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Change
Process for
Traditional With a large percentage of Millennials absent from the church, traditional
Churches to churches face the significant challenge of making changes to draw Millennials Julie K.
Spiritually into the church while continuing to minister to older generations. This
qualitative case-study research revealed that traditional churches that Smestad
Form successfully make changes to form Millennials spiritually while retaining older
Millennials generations build common community identity through fostering cross- Dallas Join Here
While generational relationships, valuing Millennials and their contributions, and Theological
Retaining creating intergenerational learning experiences. Common community identity Seminary,
Older is a relational space in which adults of all ages experience belonging and Student
definition of what it means to follow Christ with their church community.
Generations

Inquiry- Lindsey
based After discussing a thorough vision for Christian education, we will view Wilkerson
Curriculum biblically cohesive constructive methodology as well as the biblically flawed
for Christ-like philosophical and theological components of constructivism to create a faith- Southern
Transformati based constructive approach to learning. From this faith-based model of Baptist
constructivism, we will explore the essential components of a curriculum for
on: A Faith- Christian education that encourages the transference of knowledge and Theological Join Here
based understanding to promote Christ-like transformation. Lastly, we will explore Seminary,
Constructive an inquiry-based curriculum design method grounded in the Inquiry Design Student
Approach Model (IDM) that balances biblically cohesive constructive principles with the
established vision for Christian education.

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