Nurturing Faith and Hope: Black Worship as a Model for Christian Education

Wimberlys latest work presents pastors church lay leaders and scholars with a new lens to think critically and joyously about how Christian education undergirds and supports the worship experience in nurturing faith and hope in black parishioners. --David L. Wallace Sr. Dean Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary The Interdenominational Theological Center Atlanta Georgia This highly recommended work provides a thoughtful yet comprehensive framework of the black Christian worshipping community as the context where faith and hope are nurtured. --Marsha Snulligan Haney Associate Professor of Missiology and Religions of the World The Interdenominational Theological Center Atlanta Georgia This is a must read for all pastors and worship designers who desire to make worship relevant for African American Congregations. --Cecelia M. Long former General Secretariat of the General Commission on the Status and Role of Women in the United Methodist Church Innovative dynamic thought provoking and inspiring. A must read for pastors church leaders Christian educators and anyone interested in revitalizing Christian education in the 21st Century. --Yolanda Y. Smith Assistant Professor of Christian Education Yale University Divinity School and author of Reclaiming the Spirituals: New Possibilities for African American Christian Education Dr. Wimberly has seized upon the heretofore unspoken wisdom of the black church . . . Local church laity and clergy will easily access this fine work for local churches. --Lynne Westfield Assistant Professor of Christian Education Drew Theological School Madison New Jersey Wimberly understands comprehensively the ways education is embodied in congregational life. Indeed she invites us to nurture faith and hope. --Jack L. Seymour Professor of Religious Education and Academic Dean Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Evanston. Illinois Anne E. Streaty Wimberly is Professor of Christian Education at The Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta Georgia. She is the author of several books including Soul Stories: African American Christian Education (1994).