In-Forming: Christian Education as Spiritual Formation
Informing about Formation to Our Students At the beginning of every school year, I spend two days in each of my classes unpacking my personal philosophy of education (much of which has been deeply impacted by James K.A. Smith’s outstanding book, Desiring the Kingdom)....
Does Your School Bus Need to Make a U-Turn?
As an educator, you may feel at times like you are watching your students ride down a bumpy road on a bus going the wrong direction and you are running behind, out of breath, trying to catch up to turn it around. Here I was, as the principal, feeling like we were on...
But I Thought I Was Hired to Teach
Biblical Integration, Blog, Classroom Culture, Discipleship, Faith Learning, School Mission, Spiritual Formation, Teaching Strategies | September 29, 2022
This is a pep talk about an elephant in the classroom: Must Christian educators also be youth pastors? What am I talking about? My story is a little embarrassing, but if you are like me, it might be encouraging. If you are not like me, it might help you understand...
The Lost Art of Catechism (part 1)
We have an interesting tradition at our school. At our Back to School Assembly and at some point in our weekly Chapel services, someone will ask our students a series of catechism questions and the students will respond in unison. Here is a typical set of questions...