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Overview
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| Scottie May
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Assistant Professor of
Christian Formation & Ministry
On faculty since 1998
Phone: (630) 752-5976
E-Mail: Scottie.May@wheaton.edu
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| Education |
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1993 Doctor of Philosophy degree in Christian
Education; emphasis in children’s ministry
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield,
IL
1987 M.A., Educational Ministries; emphasis in
family studies
Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL
1985 Bachelor of Arts degree in Applied Christian
Studies
Trinity College, Deerfield, IL
1962 Diploma in Nursing, followed by subsequent
course work at the Universities of Minnesota and
Iowa
Immanuel Hospital School of Nursing, Omaha, Nebraska
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Professional and Personal Interests
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Nothing excites me more than to come alongside the church thinking
about ways to help people meet God and grow in their relationship
with Him. In past generations we evangelicals have been very
good at teaching people about God, but we have not been as effective
in helping them "know" Him and enter into His presence.
After about 20 years of lay church ministry, I went back to
school to explore what it means to BE Christian. Thus, I am
a late-comer to teaching in an academic setting. In my own church
I'm active in ministry with children. It's very rewarding for
me to be in this department where I did my Master's work--the
place where I was thoroughly "disequilibrated" by
Dr. Jim Plueddemann and his colleagues. I also have been influenced
by the pedagogy of Dr. Ted Ward and Dr. Linda Cannell. It's
hard for me to identify books that have informed my thinking
and ministry because there are so many. But my spiritual formation
has been significantly shaped by the contemporary writings of
Henri Nouwen, Brennan Manning, and Dallas Willard. My life
is not totally consumed by the academy and ministry. My three
children have blessed us with seven grandchildren. They all
bring us unspeakable joy, and we steal away as much time as
possible to be with them. It is an enriching privilege to be
part of the Christian Formation and Ministry Department. My
colleagues are a delight to work with. We have a great time
together.
| Courses
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Membership in Professional Societies |
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- ASCD – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- NAPCE – National Association of Professors of Christian
Education
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Research |
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Some of the areas of study that energize me relate to the teaching
ministries of the church and especially the Christian nurture
of children and families. I love exploring ways to help people
enter into the biblical text to "experience" the world
of the Bible. My research interests lie in these areas, including
how children come to faith. At the present time I’m working
on a research project with several grad students. We’re looking
at 4-5-year-olds’ perceptions of God.
| Papers
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Published Books/Articles:
- Linda
Cannell, Scottie May, Beth Posterski, and Catherine Stonehouse.
2005. Children Matter: Celebrating their Place in the
Church, Family and Community. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Company.
- Kids’ Community:
Ministry Models for the New Millennium. With Linda Cannell.
Christian Education Journal, 2001, (4) 1
- Women
and Church Growth. Encyclopedia of Women and Religion
in North America, (2003), submitted requested article.
- A Look
at the Effects of Extrinsic Motivation on the Internalization
of Biblical Truth, submitted to Christian Education Journal.
- Units
of curriculum published in various youth and children’s
products.
- Articles
for lay readers published in Moody monthly and a Canadian
Christian education journal.
Presentations:
- Children’s
Ministry Conference, “Dancing with the Savior,” Feb., 2003.
Elmbrook Church, Waukesha, WI. Keynote address.
- Conference
on Reaching the Non-Churched Child, May, 2003. Billy Graham
Evangelistic Training Center, Ashville, NC. 2 Keynote addresses.
- Christian
Camping International Regional Conference seminar on “Children‘s
Encounters with God.”
- Taught
modular courses on Creative Teaching and on Spiritual Formation
in Kiev, Ukraine.
Faculty continued: Dr. David Setran
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