Thesis (M.A.R.)--Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 57-58).

Thesis (S.T.M.)--Concordia Seminary, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 141-143).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Bethel Seminary, St. Paul, MN, 2008. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 111-120).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Bob Jones University, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-117).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Charlotte, NC, 2000. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 302-307).

The purpose of this thesis, an integration of Christian spirituality into Evangelical Christian education, has required that both these disciplines be explored and discussed. Christian spirituality has been limited to a discussion of Evangelical and Anglo-Catholic spirituality, and has included a discussion of the commonalities between these two traditions. Since both are extremely vast, this thesis does not cover all the varieties within each tradition itself. The focus has been for a general understanding of spirituality in order to integrate it with education in the local South African church context. Christian education has been explored from the perspective of education within the local church, particularly of adults. I do not consider the role of the school, nor do I cover the education of children and youth. These were necessary limitations to my topic. The discussion of Christian education is taken from a broad perspective, not just an evangelical due to the sparsity of literature on evangelical education. Based on this research, suggested guidelines for the integration of Christian spirituality into Christian education in the local South African evangelical church are given. This forms the basis of part III of this thesis. This section begins with a discussion of the points of contact between these two traditions, which forms the direction that the final chapter takes, giving some specific guidelines. These guidelines focus on the Evangelical emphases with the centrality of scripture being crucial. The general conclusion of this thesis is that the task of integrating Christian spirituality into Christian education should not be that difficult since there is already much that is common between them. / Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of Durban-Westville, 1994.

The purpose of the study was to provide knowledge about the organization of Departments of Christian Education in the forty-seven member colleges of the Christian College Coalition. The information was used to develop a model for the reorganization of the Department of Christian Education of Huntington College, Huntington, Indiana.The objective of the study was to determine the status of the organization of the -Departments of Christian Education in the forty-seen member colleges of the Christian College Coalition. The areas investigated were the status of the Christian Education Department chairperson, faculty, and the organizational structure of the curriculum format of the Departments of Christian Education of the member schools of the Coalition.The Academic Deans of the member colleges of the Coalition were contacted by letter and asked to provide the name and address of the Christian Education Department chairperson. Based on the information supplied by the Deans the total population for the study was twenty-eight Christian Education Department chairpersons located within the member colleges of the Christian College Coalition.The data were gathered from a review of the literature, a questionnaire, and a review of the catalogs of the member schools of the Coalition. The data were presented in narrative form and where appropriate, tables were developed.Some of the findings of the study were:1. Sixty-three percent of the member colleges of the Christian College Coalition have Christian Education Departments located within the organizational structure of the institution.2. Seventy-five percent of the responding Department chairpersons considered insufficient the time available for research (other than for classroom preparation).3. The Department chairperson was responsible for an average of 48.9 student advisees.4. The average instructional course load for Christian Education Department chairpersons, equated in semester hours per academic year, was 18.25 semester hours.5. The Department chairperson was identified as being the key factor in departmental success.6. The preservation of the small, private, Church-related, Christian college was linked to distinctive mission statements and objectives.Based on the data, some of the conclusions made were:1. The initial assumption presented in Chapter One, "Christian liberal arts colleges customarily include a Department of Christian Education in the academic scheme of the institution," proved to be inaccurate.2. Departmental leadership is extremely important to the success of Christian Education Departments.3. Departments of Christian Education lack a specific identity as revealed by the various Divisions in which the Department of Christian Education is located and the variety of nomenclature used to describe the curriculum format.4. Christian Education Department chairpersons appear to carry a heavy instructional and activity load which mitigate research opportunities.5. The department structure may not be the best academic unit for housing Christian education curriculum in a Christian liberal arts college.6. The preservation of the Christian College was linked to distinctive mission statements and objectives which were identified as the integration of faith and learning, an uncompromising institutional commitment to Biblical truth and the lordship of Jesus Christ, and a program which validates institutional claims both in and out of the classroom.Following are some of the recommendations of the study:1. The study should be replicated to determine the status of the organizational structure of Christian Education Departments in Bible colleges.2. A future study should be conducted of the status of the discipline of Christian education within the member colleges of the Christian College Coalition.3. A future study should be conducted with students majoring in Christian education to determine department effectiveness in vocational, avocational, and professional training.4. A Christian Education Department model for Huntington College, Huntington, Indiana was also presented in the recommendations of the study.

Thesis (MEd)--PU vir CHO

Thesis (MEd)--PU vir CHO

"Children's campus” as paradigm in community of faith. The purpose of this research is to examine the possibility of a structure (outside of the current, secularised school system) where the child, in context of his family, can experience socialising in relation to his or her faith so as to experience Christian values and norms, as well as gaining knowledge of God and being allowed to live according to this knowledge. The current situation of South African children belonging to Reformed churches has been explored, in context of their participation in their community of faith. Specific problems these children have to cope with in their society were looked at. It is obvious that a lot of factors influence spiritual growth in children, and that the church is not capable of handling these factors effectively at the moment. This study shows that the way of life prescribed by the Benedictine Rule is compatible with both the Word of God and Reformed Theology, and can as such fulfil a need in the spiritual life of modern people. This study shows ways in which the problems currently being experienced by children can be handled using the Rule of Benedict in a children's campus functioning under the supervision of the community of faith. / Thesis (Ph.D. (Pastoral))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2007.