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MARTHA S. HOOKER is a member of the Institute faculty, teaching in the field of Christian Educa tion and Child Evangelism. Each summer Mrs. Hooker and her husband are in charge of the Biola work among children in a beach town near Los Angeles.
CHILD EVANGELISM COURSE .V o ir Off the Press B IOLA’S correspondence course in Child Evangelism is ready fo r you. Months have been spent in p rep arin g th is pioneer course in the new field of Child Evangelism . Only those who are experts in th e ir respective fields of suc cessful endeavor have been called upon to contribute. _Knowing th e child’s need of Jesu s Christ as Saviour and Lord, his w illing ness, yea eagerness, to become a little disciple of Christ, and hav ing a vision of th e world-wide need fo r such a course as we p lan ned to publish, each contributor h as given of his best. The completion of th is study m ay tran sfo rm your purpose and methods in all children’s work. The aim of Child Evangelization will ever be forem ost in your prog ram of youth instruction, both in the home and in th e Bible school. A Certificate signed by th e P resident of th e Bible In stitu te of Los Angeles and th e S ecretary of the Correspondence School will be given to those satisfacto rily completing th e course. The price is nominal, th a t hundreds may enroll and be blessed. Do you realize your responsibility and opportunity? Wherever you are, you are m eeting youth. L et us help you in leading them to Christ and into th e church. , . . „ Now is the tim e to enroll. P ioneer w ith us m the virg in field of Child Evangelism . OUTLINE OF THE COURSE Lesson One
IRENE B. RANNEY for a period of several years has been in the practical work of training teachers for midweek Bible instruc tion of children. At pres ent she is in charge of the children's work at the Calvary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, Calif.
P e te r said to J thou knowest th at I Jesu s said to ¡ lambs.” Our Lord is even little children into l th ey h e a r th e story fo r them , th ey lo^ w an t to become jB How eag er th e cj® Yes, n o t only mi* ones to Jesus, butlj them the. “m ilk of
HOW TO WIN A CHILD TO CHRIST M arth a S. Hooker
W IL L IA M H A R L L E E BORDEAUX is a member of the Biola faculty. While a pastor he personally di rected an All-Bible Sum mer School each year in his own church, and last summer he was director of the All-Bible School spon sored by Biola.
The technique used w ith adults cannot be employed to advan tag e w ith children. Proven simple methods are clearly presented in th is chapter. The student is led to see th e value of w inning
th e child to Christ th a t He m ay build th e life. "Jesus Christ, in a child, is the one guarantee of a successful, ’worth-while life.” Lesson Two THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE CHILD C laire Weiermuller Effective w ork w ith children demands a knowledge of th e ir psychology. This chapter deals w ith th e psychology of th e Ju n io r and th e In term ediate child. The teacher, having well in m ind th e subject m a tte r to be ta u g h t, will find th a t th is lesson enables him to p resen t it more efficiently. "A child of six has just as quick perception as has a man, and the memory powers of ten will never he surpassed .”— C larence B enson . Lesson Three CHILD EVANGELISM IN THE The au tho r tak es th e viewpoint of th e p asto r and th e Bible school teacher. This section alone may revolutionize your whole Bible school. Our Bible schools need to be evangelized and the children b rough t into th e activities of th e church a t an early age. They need Christ in th e ir h e a rts to hold them th rough th e teen age and to establish them in th e Christian life. "Every Sunday-school teacher should lead every child to Christ.” Lesson Four THE GOSPEL OF LOVE FOR CHILDREN Irene B. Ranney This chap ter on teaching th e Gospel of John to children by means of th e S crip tu reg raph and S crip tu rechart is a useful tre a su re fo r any teach er of youth. Mrs. Ranney tells how to BIBLE SCHOOL H arry H. MacA rthur
PAUL W. ROOD, Presi- dent of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles and Presi dent of the Child Evangel ism Fellowship, writes the introduction to the course described on these* pages.
KENNETH M. MONROE, a member of the faculty of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles and Secre tary of the Correspond ence School, has been a teacher of Bible doctrine and Scripture interpreta tion for more than a decade.
“The call of God to His pe<| the twenty-seven m illion child supreme task, and it calls foe who have caught the vision a love o f Christ constraineth; should not henceforth live ut which died for them, and ros
ELMER L. W ILDER for several years has been contributing the o b i e ct lessons printed in THE KING 'S BUSINESS in con nection with the Interna tional Lesson Commentary. In addition, he has an active pastorate in Im perial Yalley, Calif.
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