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The Spiritual Guidance of Children: Montessori, Godly Play, and the Future

by Jerome W. Berryman. Morehouse Publishing, 2013.

This resource adapts Montessori methods of education to religious education of children, reframing Christian education as spiritual guidance.

Offerings

exploring spiritual experiences, scripture, language, the senses, sacraments

Best For

clergy, lay leaders, and youth ministry leaders

Cost

purchase as a book

Suggested Uses

  • Encourage children to freely explore the spiritual mysteries of creation by applying principles of Montessori education to your youth ministry.
  • Re-evaluate your congregation's religious education of children by considering how to blend methods outlined in this text with current practices.

About the Contributor

Contributor
Tim Shapiro

Tim is president of the Indianapolis Center for Congregations – of which the CRG is a program. He began serving the Center in 2003 after 18 years in pastoral ministry. He holds degrees from Purdue University and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Tim’s interest in how congregations learn to do new things is represented in his book How Your Congregation Learns.

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