Mapping Out Curriculum in Your Church

by James R. Estep; Karen L. Estep; M. Roger White

Publisher:

B&H

, 2012

Overview

This new book from top Christian education professionals integrates biblical foundations, educational theory, and practical insights into a new curriculum formation approach for the local church. Uniquely identifying curriculum as a means of ministry through the metaphor of mapmaking, it shows how believers are lost along the spiritual journey without a study plan, having no clear destination or reliable path to follow toward maturity.

Detailing the theological, educational, and pastoral dimensions that make a curriculum Christian, the text is arranged into four sections: (1) rationale for curriculum, (2) curricular foundations, (3) curricular theory, and (4) the practice of curriculum.

Covering areas from children’s ministry to adult education, contributors include editors James R. Estep, Karen L. Estep, and Roger White as well as Holly Allen, Mark H. Senter III, Michael S. Wilder, Timothy Paul Jones, and Brett Robbe.

Key Features

• Integrates biblical foundations, educational theory, and practical insights.
• Shows how believers are lost along the spiritual journey without a study plan.
• Details the theological, and pastoral dimensions that make a curriculum Christian.

Contents

Section I: Curriculum Introduction

• Chapter 1: Wherever You Go, There You Are: The Need for Educational Maps in the Church, James Riley Estep Jr.

Section II: Curriculum Foundations

• Chapter 2: Orienting to True North: Biblical Perspectives on Curriculum, Roger White
• Chapter 3: Navigating with a Compass: Theological Perspectives on Curriculum, James Riley Estep Jr.
• Chapter 4: Learning from Archival Maps: Historical Perspectives on Curriculum, Roger White
• Chapter 5: Following Topographical Details: Learning Theory and Curriculum, Karen Lynn Estep

Section III: Curriculum Theory

• Chapter 6: Analyzing Trailheads: Curriculum Theorizing, Roger White
• Chapter 7: Surveying the Local Terrain: Curriculum Development, Karen Lynn Estep
• Chapter 8: Identifying Locations and Destinations: Purposes, Goals, and Objectives, Roger White
• Chapter 9: Charting the Course: Curriculum Design, Karen Lynn Estep
• Chapter 10: Checking the Legend and Assessing the Journey: Curriculum Evaluation, Karen Lynn Estep and James Riley Estep Jr.
• Chapter 11: Supervising Tour Group Itineraries: Administering Curriculum, James Riley Estep Jr.

Section IV: Curriculum Practice

• Chapter 12: Curriculum and Children’s Ministry, Holly Allen
• Chapter 13: An Afghan Church and an Emerging Youth Ministry Curriculum, Mark H. Senter III
• Chapter 14: All Grown Up or Not: Shaping Adult Education Curriculum in the Church, Michael S. Wilder
• Chapter 15: Family Life Curriculum, Timothy Paul Jones
• Chapter 16: Purchasing Ready-to-Use Curriculum, Bret Robbe

Endorsements

White and the Esteps have given us a needed probe and overview into the important dimension that curriculum plays in ministry. The theoretical and theological base is sound, accessibles, and practicable. The clear outline, diagrams, explanations, and insights will be clear to seminary, college, or church ministry readers. The age-grouped chapters are written by experts in their respective fields. The result is a text to be used in the area of writing material for Christian ministry.

- Gregory C. Carlson, Chair & Professor of Christian Ministries, Director, Division of Biblical Religious & Philosophical Studies, Trinity College, Trinity International University

Mapping Out Curriculum in Your Church is a radical attempt to redirect the focus of ministry curriculum back to the Bible, seeking to ensure that theological concepts and categories inform, shape, and affirm curriculum development, teaching, and assessment. The text is relevant and should be read by all pastors, teachers, and Bible college/seminary students who are involved in teaching ministry.

- Jonathan H. Kim, Ph.D., Associate Professor of C.E., Talbot School of Theology, Biola University

Christian educators need and will use this long-overdue roadmap to curriculum design. Mapping Out Curriculum in Your Church enables the reader to see the complexities without getting tangled in the trivia. Writing from a theologically integrated perspective, the authors guide the reader through the complexities of curriculum design, including an outstanding chapter on learning theory. The references alone will be worth the price of the book. Required reading for anyone responsible for curriculum review or design.

- Michael S. Lawson, Ph.D., Senior Professor, Christian Education Department, Dallas Theological Seminary

Product Details

• Title: Mapping Out Curriculum in Your Church
• Authors: James R. Estep, Karen L. Estep, M. Roger White
• Publisher: B&H
• Print Publication Date: 2012
• Logos Release Date: 2012
• Pages: 336
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Bible › Study and teaching; Chrisitan life; Christian education › Curricula
• ISBNs: 9781433677472, 9781433672385, 1433672383, 1433677474
• Resource ID: LLS:9781433677472
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-06T20:49:19Z