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As Nouwen (1971) points out, the most universal and most appreciated role Christian ministry has played through the ages is teaching. The last command that Jesus made to his disciples was to teach and obey everything he has commanded (Matthew 28: 20 ). Jesus presented and showed a powerful and effective teaching model through which his audiences were drastically changed. Based on the analysis of teaching of Jesus, this chapter suggests a model of teaching and calls a pedagogy of shalom drawn from Palmer’s four essential questions about teaching: “what”, “how”, “why”, and “who”. A set of propositions is recommended so that teachers, especially those serving at faith-based schools, may apply these propositions to their classrooms.
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I used the term ‘proposition’ which refers to an assertive suggestion to be considered strongly in the teaching/educational setting. The proposition is not just an idea or recommendation, but rather a plan of action adopted by teachers, especially teaching at a faith-based education institute. All propositions are drawn from the teaching of Jesus or from the Bible.
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Lee, H. (2017). The Pedagogy of Shalom: What, How, Why, and Who of Faith-Based Education. In: Lee, H., Kaak, P. (eds) The Pedagogy of Shalom. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2987-5_2
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