Christian Character Education for Pre-teachers of Religion

This article is a study on the Christian character education conducted by the department of Christian Education, A University. The purpose of this study is to explore the meaning and the necessity of character education, to propose the cases which are related to students who are pre-teachers of religion. This paper is designed to improve character of students preparing to be teachers of religion in Christian schools and Christian leaders in our society. The paper discusses the concept of character education and the necessity of Christian character education respectively for restoring God’s image and transforming to be like Christ. This article also discusses educational goals of Christian educational department of A University and virtues of character education. In this paper four cases are described as Christian character education in the department of Christian Education: class experience, chapel and conference, outreach and counseling. Four methods of Christian character education for pre-teachers of religion are described: modeling, encouraging, hearing, and participating.