The relevance and complexity of the communications process to church institutions demand a serious approach to surveying the field and the problems that ensue from its processes. As a beginning response to this need, two research initiatives are reported in this pamphlet. The first is a prospective study on the future need of audiovisual…

How the Catholic TV Network of Chicago services parishes, schools, community. (Author)

In Sierra Leone, two church-sponsored programs are focused on sustainable development. The Wesleyan Development Education and Awareness Programme trains people to initiate community projects. Women's Loan Scheme encourages development of small-scale enterprises. (SK)

Uses data from a national survey of U. S. high school seniors to investigate the relationship of religious perceptions and behavior to several school, career' and leisure variables. Seniors' positive perceptions of religion and frequent attendance at religious services were related to positive parental involvement, positive school attitudes and…

This article addresses three periods of evangelical Christian education development in the twentieth century. The early part of the century was a time of loss of influence and marginalization within the broader religious education movement. The middle part of the century saw an explosion of parachurch educational ministry efforts to assist the…

This article presents a formative evaluation of a CDC Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) 2010 faith-based breast and cervical cancer early detection and prevention intervention for African American women living in urban communities. Focus groups were conducted with a sample of women (N = 94) recruited from each church…

Background: This paper discusses a leadership model grounded in an investigation of the phenomenon of principal leadership in Hong Kong Protestant Christian secondary schools of one denomination, two years after the change of sovereignty to China (1st July, 1997). Focus of discussion and comments: Using a hermeneutic phenomenological methodology,…

After briefly reviewing the National Council of Churches' 1984 policy statement on child day care, this consultant's paper discusses the place of church-based child care in the field of early childhood education. Short overviews of early childhood curricula published and distributed by churches, the special contribution of churches to the field of…

In 1890, Marshall Hudson, a Syracuse (New York) crockery merchant, began a men's Bible class, called Baraca. The aim of the class was to make happy or bless every man who came into the circle, and the class tried to have an engagement with its members every night of the week. Men and women were encouraged to study in separate classes with separate…

Paper supported by a 1967-68 resident postdoctoral fellowship at Brandeis University and a grant from the National Foundation for Jewish Culture.

This paper presents a brief review of the ways in which a church has incorporated art activities, particularly drama, in its ministry. The contents of the paper include a discussion of the initiation of and planning for a church theater, a description of the activities offered as part of the drama program, an overview of the staffing of the drama…

Guidelines for use of multi-media kits as viable methods of organizing material to suit lesson approaches in church religious education programs are discussed with stress on accurate, detailed cataloging of such materials. (Author/MBR)

Outlines an attempt to use consultative and training skills in combination with pastoral skills to achieve a more creative mix in a conflicted, alienated congregation in the Midwest. (Author/LF)