Practicing Christian Education: An Introduction for Ministry

This accessible introduction to the broad scope of Christian education focuses on its practice in the local church. Two leading experts argue that Christian education encompasses all of the intentional practices of the local church, including worship, mission, sacraments, and teaching. They explore Christian education not only as a field of study but as a vital congregational ministry, showing how congregations can engage in discipleship and formation for spiritual growth. The book features exercises and other pedagogical devices and includes reflection questions and suggestions for further reading.

Mark A. Maddix (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is senior pastor of San Dieguito United Methodist Church in Encinitas, California. He formerly served as dean of the School of Theology and Christian Ministry at Point Loma Nazarene University and taught at Northwest Nazarene University. Maddix is the coauthor or coeditor of numerous books, is active in local church ministry, and makes frequent presentations to professional ministry and education groups across the nation.

James Riley Estep Jr. (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is professor of educational ministries and leadership and director of the Doctor of Educational Ministries Program at Dallas Theological Seminary. He has served in Christian education ministries for over forty years throughout the United States and internationally.