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Episode 35: Teaching “The Grapes of Wrath” Through the Worldview Grid
While much of RenewEd's work to help teachers be better equipped to teach from an unapologetically gospel-centered, Christian perspective, we know that it's important to provide examples of what it looks like to apply parts of RenewEd's worldview framework to specific lessons.
Host Noah Brink describes how a Christian teacher could use the categories of the RenewEd worldview Grid in a literature lesson that's handling a work that isn't Christian, but still helps us see the realities of the gospel in unique ways.
Episode 34: Navigating Anxiety and Nurturing Resilience through a Biblical Anthropology
Not only does a well-developed theology of personhood enable us to respect the dignity of all people and provide a solid foundation for a key aspect of a biblical worldview, but Host Noah Brink helps us understand how it gives us the tools to combat childhood anxiety - both as Christian educators and Christian parents.
Episode 33: Christian Worldview 101
"Christian Worldview" or "Biblical Worldview" might be one of the most overused and (as a result) misunderstood phrases spoken within Christian education circles. But because the notion behind the phrase is central to the life of the Christian school, we should continue to use it, but with greater precision and clarity. That's the goal - to bring about greater clarity and move our schools (and their surrounding communities) toward greater consistency in our use of this vital concept.
Episode 32: A Biblical Anthropology for Education
Students matter. Of course, they do. But, we ought to have an unwavering answer why that must be so - not only for today, but in all contexts.
The Third of RenewEd's Worldview Categories asks how our communities celebrate the fullness of the nature of God in people. A well-developed philosophy of Christian education requires a clear, biblical understanding of what it means to be human. And, that foundation provides the context for how we think about every single aspect of education.
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Episode 31: Establishing Meaningful Milestones
Our children need the Boundaries, Motivation, and Celebration that setting meaningful milestones before them can create. It helps them to see where they've come (and learn from it and recognize what they've achieved), be grounded where they are presently, and nurture a healthy dose of what to work and look toward. These milestones are one of the most tangible ways to create a structure that fights our culture's tendency toward entitlement and anxiety.
Episode 30: A Practical Exercise for Christian Alignment
If your school were to narrow Christianity down to its simplest form using a handful of words, how clearly would you see those words tangibly lived out throughout your school? Host Noah Brink discusses a practical way to bring our school community together to foster greater clarity in alignment with our Christian commitments.
Episode 29: Dreaming of a Health Christian School Network
What if our schools did a better job of working together! Of course, it assumes that we do a better job of holding true to our distinctives, form partnerships that expand the interest of our communities in Christian schooling, and work with our local churches in strategic ways. If we could move in this direction, we can do a better job of engaging our entire communities and reflecting a fuller view of Christ's Kingdom to the onlooking world.
Episode 28: A Creational View of Education (part 1)
Our fifth of seven worldview grid questions asks how we approach school in light of God's original intent for all things, resulting in an approach to learning that seeks to pursue shalom, rather than the myriad, fragmented effects of the Fall.
Episode 27: The Super Bowl of Christianity
The resurrection of Jesus is the platform for everything Christians have to offer the world and is certainly the foundation for a truly Christian education. Host Noah Brink discusses the implications of the resurrection - not only for Christian education, but as a foundational principle of a Christian worldview.
Episode 26: Passing Down our Loves
To those who work with or parent children/students: Aiming at who the child will become is of far greater importance than our efforts to put in place structures and programs, teach content and skills, or plan out trajectories and the pragmatic steps we deem necessary to get there. Keeping the main thing the main thing means that we have to think about spiritual formation or faith formation as primary and recognize that the life-long, lasting change that we're seeking means that we're going to have to aim at our their loves. And, the best way to shape their loves is for them to see our loves in us.
Episode 25: Theology of Diversity #1
Diversity for the sake of diversity or because of a richly theological commitment? Long before we start asking how we can become more diverse or compare ourselves against other schools based upon our diversity numbers, we must be rooted in a richly deep theology of the ultimacy of God and what the Bible says about humanity. #christianity #christianeducation #christianworldview #christianschool #diversity #dei
Episode 24: Strategic School Size
Far too often, school size is a function of facility capacity or enrollment trends which can be driven by a myriad of factors. However, schools should think strategically about the size of the a school that its most likely to help a school fulfill its mission. While host Noah Brink does offer a personal preference, the overarching goal of the conversation is to challenge school leaders to think strategically about a mission-appropriate school size.
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Episode 23: House Systems
If true education is fundamentally about connections, then it's vital that we consider ways to make sure that every student and faculty member are connected. And, it may be that House Systems offer one of the more practical ways to create a structure for that connection. Host Noah Brink discusses some of the "what" and "how to" of House System as well as some of the philosophical connections that give schools reason to evaluate their own system or consider creating one if they don't have them. #christianity #christianeducation #christianworldview #gospel #christianschool #housesystem #studentlife
Episode 22: Sports and the Christian School
While some may prioritize sports above everything else in the life of the school and others view it as a necessary evil, it's important to have a balanced view of sports which is saturated in a gospel-driven view of all things. Host Noah Brink shares about how sports can help us develop rhythms and habits where we both learn to see God as higher than us and develop tools to live in a broken world.
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Episode 21: Harry Potter Through the Lens of Christian Education
There are countless videos made and articles written about the Harry Potter series, and many of them are even are from a Christian perspective. But, it’s interesting to focus on a handful of lessons that can be learned by looking at the series from a perspective of Christian Education.
Episode 20: Student Life
Student Life is no less important than the more formally "curricular" parts of the school are in the shaping of students. Those things which fall under the Student Life umbrella of the school are just as important to connect to the philosophy, theology, and mission of the school as the more traditional aspects of the school are.
Episode 19: The Worldview Grid - Humanity
All schools function with a stated or unstated view of personhood ... of what gives a person value. Christian school uniquely talk about the image of God, providing dignity to all people, and this commitment ought to be core to the life of the school. But, many schools struggle to have precise definitions for what they mean by the image of God, or more broadly a mission and practice driven by philosophy and theology of humanity. That's why this is one of the primary categories of RenewEd's worldview grid.
Episode 18: A National Championship, Longing, and Fulfillment
Reflections on the dream of seeing my favorite team finally win the national title and then coming to grips with the realities of longing and our search for lasting fulfillment. There has to be something more.
Episode 17: RenewEd’s Worldview Grid - The Fall
We cannot be schools that truly embrace the gospel and all it entails for us unless we deal with the realities of the Fall ... our sin, our brokenness, and the myriad implications of being communities that don't shy away from what God's world tells us about ourselves and our world.
Episode 16: Student Leadership
As schools consider student leadership programs and initiatives, it's vital that we start from a strong theological foundation with clear definitions and goals in mind.