ATKINSON, Harley (T.) 1951-

PERSONAL:

Born June 8, 1951, in Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada; son of Walter and Ellen Marie (Lae) Atkinson; married Shirley VanAmberg (a homemaker); children: Sarah Elizabeth Dawn, Hannah May Marie. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Trinity Western College, A.A.; Canadian Bible College, B.R.E., 1980; Talbot School of Theology of Biola University, M.A., 1985, Ph.D., 1989. Hobbies and other interests: Sports (softball, hockey, skiing).

ADDRESSES: Home—

359 Watson St., Toccoa, GA 30577. Office—Christian Education Building CEB-8, Toccoa Falls College, Toccoa Falls, GA 30598. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Minister and educator. Ordained by Christian and Missionary Alliance; worked as youth minister in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, 1980-83; Toccoa Falls College, Toccoa Falls, GA, assistant professor, then associate professor of Christian education, 1989—, currently director of School of Christian Education.

MEMBER:

North American Professors of Christian Education, Youth Ministry Educators.

WRITINGS:

(Editor and contributor) Handbook of Young-Adult Religious Education, Religious Education Press (Birmingham, AL), 1995.

Ministry with Youth in Crisis, Religious Education Press (Birmingham, AL), 1997.

Teaching Adolescents with Confidence, ETA, 2000.

The Power of Small Groups in Christian Education, Evangel Publishing (Nappanee, IN), 2002.

Contributor of articles to periodicals, including Christian Education Journal; contributor to Baker's Encyclopedia of Christian Education, Baker Book House, 2000.