Summary: Scottie May is an experienced church educator and developer of materials for children’s ministries. She serves as an Associate Professor of Christian Formation and Ministry at Wheaton College and is co-author of two books: Children Matter and Listening to Children on Their Spiritual Journey. She earned a Ph.D. in education from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. The Christian formation of children is an area of passion for Scottie. She has researched ways children come to faith and how the local church shapes that process. Other areas of interest are the power of the learning environments that the church creates, particularly “authentic” experiential learning, the implications of the church being “the family of God,” and intergenerational worship and learning experiences.
