Kenneth O. Gangel – författare

How do adults learn? For nearly thirty years the general education field, influenced by the adult education model of Malcolm Knowles, has directed considerable attention toward answering this question. With The Christian Educator's Handbook on Adult Education, evangelicals join the discussion. The Christian Educator's Handbook on Adult Education represents one of the first comprehensive attempts by evangelicals to apply adult education theory to Christian education in general. In this book contributors from across the evangelical spectrum--practitioners and academics--present an accessible interpretation, application, and critique of Knowles' approach from a biblical perspective. The result is a highly practical volume composed of applied, theoretical, and age-specific chapters that will appeal to those in ministry and higher education. Also included is a chapter by Knowles, reflecting on his contributions to Christian adult education.

Written by Christian education specialists, The Christian Educator's Handbook on Teaching is a complete resource on Christian teaching for use in the home, church, and school. Each of the contributors to this volume is deeply concerned that the reader be equipped for the awesome privilege of teaching. A potpourri of principles and practices are outlined, including valuable insights for both the beginning teacher and the veteran. Foundations are laid, patterns are presented, varieties of teaching are revealed, and crucial roles in Christian teaching are exposed--all with a view to providing the Christian educator with a helpful handbook on teaching. Keep it on your desk--at arm's length--for ready reference and repeated reading. Here you will find a gold mine of information on all phases and places of teaching God's truth. Twenty-one chapters address four general topics: Foundations for Christian Teaching Crucial Roles in Christian Teaching Patterns and Process of Christian Teaching Varieties of Christian Teaching

Every church and Christian organization has a leadership and administrative team. But how well is that team functioning? Feeding and Leading, now available in paperback, addresses this key component to effective ministry. Kenneth O. Gangel begins with the foundations of the administrative process and then focuses on the vocational Christian leader--pastor, president, principal, mission executive--targeting such issues as spiritual leadership, style, organization of work, goal setting, and long-range planning. The book also covers topics such as: * recruiting and training volunteers * motivating workers * delegating responsibility * making decisions * building good working relationships * communicating * chairing business meetings Feeding and Leading contains over forty figures that illustrate the practical principles outlined by the author. Self-evaluation questions, sample job descriptions, and other helpful tools for Christian administrators are also included.