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 2013)

Greetings and welcome to this volume of Didache: Faithful Teaching, a journal dedicated to exploring the intersections of Wesleyan theology, education, and culture in a global setting. We close out another edition by returning to a couple of themes mentioned earlier in the journal (actually themes that pervade the journal) and also introducing an interesting new project that serves as a case study for the intersection of technology and higher education.

The first primary theme returns to our discussion in Volume 11:1 around a philosophy or theology of higher education. As noted in that edition the International Board of Education for Church of the Nazarene… a Wesleyan entity that sponsors this publication… is in the process of exploring and developing a newer philosophy of higher education.