Developing and Implementing a Curriculum for Teaching a Biblical Meta-Narrative to the Adults at College Park Church in Indianapolis, Indiana

Abstract

ABSTRACT

DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A CURRICULUM FOR

TEACHING A BIBLICAL META-NARRATIVE TO THE

ADULTS AT COLLEGE PARK CHURCH IN

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

Joseph Robert Bartemus, D.Min.

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015

Faculty Supervisor: Dr. James M. Hamilton

Chapter 1 of this project describes the planning and objectives of the project.

The development of a curriculum that covers relevant material on the meta-narrative of

the Bible was revised and developed. The curriculum involved a video series with two

pastors discussing the concept and details of the biblical meta-narrative. Booklets were

also developed to complement the spoken material. Facilitators or teachers were trained

to utilize the tools to bring about the actual implementation of the project in teaching

smaller groups of adults the essence of the overarching biblical meta-narrative of the

Bible.

Chapter 2 discusses passages from the Old and New Testament which were

analyzed to provide biblical validation concerning the need for such a project. Chapter 3

includes an overview of basic educational literature which was summarized in regard to

adult learning and curriculum. Chapter 4 describes the steps of the project in detail to

show how the implementation occurred. In chapter 5 the project was evaluated and

found to be successful based on several factors, including a statistical affirmation. This

chapter includes concluding evaluations of the project in terms of accomplishing goals,

strengths and weaknesses, and future plans.