Theological Education Reader
20 September 2010
New appointment to Morling
Faculty | Bible College of Victoria
Mr Craig Robotham - BA, GDipEd, GDipIT, GDipBibMin
Distance Learning Coordinator
Craig is a trained teacher and computer programmer with expertise in instructional design, educational technology and distance learning. He is married to Shelley, has two wonderful sons, Jack and Ben, and loves reading and cinema.
Some interesting research projects:
Research Projects in Progress | Bible College of Victoria
Judi Long
"Developing a method for teaching theology: incorporating insights from educational philosophy, theology and quantitative field research"
Adrian Turner
"Developing the Ministry of Adult Transformation - Andragogy meets Theology"
04 March 2007
Between Athens And Berlin: The Theological Education Debate
Between Athens And Berlin: The Theological Education Debate
Between Athens And Berlin: The Theological Education Debate: "Between Athens And Berlin: The Theological Education Debate by David Kelsey"
28 October 2006
Theological Education - Theopedia
29 September 2005
Article: Philosophers, Scribes, Rhetors . . . and Paul? The Educational Background of the New Testament
Author: James Riley Estep in Christian Education Journal, Spring, 2005.
Abstract
Of increasing interest to New Testament scholars is the educational background of Paul and the early Christians. As evangelical educators, such studies also engage our understanding of the Biblical and historical basis of Christian education. This article endeavors to ascertain the early Christian community's, and particularly Paul's, assessment of education in first-century A.D. Greco-Roman culture as one dimension of the interactions between the early Christian community and its culture. It will (1) provide a brief review of passages in the New Testament that reflect or interact with the educational community of the first-century A.D., (2) Conjecture Paul's assessment of education in Greco-Roman culture, with which early Christians interacted, (3) Itemize implications of Paul's opinion on Greco-Roman education for our understanding on the formation and history of Christian education, and finally (4) Address the need for further study of the subject.
Read article>>
Abstract
Of increasing interest to New Testament scholars is the educational background of Paul and the early Christians. As evangelical educators, such studies also engage our understanding of the Biblical and historical basis of Christian education. This article endeavors to ascertain the early Christian community's, and particularly Paul's, assessment of education in first-century A.D. Greco-Roman culture as one dimension of the interactions between the early Christian community and its culture. It will (1) provide a brief review of passages in the New Testament that reflect or interact with the educational community of the first-century A.D., (2) Conjecture Paul's assessment of education in Greco-Roman culture, with which early Christians interacted, (3) Itemize implications of Paul's opinion on Greco-Roman education for our understanding on the formation and history of Christian education, and finally (4) Address the need for further study of the subject.
Read article>>
10 September 2005
Article: Evaluation in Christian education
Author: Leona English in Christian Education Journal, Spring 2002
Abstract
Evaluation should be an integral part of Christian education, but rarely, if ever, are students and their actual learning evaluated. Rather, churches prefer to count “nickels and noses,” assessing the productivity of a program by how many people attend. This article argues that ignoring evaluation weakens the foundations of Christian education by not making educators accountable to learners or to the sponsoring bodies of our educational programs. Approaches to evaluation are considered and their applicability to church education discussed.
Read article>>
Abstract
Evaluation should be an integral part of Christian education, but rarely, if ever, are students and their actual learning evaluated. Rather, churches prefer to count “nickels and noses,” assessing the productivity of a program by how many people attend. This article argues that ignoring evaluation weakens the foundations of Christian education by not making educators accountable to learners or to the sponsoring bodies of our educational programs. Approaches to evaluation are considered and their applicability to church education discussed.
Read article>>
