Life is flux … The only thing that is constant is change. –Heraclitus of Ephesus, 535 BC The grass withers, the flower fades, but the
The Center for the Ministry of Teaching (CMT) had to invent a new job title to encompass Kyle Oliver’s first job description after he finished
Caroline Black entered Christian formation, like many lay leaders, at the church she attended with her family. After making pointed suggestions about the quality of
John Palarine’s journey in the Church began with a revelation he had in Minnesota, where he lived as a child. On his own, he had
One paragraph in The Book of Common Prayersums up the ministry of Helen Barron, a lay powerhouse who coordinated the development of two important curricula, supported
Mary Hess has been a tireless advocate for the practice and study of religious education at both the seminary and parish level. In her work
John Roberto ties his contribution to Christian formation to his longevity in the field. He describes his ministry as coming from an “acorn calling,” not
The Center for the Ministry of Teaching (CMT) has both influenced Sharon Ely Pearson as it has been influenced by her life and work. A
Verna J. Dozier, a teacher and Bible scholar who lived from 1917 to 2006, was a gifted lay person who was tapped by Virginia Theological
In the mid 1970s John Westerhoff, theologian and educator, began a campaign in the church to move from a schooling model of Christian education to
In 1989, Maria Harris, a Roman Catholic educator, published Fashion Me a People: Curriculum in the Church, and Christian formation leaders have been trying to live
A few weeks before writing this article I saw a tweet from British comedian, actress, and writer Bethany Black. It’s the kind of sentiment bound
My journey as a Christian educator began at age 16 when I signed up to teach third grade Sunday School at the parish in which
When I was 8 years old my parents took me to a large medical facility where I spent two days undergoing testing for a learning
I am often asked about my Ph.D. “What is it in?” My first answer is always, “education,” and from there the conversation meanders, depending on
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