Dean G. Blevins, Sr. Editor
Web version ISSN: 15360156

By way of introduction, Didache: Faithful Teaching, is an interdisciplinary academic journal offered on-line that explores the intersections of Christian conviction, culture and education for the Church of the Nazarene and other international Wesleyan communities in higher education. The journal is sponsored by the International Board of Education (IBOE) of the Church of the Nazarene, in cooperation with Nazarene Theological Seminary. The publication serves to foster a conversation among our diverse international communities of higher learning, each seeking to educate in various academic disciplines but all guided by Christian conviction shaped through a Wesleyan heritage. With this international context in mind our editorial focus includes articles and resources that explore intersections between:

• an emphasis on Christian faith and practice,
• an awareness of cultural influences, and
• the exploration of educational practice and administration.

Intentionally our hope remains to resource smaller communities around the globe who have little access to scholarly sources and who may find this journal helpful in shaping their education endeavors. We also include research from quality scholars and educators from around the world, some who have little opportunity to publish in other settings. The journal includes research articles, insights from the practice of teaching and learning, as well as book & resource reviews.

Editor's Introduction (Winter 2012)

Welcome to Didache: Faithful Teaching Volume 11: 2. This edition incorporates some of the changes we announced last edition. We have actually one of our more diverse offerings including three global regions (Africa, Mesoamerica and USA) and a new collaborative with Nazarene Educators Worldwide. In all, the theme might be “holistic” issues in teaching/learning including issues of context (including immigrant challenges) content (disciplinary considerations), teaching, and assessing learning. While a number of our presentations revolve more around insights into practice, the journal as a whole really embodies its mission quite well: seeking intersections between education, culture and faith. Perhaps the subtitle of the journal says it all, this edition models “faithful teaching” through the various issues addressed in the writings.

Catching up the deadlines remain a bit of a challenge so our apologies once more for a March rather than January publication. We hope to make a July deadline for the summer edition (more at the bottom of the introduction for faculty with sound student publications for the next edition).