. World survey by the Interchurch World Movement of North America : revised preliminary statement and budget ... adequately trained in the principles of theChristian religion, and if in addition to thisresponsibility this nation is to furnish a leader-ship which will carry Christianity to the utter-most parts of the earth, steps must be takenat once to build a statesmanlike program ofreligious education for the American a program would involve the followingitems: 1. The securing and training of an army ofreligious teachers, both professional and volun-teer. This would mean: a. The
. World survey by the Interchurch World Movement of North America : revised preliminary statement and budget ... adequately trained in the principles of theChristian religion, and if in addition to thisresponsibility this nation is to furnish a leader-ship which will carry Christianity to the utter-most parts of the earth, steps must be takenat once to build a statesmanlike program ofreligious education for the American a program would involve the followingitems: 1. The securing and training of an army ofreligious teachers, both professional and volun-teer. This would mean: a. The establishment of research and graduateschools in religious education. 6. The creation of departments of religiouseducation in church colleges. c. The founding of a system of teacher-trainingschools and institutes for the training of thevolunteer workers, including community train-ing schools which place the federated resourcesof all the churches in a community at the dis-posal of each church in the community. d. The creation of associations for the self-development of both volunteer and 234 The Nations Light: RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 2. The creation of a curriculum for all gradesof church schools 3. The establishment of week-day and vaca-tion schools of religion. 4. The strengthening and vitalizing of theeducational program of each local church. 5. The establishment of parent-trainingcourses in the interest of religious educationin the home. 6. The creation of community programs ofreligious education through which the church will use music, art, drama and recreation asagencies for the spiritualizing of the ideals ofthe whole community. 7. The creation of a system of organizationand support which will be adequate to sustaina school system involving thousands of teach-ers and millions of students and costing billionsof dollars. 8. The creation of a system of supervision andcontrol which will preserve denominational andlocal autonomy and still secure essential uni
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