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Christian Education

Building on the Legacy of the CMT in a Changing World

Lisa Kimball

Life is flux … The only thing that is constant is change. –Heraclitus of Ephesus, 535 BC The grass withers, the flower fades, but the

Profile: Kyle Oliver

Dorothy Linthicum

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

Profile: Caroline Black

Dorothy Linthicum

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

Profile: John Palarine

Dorothy Linthicum

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

Profile: Helen Barron

Dorothy Linthicum

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

Profile: Mary Hess

Keith Anderson

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

Profile: Anthony Guillén

Dorothy Linthicum

Bridge is a word that perhaps best describes the work of Anthony Guillén, missioner for Latino/Hispanic Ministries and Director of Ethnic Ministries for the Episcopal

Profile: John Roberto

Dorothy Linthicum

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

Profile: Sharon Ely Pearson

Katherine Malloy

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

Profile: Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook

Lisa Kimball

With her signature pragmatism and humility, Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook acknowledged, “Most of what I do as academic dean of a seminary has nothing to do with

Profile: Jerome Berryman

Amy Dyer

Jerome Berryman has been connected with the Center for the Ministry of Teaching (CMT) since its early years, as the development of the Episcopal Children’s

Profile: Verna Dozier

Dorothy Linthicum

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

Profile: John H. Westerhoff

Amy Dyer

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

Profile: Maria Harris

Kyle Oliver

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

CMT Ushered Christian Formation into a New Era

George Kroupa

When the Center for the Ministry of Teaching (CMT) opened at Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) in 1984, the heyday of the American Sunday school had

Creating an Agenda for the Future of Faith Formation

John Roberto

We are on the doorstep of a new decade. So many of the trends and challenges we experience today were just emerging as this decade

How Dioceses Can Help Churches Make Disciples

Amy Cook

As a diocesan Christian educator, I have seen all kinds of programs, the latest gurus sharing their books, and new mission strategies designed to move

Why Religious Educators Must Be Media Literate …and why that’s good news for the Good News

Kyle Oliver

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

Moving from Educating Members to Forming Disciples

Sharon Ely Pearson

The Episcopal Church is rooted in a history of preparing individuals for proclaiming the Gospel locally and internationally since it was established in 1789. The

Theological Education Creates Intentional Communities of Transformation

Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook

The late Marianne Micks, a professor at Virginia Theological Seminary, who published widely on baptism, writes, “Most of us are looking for a God who

Mind, Brain, and Soul: Neuroscience for Christian Formation

Patricia Phaneuf Alexander

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

Proclaiming the Mystery through the Catechumenate

Josh Hosler

Editor’s Note: The catechumenal process described in this article by Josh Hosler comes from some of the oldest practices of the early Church. Ironically, the

Trusting Instincts to Address Different Learning Styles

Sarah Bentley Allred

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

Faith Formation with Older Adults

Dorothy Linthicum

When asked, “Who is your target audience?” most church leaders will say young people, Millennials, young families, or the unchurched. Yet who are sitting in

Faith Formation with Young Adults

Kyle Oliver

As a dedicated faith formation resource person with a specialization in digital media, I have observed that young adult ministers are asking very different questions

Matching Resources to Our Identity

Dorothy Linthicum

Every year in late summer, the Center for the Ministry of Teaching (CMT) gets phone calls and emails from alumni, clergy, and lay formation leaders

Faith Formation for All the Seasons of Adulthood

John Roberto

It’s time for every Christian church to commit itself to developing faith formation for every season of adulthood: young adults, midlife adults, mature adults, and

Faith Formation with Midlife Adults

Jim Merhaut

For ministry to connect with midlife adults, church leaders must be conversant in the values and convictions of Generation X. Approaches described here, however, will

Using Worship to Teach Faith and Share Traditions

Dorothy Linthicum

The church we often attended the year we lived in South Africa, St. Michael and St. George Cathedral in Grahamstown, taught us a great deal

Faith Formation with Mature Adults

Janet Schaeffler

Not long from now, older adults will outnumber the youth. When this age wave crashes on our shores, says John Roberto, every aspect of society,

Future of Adult Faith Formation

John Roberto

The 2015 National Symposium on the Future of Adult Faith engaged more than 100 Christian faith formation leaders in analyzing the forces affecting the lives

Bible Study Can Be a Wild Ride -and- Hacking Curriculum for Bible Study

Becky Zartman

Bible Study Can Be a Wild Ride In the last few years, reading the Bible has become trendy again. Popular and well-packaged curricula, like Covenant

Reflection on Episcopal Schools: Parts I and II

Patricia Lyons

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy

Lifelong, Lifewide Christian Formation: Embracing a Faith that Celebrates Life

Lisa Kimball

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

Parish Moves into Lifewide Formation

Audrey OBrien

Recently over pizza and crisp white wine, four members of the Christian Formation Steering Team from my parish (Epiphany in Winchester, MA) met to dream

Remembering Locke Bowman: A Lifetime of Excellence in Christian Education

Amy Dyer

The Rev. Dr. Locke E. Bowman, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Virginia Seminary, First Director of the Center for the Ministry of Teaching and James Maxwell

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