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Educating Congregations
Contributor(s): Charles R Foster (Author)
ISBN: 0687002451     ISBN-13: 9780687002450
Publisher: Abingdon Press
OUR PRICE:   $20.69  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 1994
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Annotation: A leading Christian educator offers a practical guide for revisioning a church's educational program. After identifying the weaknesses in current education programs, Charles Foster offers an alternative vision that is more cooperative, more attentive to the congregation's life, and that helps people correlate the Bible and Christian tradition to their experience.
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Ministry - Counseling & Recovery
- Religion | Christian Education - General
Dewey: 268
LCCN: 94019537
Physical Information: 0.54" H x 5.56" W x 8.48" (0.52 lbs) 160 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Theometrics - Mainline
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
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Publisher Description:
A leading Christian educator offers a practical guide for revisioning a church's educational program. After identifying the weaknesses in current education programs, Charles Foster offers an alternative vision that is more cooperative, more attentive to the whole of the congregation's life, and that helps people critically correlate the Bible and Christian tradition to their own experience.

Contributor Bio(s): Charles R & Janet T Foster Family Trust: - Charles R. Foster is Professor of Religion and Education, emeritus, at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. He has authored The Ministry of the Volunteer Teacher and co-authored The Church in the Education of the Public, and Working With Black Youth.