Christian Education Practitioners Revd Dr Howard Worsley Canterbury Christchurch University Christian Consultants Network Day in Rugby 19 th April 2013 The Current Context in Education ID: 278745
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What MotivatesChristian Education Practitioners?
Revd
Dr Howard
Worsley
, Canterbury Christchurch University
Christian
Consultants’
Network
Day in
Rugby
19
th
April 2013Slide2
The Current Context in Education
Church Schools and the Dearing Era (2001-2011)
Secularist moral high ground
Media portrayal of religious extremism
A call for explicit Christian distinctiveness
Theological Reflection from Lee AbbeySlide3
3 Key Theological Drivers
1)
The Character of God apparent in the educational context
.
God’s
Generosity and Graciousness,
God’s
Extravagance,
God’s
Affection for children,
God’s
Sovereignty,Slide4
3 Key Theological Drivers
The
Overarching Action of God in the world of education
.
a) God Forgives,
b) God Redeems,
c) God operates with Grace,Slide5
3 Key Theological Drivers
3)
The
Specific Mission of God seen in schools and universities.
God
has made us for community and it is here that God most choses to show giving,
God’s desire is for all people to learn,
Teaching is a gift of God,
God delights in engaging in risk and vulnerabilitySlide6
Character
1a)God’s
Generosity and Graciousness
, &
1b)God’s
Extravagance,Slide7
1c) Character God’s Affection for children
,Slide8
1d) Character God’s Sovereignty
,Slide9
1) Questions to ask on God’s Character within education
1a) Is it possible for a teacher to be too generous? (How is generosity to be balanced?)
1b) In the school context, what is the point at which extravagance needs to be measured against frugality?
1c) Discuss the complexities of affection at school.
1d) To what extent is God’s sovereignty constrained by human responsibility? Slide10
2a) Action
God
Forgives,Slide11
2b) Action God Redeems Slide12
2c) Action God operates with Grace Slide13
2) Questions to ask on God’s Action within education
2a) Is there an ‘unforgivable sin’ in education?
2b) Christians believe that God can redeem all things, but can a school always be redemptive?
2c) One school of thought describes God’s grace to be ‘irresistible’. Discuss this in your educational context.Slide14
3a)
Mission
God has made us for community and it is here that God most choses to show giving,
Slide15
3b) Mission
God’s
desire is for all
to
learn,
& c) Teaching
is a gift of
GodSlide16
3d)
Mission
God
delights in engaging in risk and vulnerability
Slide17
3) Questions to ask on God’s Mission in
education
3a
) To what extent can a school be a type of Church?
3b) Does the idea of God learning add to a theology of education?
3c) When is a teacher also a learner?
3d) Discuss the problem of risk and vulnerability in a ‘health and safety culture
’.Slide18
Bibliography available