Rev. J.W. Deenick. Trowel & Sword. December 1976 Preamble: Bill Deenick was passionate about many things and Parent Controlled Christian Education (PCCE) was high on his list of priorities. To him Christian Education was never about creating schools that ran parallel to the state system with a bit of Bible teaching thrown in as anContinue reading “The Debate Goes On”
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One Thing Very Necessary
Prof. George van Groningen. Trowel & Sword, March 1968 Preamble: Prof. van Groningen (and his wife) were passionate about christian education. In this article he backed up his convictions by citing statistics from a report on the beliefs held by young people in the UK, and by extension, also in Australia and New Zealand. ChristianContinue reading “One Thing Very Necessary”
Children’s Ministry
Helen Vanderbom. Trowel & Sword, February 2003 Preamble: The growth of Christian Schools in the last fifty years or sons an indication that Christians take the raising of their children in a Godly environment very seriously. But is it the case that an unintended consequence may be that parents today may not be as diligentContinue reading “Children’s Ministry”
How Are Things With Your Sunday School?
Rev. K. Warren, Trowel & Sword, September 1968 Preamble: In this article Rev. Warren took some time to outline what other churches were doing with their Sunday Schools, with a particular focus on what was then the Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational churches before they amalgamated to form the Uniting Church. One can confidently say thatContinue reading “How Are Things With Your Sunday School?”
The Future Of The Christian University In Indonesia
HENK DeWAARD, Trowel and Sword, October 1975 Preamble: While Christian Schools have flourished in recent years due in a large part to the efforts of Reformed Churches and their members, the establishment of Christian universities has been much more difficult to achieve. No doubt there are many factors at play preventing this from happening. ItContinue reading “The Future Of The Christian University In Indonesia”
The Reformation and Education
Preamble: The following is an article by Prof. George van Groningen in the October 1967 issue of T and S. It reflects on the influence of education on the reformers and the way God used that in the development of the Reformation. He goes on to challenge the reader to consider the continuing importance ofContinue reading “The Reformation and Education”
T&S Revisited 