Leaders in the church's Christian education ministry will be challenged in this manual to plan strategies that facilitate the spiritual growth or discipleship of believers into Christ-likeness in ways that best fit your church.

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This 58 page ministry manual contains all the content in the Christian Education section of the MinTools.com site plus more. 

In addition to what is covered in the following topics on the site, you will also find what is listed below:

Overview

 

Philosophy of Ministry

Scripture study on the big picture; worksheet to help develop a biblical philosophy of ministry; suggestions on how to maintain an operative philosophy and a worksheet to help with it

 

Staffing

A look at spiritual gifts specifically utilized within a Christian Education ministry and a manual self-scoring test for those gifts; personality characteristics useful to Christian Education ministry and a basic assessment to help determine what characteristics a person has; reference to the use of ministry descriptions and a screening process; tips on functioning as a team

 

Levels

A chart with the different levels showing the interpersonal involvement, methodology, teacher's role and ideal gifting at each level; the importance of opportunities at the different levels and the Christian Education Ministry's resultant responsibilities; an assessment worksheet

 

Groupings vs. Total Church Life

Questions to challenge how you are integrating certain groups into the whole and if you are adequately meeting individual needs

 

Programs/Strategies

An assessment to question the validity of maintaining existing programs or developing new ones

 

Models

An assessment to evaluate if the best model is being used within the various programs

 

Other Factors

A worksheet to look at curriculum, facilities, budget, policies, and the master calendar from a big picture perspective