Resumo:
The Christian education of adults, within the scope of the local church, is an activity of vital importance for the preservation of its identity and its expansion over time. The way in which Christian education is applied, considering not only the components taught, be they doctrines, principles and religious, ethical or moral values, will depend on the success of the church's endeavor with regard to the Christian formation of believers and, consequently, the quality and advancement of the local church over time. This research analyzes the theme of active Christian education as an instructional process for adults based on the use of active learning methodologies, seeking to comprehensively analyze the development of Christian education throughout history since the person of Jesus Christ, proposing the transposition of models of Traditional Christian education historically used in so-called Protestant churches, notably Baptists, for a model of innovative, active Christian education, in which men and women are protagonists within the teaching and learning process. The study is concluded from historical perspectives of analysis of strategic models of active learning methodologies applied to the Christian education of adults and the observation of the possibility of Baptist denominational structures supporting the formulation and dissemination of a Christian educational active model for adults.
