Informal adult learning is learning for its own sake rather than to get a certificate or degree. There are some core principles of informal adult learning that those who facilitate adult education would find useful.
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Keys for Leading Adult Studies
Posted by Sharon Pearson on May 10th, 2012
Eugene Roehlepartain wrote, “The hallmark of current thinking about adult education is that it shifts responsibility for learning from the teacher to the adult . . . by taking responsibility for their own learning, adults become actively involved in their own growth.”
|Position Description: Church School Teacher
Posted by Sharon Pearson on May 9th, 2012
Looking for volunteer teachers for the coming year? Just as with any ministry or “job,” having a position description helps individuals discern whether they have the gifts for the ministry as well as an understanding of what you are asking them to make a commitment to.
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Tags: adults, children's ministry, partnerships, teacher training 
No Comments »Honoring the Teaching Ministry
Posted by Sharon Pearson on May 8th, 2012
It’s not nearly so important as to whether a small plant is given or gift certificates or perhaps a luncheon – the important thing is that it happens! Not only does this acknowledge and express appreciation to the individual but lifts up the importance of ministry of the baptized.
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Tags: administration, hospitality, ministry, teacher appreciation, teacher training No Comments »Learning Goals for Children
Posted by Sharon Pearson on May 6th, 2012
Many churches seek to create learning goals for age levels in their Christian education classes. Not all children of a similar age are academically or socially on the same level, but having a general sense of what can be an extra focus in addition to whatever curriculum you are using can be a helpful benchmark.
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Tags: children's ministry, Christian formation, teacher training No Comments »Managing Your Stress
Posted by Sharon Pearson on April 11th, 2012
I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity. Choose life. Deuteronomy 30:15, 19b
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Tags: discernment, stress, teacher training Comments OffYouth Ministry: Now
Posted by Sharon Pearson on March 27th, 2012
“We don’t need kids because they are ‘the church of tomorrow,’” said Root, who holds a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. “We need them because we need their theological voice now.”
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Tags: Christian formation, teacher training, youth ministry Comments OffThe Church Educator Deals with Stress
Posted by Sharon Pearson on March 9th, 2012
Does your back ache, your head pound, are your shoulders knotted? Does your stomach hurt, is your digestion out of whack? How’s your blood pressure, your cholesterol, your heart rate? Do you get colds often, catch every little “bug” that’s going around? Do you find yourself irritated, depressed and agitated more often than you would care to admit?
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Tags: discernment, leadership, professional development, stress, teacher training Comments OffGod Said It – The Need for Interpretation
Posted by Sharon Pearson on February 28th, 2012
In Paul’s second letter to Timothy, Paul says that “All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.”
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Tags: adults, Bible, Christian formation, communication, God, teacher training Comments OffInto the Wilderness of Lent
Posted by Sharon Pearson on February 9th, 2012
Lent is a teaching season, a time to reflect on the mighty acts of God in history, on the covenant realized between God and his people, and on the role of Jesus in the story of salvation. We might call Lent a “primer course in the Christian faith.”
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Tags: adults, Ash Wednesday, Christian formation, Lent, teacher training Comments OffPrepare for Lent: Seeing the Holy
Posted by Sharon Pearson on January 21st, 2012
As we prepare for the season of Lent and the journey into Easter, you have a rich opportunity to provide and experience an encounter with Christ as he faces the most trying leg of his journey as God’s Son.
|How Adults Can Nurture Children’s Spirituality
Posted by Sharon Pearson on January 17th, 2012
We know that children come to us with an innate spirituality, but that spirituality is very vulnerable to the cultural forces that devalue it.
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