2. Objectives
Discover the true purpose of Christian
education
Learn to focus on the student
Improve the teacher/teaching process
Ultimate goal of Christian education
4. Genesis 1:26-27
Then God said, "Let us make man in
our image, in our likeness… So God
created man in his own image, in the
image of God he created him; male
and female he created them (NIV).
5. Luke 6:40
A student is not above his teacher,
but everyone who is fully trained will
be like his teacher (NIV).
6. Romans 12:2
“Do not conform any longer to the
pattern of this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of your
mind. Then you will be able to test
and approve what God's will is — his
good, pleasing and perfect will” (NIV).
7. Purpose of Christian Education
Teach students who they are and
what they are intended to become in
the plan of God.
8. Purpose of Christian Education
The student is to become like
Christ in attitude, beliefs, and
behavior.
9. Purpose of Christian Education
Aim of education that is Christian is
to develop biblical character in the
lives of the students (virtue).
10. Purpose of Christian Education
Students learn that the value of their
lives is borne in their relationship
with Christ not in what they may
acquire.
11. Purpose of Christian Education
The primary objective of Christian
education is to better acquaint the
student with the person of Jesus
Christ.
12. Purpose of Christian Education
The purpose of Christian education is
to secure for students the
appropriate wealth of knowledge of
Christ.
13. Dr. Paul A. Kienel
“The purpose of Christian education
is to show individuals how to face
God and then with the vision of God
in their hearts to face the present
world and the world to come.”
14. Purpose of Christian Education
In the setting of a Christian
philosophy of education knowledge
acquiring the truth about the real
world, and acquisition made possible
by bearing God’s image.
15. Purpose of Christian Education
Renewing the believers’ mind is the
work of the Holy Spirit to conform us
to the image of God.
16. Purpose of Christian Education
Education that is Christian
encourages students to learn both
the individual and social implications
of moral or ethical behavior.
17. Values of Christian Education
Virtue or moral maturity
Knowledge or intellectual maturity
Self-control or physical maturity
Fortitude or emotional maturity
Piety or spiritual maturity
Kindness or social maturity
18. Ephesians 4:13-15
“Until we all reach unity in the faith and in
the knowledge of the Son of God and
become mature, attaining to the whole
measure of the fullness of Christ. Then we
will no longer be infants, tossed back and
forth by the waves, and blown here and
there by every wind of teaching and by the
cunning and craftiness of men in their
deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the
truth in love, we will in all things grow up
into him who is the Head, that is, Christ”
(NIV).
19. It all adds up...
That man would bring ultimate and total
glory to Christ in and through their lives.
(1 Cor. 10:31)
20. Who is Responsible for the
Education of an Individual?
According to Deuteronomy 6:6-7, the
parents are the primary educators of
the student
21. Who is Responsible for the
Education of an Individual
People in Bible times recognized the
value of placing students under
instructors (Synagogues).
22. Who is Responsible for the
Education of an Individual
Today, parents should see the church
as being a coop in religious education
of their children
23. Focus On The Learner
Jesus focused on the learner (individual)
24. Focus On The Learner
A learner is a real person.
Teachers do not teach lessons
They teach people!
25. Focus On The Learner
“Learners are more than bodies.
The learner is one who has the ability
to know and to reason and has the
capacity to evaluate, that is to make
judgments about the ethics of
actions”
…C.S. Lewis
26. Focus On The Learner
The learner/student has the ability to
determine actions in line with values,
not impulses, feelings, instincts,
emotions, or physical urges and
needs. One can do what they ought
to do even though sin is part of their
nature
(Rom.1:18-32).
27. Focus On The Learner
Each student must learn to make choices
on the basis of Christian principle
(Joshua 24:15).
28. The Student Will Be
Like His Teacher
Luke 6:37-49
Reaction
Responsibility
Relationships
Reputation
Reliability
29. The Student Will Be
Like His Teacher
Teachers in the classroom should be
those that will be a good model for
moral (Christian) behavior and
attitude.
30. The Student Will Be
Like His Teacher
”The pupil’s growth is determined not
by what he hears but by what he does
about what he hears.”
31. Just A Thought
If we work with the Spirit of God, He
can use us to effect inner changes in
the student
32. Just A Thought
The end result of teaching is that the
student being like Christ in attitude,
action, and thought.
36. “Good teachers can’t be focused
on what THEY do, but what the
STUDENTS are doing”
…Dr. Howard Hendricks
37. Role of the Teacher
The teacher is a model of a Christian
lifestyle (2 Tim. 3:14-17).
38. Role of the Teacher
The teacher is an instructor of truth
(1 Tim. 1:3-4)
39. Role of the Teacher
The teacher is one who guides,
facilitates, and shapes learning.
40. Role of the Teacher
Teach people how to think,
learn, and work
…Howard Hendricks).
41. Teachers...
must have a clear understanding of
their students’ learning styles, personal
experiences, and physical and
emotional health. Teachers can learn
much by studying stages of
developmental characteristics of
individuals. Learning happens at
‘teachable moments’ or at ‘optimal age’.
42. Ways to Improve Your Teaching
Let the Word of God dwell in you richly
Let the Spirit of God free you from the flesh (self-
motivation)
Give the Lord a chance to lead in the classroom
Keep motivation strong and pure
43. Ways to Improve Your Teaching
Keep problems sharply focused and solve them
with the help of the Holy Spirit
Strive to get to the depths of problems and to
acquire complete orientation in a field so that
no significant factor is omitted.
Be ready to pay the price of genuine
productivity, perspiration, as well as inspiration.
Be both yielded and courageous, alert and
relaxed.
44. Goals of Christian Education
Teach people to love the Lord God with all their
hearts
Enable people to become an effective believer
Disciple students to develop Christian lifestyle
characteristics
Help the Christian to articulate the hope that lies
within him/her
45. Goals of Christian Education
Formulate a distinctively Christian mind that is
able to think biblical principles
Provide a knowledge of individual value and worth
in the kingdom and devote to a life-long
commitment
Comprehend doctrine/teachings with practical
implications to life
Provide a clear perception of truth
46. Education that is Christian Will Recognize the
Ultimate Goal in Growing True Disciples
The entire process of Christian
education is seen as a means used by
the Holy Spirit to bring the individual
into fellowship with God, to develop a
Christian mind in him and to train
him in godly living so that he can
fulfill Gods total purpose for his or
her life personally and vocationally.
47. Education that is Christian
Aim toward a personal relationship with Christ
by every student and growing to maturity in
Christ for the glory of God
48. Education that is Christian
Intentionally focus on the learner/student
49. Education that is Christian
Improve the teacher and the
teaching process
50. Education that is Christian
Keep the ultimate goal of a personal
relationship with Christ in focus for
each student to become like Jesus
51. Education that is Christian
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