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August 31

When Faith Is Assumed, Not Formed: A Challenge for Christian Educators

There is a quiet assumption that can settle into even the strongest Christian schools. It doesn’t announce itself. It doesn’t disrupt schedules or show up in lesson plans. In fact, […]

August 24

Missed Signals: What Military Intelligence Can Teach Us

December 7, 1941, is the date President Roosevelt called one which would live in infamy. The story usually told about...

August 17

Student Leadership Development: Wild and Worth It

As Christian educators, we understand our responsibility to focus on the whole child. As James K.A. Smith declares in...

August 10

First Questions: On Teacher Recruitment 

There is a question sitting beneath almost every strategic conversation I hear happening in Christian schools right...

June 22

Flourishing Through

FEW: A Case Study I taught Hannah as an undergraduate student. Hannah, Jake (her future husband), and I had lunches...

June 08

The Rest of the Story

My first car was one of Honda’s early US market entry models. Rather small, two-door with a faux back seat, a tiny...

May 25

Blog: A Memorial Day Reflection

“Peace is not the absence of war, but the presence of God” -LTC Page, Wake Forest University Army ROTC Battalion...

May 18

Don’t Be a Victim of the Summer Slump

For development officers at independent schools, the summer offers a unique opportunity – the school activity...

May 11

Beauty from Ashes

As school leaders, one of our primary tools of the trade is the alumni story. After all, our alumni are the fulfillment...

May 04

The Interactions That Shape Trust: How Schools Sustain Family Engagement After Admissions

Having worked for over 13 years in a school business office, I learned something that still shapes how I think about...

April 27

Why I Still Believe in Christian Schools

A Veteran Head Reflecting on Decades in Christian Education It was December 1976… My fellow kindergarten classmates...