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Sunday school at a Baptist church in Lejunior, Harlan County, Kentucky in the United States, 1946. In New England a Sunday school system was first begun by Samuel Slater in his textile mills in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in the 1790s. [43] In the mid-1860s philanthropist Lewis Miller was the inventor of the "Akron Plan" for Sunday schools.
Henrietta Cornelia Mears (October 23, 1890 – March 19, 1963) was a Christian educator, evangelist, and author who had a significant impact on evangelical Christianity in the 20th century and one of the founders of the National Sunday School Association [1] Best known as the innovative and dynamic Director of Christian Education at First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, California and in ...
The Akron Plan was a scheme for the design of churches and other religious buildings that housed Sunday schools. It was characterized by a set of wedge-shaped classrooms that radiated from the direction of a central superintendent's platform. Doors or movable partitions could be closed to separate the classes, or opened to allow the entire body ...
Lifeway Christian Resources, based in Nashville, Tennessee, is the Christian media publishing and distribution division of the Southern Baptist Convention and provider of church business services. Until the end of its physical retail presence in 2019 [ 1] it was best known for its brick and mortar LifeWay Christian Stores, one of the two major ...
OCLC. 23198861. For the Strength of Youthis a pamphlet distributed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints(LDS Church) that "summarizes standards from scripture and from the writings and teachings of Church leaders." The pamphlet's target audience is young menand young womenof the LDS Church, although its principles are applicable to ...
The Church Growth movement began with the publication of Donald McGavran's book The Bridges of God.McGavran was a third-generation Christian missionary to India, where his observations of how churches grow went beyond typical theological discussion to discern sociological factors that affected receptivity to the Christian Gospel among non-Christian peoples.
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Alma mater. Brigham Young University. Spouse (s) Lolly Osguthorpe. Children. 5. Russell Trent Osguthorpe (born December 4, 1946) is an American professor of education and was the 20th general president of the Sunday School of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2009 to 2014.
The Church Educational System ( CES) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) consists of several institutions that provide religious and secular education for both Latter-day Saint and non–Latter-day Saint elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students and adult learners. Approximately 700,000 individuals were ...