CHED 0552 - Learning to Teach & Teaching to Learn

Theologian Edward Farley notes insightfully that “any movement which is to survive over time must discover means of transmitting itself to future generations.” In other words, the church, if she is to survive, must be concerned with the work of education. However, many pastors and ministry leaders fail to recognize the potential of education in the life of the church. In addition, a significant number of leaders are poorly equipped for the varied tasks of educational ministry and lack basic pedagogical theory. This course provides a vision for the educational ministry of the church and seeks to understand some of its major challenges. Drawing from key passages in Scripture and the wider field of educational theory, learners will become familiar with key pedagogic ideas, reflect on the character of the teacher, discern Jesus’ model of teaching in the NT, experiment with and evaluate different educational approaches. The goal is to build a strong foundation in pedagogical theory for effective educational leadership to facilitate discipleship formation in the faith community. Offered annually.

NOTE: [CHED 0552], [CHED 0551] or [CHED 0654] are good courses to begin with as they lay important educational and theological foundations in the program.

Prerequisites
None