A topic of frequent discussion in religious education circles is the relationship between theology and practice. How does Christian theology work itself out in the teaching ministries of the church? Noted Christian education thinker Robert Pazmiño contemplates this debate and offers a contemporary overview of the messages theology brings to Christian education.

Sensitive to today’s expanding global culture, God Our Teacher reaffirms the essential role theology plays in developing educational practices and conventions, and carefully fleshes out what it means to use the Trinity as a model for ordering educational thought and practice.

This book will be welcomed by all those involved in fostering the growth and development of Christian education.

A refreshing and wise look at the teaching ministry of the church. Pazmiño has done well at grounding his reflections in a winsome and irenic historic orthodoxy. He enriches this theological reflection with a well-informed use of social science and educational sources. In short, Pazmiño has provided us with a welcome book.–James C. Wilhoit, Wheaton College

No contemporary educator more creatively develops teaching metaphors or is better able to design theologically strong models for Christian education than Robert Pazmiño. Just as important, he communicates these metaphors and models in ways that allow volunteer teachers, as well as professionals, to see the implications for their church community.–Marlene LeFever, author of Creative Teaching Methods and Learning Styles