P.C.E.A Syokimau Church - Christian Education
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
[Hosea 4:6]
[Hosea 4:6]
Our Mission
We endeavor to make disciples by instilling knowledge through education for life.
Our Vision
The vision of Christian Education is a church member who has self-awareness.
A person who is self-awear is capable of saying who s/he is, what s/he is, where s/he is going and know how to get there.
About Christian Education
Backgroud
Christian education is defined as a Bible-based, Holy Spirit-empowered (Christ-centered) teaching–learning process. It seeks to guide individuals at all levels of growth through contemporary teaching means toward knowing and experiencing God’s purpose and plan through Christ in every aspect of living. It also equips people for effective ministry, with the overall focus on Christ the Master Educator’s example and his command to make disciples.
Operational Philosophy
The Church education body in PCEA aims at nurturing Church members to be mature in their Christian faith, and to help them adopt Christ’s Spiritual ends and principles of action and apply them in their own situations. The goal of PCEA philosophy of education is to ensure the vision of the Presbyterian Church is achieved, by putting in place programs that facilitate and enhance spiritual growth for all Church members. The PCEA philosophy of the Christian school states clearly that an educational system that leaves God out of its teaching is giving children a religious education only. The church recognizes that the non-Christian philosophy of education has an integrating center in man, while a true philosophy of education integrates all truth in God and demonstrates the relationship of all subject matter to him. It is because of this philosophic divergence that many Christian educators view the Christian based school as the answer to the problem of providing a Theo-centric and thus Christo-centric educational program for children.
Objectives
i) To educate and train the congregation on effective stewardship, resource mobilization and spiritual growth for the members.
ii) To organize education seminars on education programs e.g. PP1 and guidance and counseling for schools within their jurisdiction.
iii) To advise the church, respective courts and congregation on matters pertaining education.
iv) Organize seminars for students and parents on education trends, school selections and career choice and any other topic of interest within and without.
v) To advise the church on all matters concerning education in both church and public schools.
vi) Pay particular attention to the provision of pastoral instruction and general spiritual care in schools within the area of the jurisdiction of the parish.
vii) Seek to understand current education policies, Acts and reports of commissions with a view of providing the church with information and guidance on the same.
viii) Organize training programmes such as seminars for church members
Christian education is defined as a Bible-based, Holy Spirit-empowered (Christ-centered) teaching–learning process. It seeks to guide individuals at all levels of growth through contemporary teaching means toward knowing and experiencing God’s purpose and plan through Christ in every aspect of living. It also equips people for effective ministry, with the overall focus on Christ the Master Educator’s example and his command to make disciples.
Operational Philosophy
The Church education body in PCEA aims at nurturing Church members to be mature in their Christian faith, and to help them adopt Christ’s Spiritual ends and principles of action and apply them in their own situations. The goal of PCEA philosophy of education is to ensure the vision of the Presbyterian Church is achieved, by putting in place programs that facilitate and enhance spiritual growth for all Church members. The PCEA philosophy of the Christian school states clearly that an educational system that leaves God out of its teaching is giving children a religious education only. The church recognizes that the non-Christian philosophy of education has an integrating center in man, while a true philosophy of education integrates all truth in God and demonstrates the relationship of all subject matter to him. It is because of this philosophic divergence that many Christian educators view the Christian based school as the answer to the problem of providing a Theo-centric and thus Christo-centric educational program for children.
Objectives
i) To educate and train the congregation on effective stewardship, resource mobilization and spiritual growth for the members.
ii) To organize education seminars on education programs e.g. PP1 and guidance and counseling for schools within their jurisdiction.
iii) To advise the church, respective courts and congregation on matters pertaining education.
iv) Organize seminars for students and parents on education trends, school selections and career choice and any other topic of interest within and without.
v) To advise the church on all matters concerning education in both church and public schools.
vi) Pay particular attention to the provision of pastoral instruction and general spiritual care in schools within the area of the jurisdiction of the parish.
vii) Seek to understand current education policies, Acts and reports of commissions with a view of providing the church with information and guidance on the same.
viii) Organize training programmes such as seminars for church members
Officials
- Patron - Elder Dr Peter Chiira Ruheni
- Chairman - Mrs. Cecilia Ndungu
- Vice Chair - Mrs. Rose Kibarua
- Treasurer - Mr. Leonard Mwiti
- Secretary - Mr. Edward Riungu
- Vice Secretary - Mr. James Karagu Muchina
Roles Of Chrstian Education
- Educate
- Advice.
- Facilitation
- Intervention
Strategic Focus Areas
- Spirituality
- Social aspects.
- Education
- Psychological
- Economical
- Health
- Administration & Chrch Politics
- Occupational
- Family Unit