Andy Rowell

Church Leadership Conversations

  • Christian Curriculum Development Bibliography

    Colson, Howard P. and Raymond M. Rigdon. Understanding Your Church’s Curriculum. Nashville: Broadman, 1981.

    Cully, Iris V. Planning and Selecting Curriculum for Christian Education. Valley Forge: Judson Press, 1983.

    Groome, Thomas H. Sharing Faith: A Comprehensive Approach to Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry. Eugene: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 1999.

    Harris, Maria. Fashion Me a People: Curriculum in the Church. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1989.

    LeBar, Lois. “Structuring the Curriculum.” Chapter 8 in Education that is Christian. Wheaton: Victor Books, 1989.

    Lewis, Kathryn. “The State of the Art in Evangelical Curriculum Publishing.” Christian Education Journal. Autumn 1987.

    Marlow, Joe D. “Analyzing the Curriculum Debate.” Christian Education Journal. Spring 1993.

    Miller, J. P. & Seller, W. “Curriculum Evaluation Models” in Curriculum: Perspectives and Practice. NY: Longman, 1985.

    Pazmino, Robert W. “Curriculum Foundations.” Christian Education Journal. Autumn 1987.

    ________________. Principles and Practices of Christian Education: An Evangelical Perspective. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1992.

    Pearson, John. “Weekend Retreats” in Youth Leader’s Sourcebook. Gary Dausey, ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1983.

    Schultz, Thom and Joani Schultz. Why Nobody Learns Much of Anything at Church: And How to Fix It. Loveland: Group, 1996.

    Senter, Mark H. “Planning an Event” in Youth Leader’s Sourcebook. Gary Dausey, ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1983.

    Walton, John H., Laurie D. Bailey, and Craig Williford. “Bible-Based Curricula and the Crisis of Scriptural Authority.” Christian Education Journal. Spring 1993.

    Wyckoff, D. Campbell. Theory and Design of Christian Education Curriculum. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1961.

  • Teaching Bibliography

    Buechner, Frederick. Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Tale. HarperSanFrancisco: 1977.

    Coles, Robert. The call of stories: Teaching and the moral imagination. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. 1-30.

    Duckworth, Eleanor. “Teaching as research.” Harvard Educational Review. 56.4 (1986): 481-495.

    Eisner, Elliot W. “Educational Aims, Objectives, and Other Aspirations.” The Educational Imagination. New York: MacMillan, 1985. 109-126.

    Freire, Paulo. Education for critical consciousness. New York, Continuum, 1973. 3-59.

    Gangel, Kenneth O. and Howard G. Hendricks, eds. The Christian Educator’s Handbook on Teaching. Victor-Scripture Press, 1988.

    Godawa, Brian. “Introduction.” “Conclusion.” Hollywood Worldviews: Watching Films With Wisdom & Discernment. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2002.

    Gorman, Julie. “’There’s go to be more!’ Transformational learning.” CEJ 5.1 (2001): 23-51.

    Groome, Thomas H. “The Focusing Activity in Shared Praxis.” Ch. 5. Sharing Faith. San Francisco: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1991.

    Groome, Thomas. Christian Religious Education: Sharing our Story and Vision. 2nd ed. San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1999.

    Habermas, Ronald T. “Patterns of Growth: Structural Dimension.” “Aspects of Learning.” “Avenues of Learning.” Teaching for Reconciliation. Rev. ed. Eugene: Wipf and Stock, 2001. 65-83, 100-132

    Habermas, Ronald T. “Components of Teaching, Parts 1-2.” Teaching for Reconciliation. Rev. ed. Eugene: Wipf and Stock, 2001. 133-173.

    Hendricks, Howard. Teaching to Change Lives: Seven Proven Ways to Make Your Teaching Come Alive. Multnomah: 2003.

    Hollander, Jocelyn A. “Learning to Discuss: Strategies For Improving the Quality of Class Discussion.” Teaching Sociology. 30 (2002): 317-327.

    Horne, Herman H. Jesus the teacher: Examining his expertise in education. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1978.

    Jones. Tony. Read, Think, Pray, Live. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2003.

    Joyce, Bruce and Marsha Weil. “Learning from Presentations” Ch. 15. Models of Teaching, 5th ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1996. 265-278.

    Joyce, Bruce, and Marsha Weil with Emily Calhoun. Models of teaching. 7th ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2004.

