The Intersection of Religious/Christian Educator and Denominational Leader

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Pub Date : 2023-09-22 DOI:10.1080/00344087.2023.2258316

Carmichael D. Crutchfield

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AbstractI have the rewarding experience of being an administrator operating out of a denominational leadership role in Christian education. I have served in this role concurrently for over a decade as a full-time professor of Christian education at a seminary. In this autobiographical reflection, I discuss how I define my roles in the church and academy as one vocation. I spend my life juggling time and resources so that both roles are served at the highest level. I discuss in the paper how each of the roles intersect and inform one another.Keywords: Vocationadministrationdenominational service Conclusion – a life intertwined with GodSince teaching is as much "showing” and “experiencing” as it is “telling” – and more effective when it’s the former – I have attempted in this brief piece to show and help readers to experience the intersection of my work as seminary faculty and denominational administrator with all the variations and expressions that are part of each. In the process, I have given some insights that have come from decades of work as a religious educator. It has been my aim to demonstrate how a singular vocation, that of religious educator, can be expressed in multiple facets, much like a prism. Further, I have intended to demonstrate how each aspect of location informs, enlivens, and expands upon the others, and how all of the expressions are tied back to the singular vocation of a life of faithfulness and discipleship following the pattern of Jesus.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.Notes1 Karen B. Tye, Basics of Christian Education (Danvers: Chalice Press, 2000), 10–12.2 Karen B. Tye, Basics of Christian Education (Danvers: Chalice Press, 2000), 10–12.3 Ibid., 11.4 Mary Field Belenky, et al. Women’s Ways of Knowing (USA: Basic Books, 1997); Delores Williams. Sisters in the Wilderness: The Challenge of Womanist God-Talk (Maryknoll: Orbis, 2013).5 Carmichael Crutchfield and Denise Janssen. Pressing Ford: Faith, Culture, and African American Youth (Valley Forge: Judson Press, 2022), 21.6 Tye, 12.7 Ibid., 60.8 Carmichael D. Crutchfield. Formation of a People (Valley Forge: Judson Press, 2020), 126.9 Ibid., 127.10 Henri Nouwen, Michael Christensen, and Rebecca Laird. Following the Movements of the Spirit (New York: HarperOne, 2010), XI.11 Ibid., xIx.12 Ibid. xvii.13 Ibid. 20.14 Freddy Cardoza, ed. Christian Education (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2019), 211.15 Bishop Lawrence L. Reddick III, CEO, The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Discipline (Memphis: CME Publishing House, 2018), 228.16 Carmichael Crutchfield. Formation of a People (Valley Forge: Judson Press, 2000), XI, referencing Maria Harris. Fashion Me a People (Louisville: Westminister John Knox Press, 1989), 75ff.17 Leander E. Keck, editor, et al. New Interpreters Bible, Vol. 11 + (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2000), 206, referencing Beverly Gaventa. The Maternity of Paul, 196.18 Ibid.19 Ibid.Additional informationNotes on contributorsCarmichael D. CrutchfieldCarmichael D. Crutchfield, Clara Scott Chair of Church and Ministry, Professor of Christian Education, Spiritual Formation, and Youth Ministry.

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宗教/基督教教育家与教派领袖的交集

摘要在基督教教育中，我作为一名管理人员，在宗派领导的角色中运作，这是一种有益的经历。十多年来，我一直在一所神学院担任基督教教育的全职教授。在这篇自传式的反思中，我讨论了我如何将我在教会和学术界的角色定义为一个职业。我一生都在兼顾时间和资源，以使这两个角色都得到最高水平的服务。我在论文中讨论了每个角色是如何相互交叉和相互通知的。关键词:职业管理宗派服务结论-与神交织的生活既然教学是“展示”和“体验”的，就像它是“讲述”一样——而且前者更有效——我试图在这篇简短的文章中展示并帮助读者体验我作为神学院教师和宗派管理员的工作的交叉点，以及两者的所有变化和表达。在这个过程中，我给出了一些作为宗教教育者几十年工作的见解。我的目的一直是要说明一个单一的职业，即宗教教育者，是如何在多个方面得到表达的，就像一个棱镜一样。此外，我还想说明地点的每个方面是如何通知、激活和扩展其他方面的，以及所有的表达是如何与跟随耶稣模式的忠诚和门徒生活的单一使命联系在一起的。披露声明作者未报告潜在的利益冲突。注1 Karen B. Tye，《基督教教育基础》(丹佛斯:Chalice出版社，2000)，10-12.2 Karen B. Tye，《基督教教育基础》(丹佛斯:Chalice出版社，2000)，10-12.3同上，11.4 Mary Field Belenky等。《女性的认知方式》(美国:Basic Books出版社，1997);德洛丽丝·威廉姆斯。4 .《荒野中的姐妹:女性主义的挑战》(玛利诺:奥比斯出版社，2013)卡迈克尔·克拉奇菲尔德和丹尼斯·詹森。《压迫福特:信仰、文化和非裔美国青年》(Valley Forge: Judson Press, 2022)， 21.6 Tye, 12.7同上，60.8 Carmichael D. Crutchfield。《一个民族的形成》(Valley Forge: Judson Press, 2020)， 126.9同上，127.10亨利·卢文，迈克尔·克里斯滕森和丽贝卡·莱尔德。《跟随精神的运动》(纽约:HarperOne出版社，2010)，第11页，同上，第19页Ibid. xvii.13同上:20.14 Freddy Cardoza，主编《基督教教育》(大急流城:Baker Academic, 2019)， 211.15 Bishop Lawrence L. Reddick III, The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Discipline首席执行官(孟菲斯:CME出版社，2018)，228.16 Carmichael Crutchfield。《一个民族的形成》(Valley Forge: Judson Press, 2000)，第11页，引用Maria Harris。《塑造我的民族》(路易斯维尔:威斯敏斯特约翰诺克斯出版社，1989年)，第75页，第17页Leander E. Keck，编辑，等。新释经圣经，卷11 +(纳什维尔:阿宾顿出版社，2000)，206，引用贝弗利·加文塔。《保罗的母性》，1918年，同上19，同上更多信息:作者注释:卡迈克尔·d·克拉奇菲尔德，克拉拉·斯科特教会和事工主席，基督教教育、属灵培育和青年事工教授。

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION RELIGION-

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期刊介绍： Religious Education, the journal of the Religious Education Association: An Association of Professors, Practitioners, and Researchers in Religious Education, offers an interfaith forum for exploring religious identity, formation, and education in faith communities, academic disciplines and institutions, and public life and the global community.