In Christian schools, faith is seen as a condition for arriving at comprehensive, coherent, consistent, and true theories about life.
As Christian school personnel, we care about students or we would not be in this ministry. Communicating that care is easier for some of us than for others. Let us look at some ways we can effectively express care for our students.
The teacher creates a climate for success or failure. The teacher understands that children develop at different rates, that most are stronger in some areas than others.
Not long ago Christian school educators could make a tacit assumption that the kids in their classrooms were committed Christians.
Keeping our spiritual lives fresh and sharp can be a challenge.
We should cheerlead those whose students leave class discussing not only astronomy but the Creator behind it. We must find out which teachers infuse their students with a burden for lost souls, then ask them to share their techniques in faculty meeting.
C. John Sommerville's thesis is that reading or watching the daily news is not only a waste of time; it is counterproductive.
What defines quality leadership in Christian organizations?
In this issue we pause to reflect on what we believe a student leaving our Christian school should look like spiritually.
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Challenged Authority and the Powers of Rumor: 0ne of the greatest challenges facing a Christian school administrator today is maintaining spiritual vitality on all levels of the ministry.
Board Members, Administrators, Parents, and Teachers
We can guide our students through the bad weather by providing a healthy spiritual climate that is stable through every variation in the weather.
Perhaps beyond selecting the school’s head and faculty, few decisions are more important in allowing a school to accomplish its mission than which students to admit. As we examine the spiritual criteria involved, we must start with the mission statement.
You probably think most about students' individual differences when you teach basic skills or adapt assignments. However, such differences also impact the planning and teaching of spiritual lessons.
Editor's Note: “How do Christian schools set spiritual goals and objectives, and how do they design and implement strategies to accomplish those goals and objectives?”
I have become a strong believer in student-led ministries. I know firsthand the effect these ministries have had on myself as well as the other students.
The spiritual climate of a school is a supernatural reality, but it also involves real people in space and time.
“Here is a school envelope. Address it to yourself, and put your year of graduation where the postage stamp goes.” Then I give them a sheet of school letterhead paper, saying: “You may want to put lined paper under this to guide your writing. Write today’s date, a salutation to yourself, and five or six paragraphs.”
From Talk to Walk: Who's responsible in the school for overseeing the students spiritual growth? How do schools provide confidentiality for a student seeking spiritual counsel?