I am responding to two related questions below that focus on curriculum, the main topic in this edition of Equip for Ministry. One is what difference does it make what curriculum we use in our church? A second question has come from pastors who basically ask, why should I get involved i...
Category: Church Leadership
How Should We Understand “Curriculum”? Part 1
We have all used the word curriculum, but not many really know what it means. To most it conveys the material we use. It comes from the Latin meaning "a race." God's curriculum, or race, for His children is that in the end we are more like His Son Jesus. What we generally refer to as curriculum i...
Evaluating Your Sunday School Curriculum
By Dave Matthews. Part of the church's responsibility of equipping teachers for a ministry in the church is to provide them with the proper curriculum... A major problem in churches today is choosing a curriculum that is biblically sound and faithful to a correct theological interpretation of Scr...
The Power Source
Why is it that there seems to be so little evidence of power in the preaching and teaching offered in our churches? The question makes an assumption: Power is lacking. The message might be biblical. And the Bible does say that the Word of God is powerful (Hebrews 4:12). T...
The Lost Art and Practice of Family Devotions
By Brad Windsted. No one has to tell me how busy they are as parents in this cyber/new millennium age. Two income homes are now the commonly acceptable and necessary economic structure of many Christian homes. The increasingly fragmented family finds it almost impossible to set aside any time for...
Small Groups – A Place to Serve
Two negative outcomes are possible when a small group of the same people meet together indefinitely. One is that the group gradually disintegrates. Another is that the group becomes exclusive. Other people aren't really welcome-even if it's said that they are.