is excellent. I would recommend this for any Christian but especially for those who are involved in teaching; Sunday School, Public School, Preaching, Small Group, or anything similar.

Great Resource

This resource show how churches they can help people achieve spiritual growth. He sets forth theological perspective of Christian education. This resource includes such topic as cognitive moral, and faith development. I highly recommend it.