    LeFever, Marlene. Creative Teaching Methods. 2nd ed. Colorado Springs: David C. Cook, 1996.

    Marlow, Joe. “Analyzing the curriculum debate” CEJ. 13.3 (1993): 95-101.

    Nouwen, Henri. Creative Ministry. New York: Doubleday, 1971. 3-20.

    Pazmino, Robert W. Basics of Teaching for Christians. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998.

    Pazmino, Robert W. Principles and Practices of Christian Education: An Evangelical Perspective. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1992.

    Richards, Lawrence O. “Focusing Attention,” Ch. 17:187-195. “Focusing Attention,” Ch. 21:225-239. “Encouraging Response,” Ch. 20: 215-222. “Encouraging Response,” Ch: 269-275. Creative Bible Teaching. Chicago: Moody Press, 1970.

    Richards, Lawrence and Gary Bredfeldt. Creative Bible Teaching. Chicago: Moody, 1998. 310-318.

    Shaw, Perry W. H. “Jesus, Oriental Teacher Par Excellence.” CEJ 1NS (1997): 83-94.

    Schultz, Thom and Joani. Why Nobody Learns Much of Anything at Church: And How to Fix It. Loveland: Group, 1993.

    Smallbones, Jackie L. “Teaching Bible in Small Groups” CEJ 1NS (1997): 19-27.

    Stake, Richard. “The countenance of educational evaluation.” Teachers College Record. 68.7 (1967): 524-535.

    Walton, John, Laurie Bailey, and Craig Williford. “Bible-based curricula and the crisis of scriptural authority.” CEJ 13.3 (1993): 83-94.

    Wilhoit, Jim and and Leland Ryken. “Leading Inductive Bible Studies.” Effective Bible Teaching. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1988. 153-177.

    Wilkinson, Bruce. The Seven Laws of the Learner: How to Teach Almost Anything to Practically Anyone. Multnomah, 1983.

    Wrobbel, Karen. “Teaching for thinking: A must for Christian Education.” CEJ 12.3 (1992): 147-153.

    Yount, William. Created to Learn. Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 1996.

    Yount, William R. Called to Teach: An Introduction to the Ministry of Teaching. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999.

  • Preaching Bibliography

    Bell, Rob. “The Subversive Art: Drawing from the prophets, the rabbis and Jesus to confront the culture.” Leadership Journal. XXV.2 (2004): 24.

    Bell, Rob. “Life in Leviticus: Planting this church, I spent a year preaching through Leviticus, and (surprise!) it worked.” Leadership Journal. Winter (2002): 45-47.

    Gibson, Scott M., ed. Preaching to a Shifting Culture: 12 Perspectives on Communicating That Connects. Baker Books, 2004.

    Johnston, Graham. Preaching to a Postmodern World: A Guide to Reaching Twenty-First Century Listeners. Baker Books: 2001.

    Kimball, Dan. “Preaching: Becoming Storytellers Again.” “Preaching Without Words.” and “Spiritual Formation.” Ch.16-17, 19. The Emerging Church. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003. 155-196, 213-225

    Larson, Craig Brian and Haddon Robinson, eds. The Art & Craft of Biblical Preaching: A Comprehensive Resource for Today’s Communicators. Zondervan, 2005.

    Long, Thomas G. Witness of Preaching. Westminster John Knox Press, 1990.

    McLaren, Brian. “Learn a New Rhetoric” The Church on the Other Side. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000. 87-93

    Nelson, Alan E. Creating Messages That Connect: 10 Secrets of Effective Communicators. Group Publishing, 2004.

    Pagitt, Doug. Preaching Re-Imagined. Zondervan, 2005.

    Robinson, Haddon W. Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expository Messages. 2nd ed. Baker Academic, 2001.

    Stone, Dave. Refining Your Style: Learning from Respected Communicators. Group Publishing, 2004.

    Stott, John. Between Two Worlds: The Challenge of Preaching Today. Eerdmans, 1994.

    Taylor, Barbara Brown. The Preaching Life. Cowley Publications, 1993.

    Troeger, Thomas H. Ten Strategies for Preaching in a Multimedia Culture. Abingdon Press, 1996.

    Wilson, Len and Jason Moore. Digital Storytellers: The Art of Communicating the Gospel in Worship. Abingdon Press, 2002.