Archive - Faithful and Flourishing Christian Schools

If the Mission Were a Song, Would Your Faculty and Staff be Singing in Harmony?

Working at a university where music permeates so much of the campus and community, while listening to one of the choirs recently, something occurred to…

May 9 •

March 2025

Faithful and Flourishing Christian Education That is Shaped by the First Commandment

If a faithful and flourishing education is one that begins and ends with the Word of God, let’s return to the basics this week.

Mar 14 •

Is Christian Education Sheltering?

If you are on the path to being a distinctive Christian school that is faithful to your shared confession and flourishing in its impact, you will…

Mar 7 •

Traits of Faithful and Flourishing Christian Educators

Many Christian schools strive for excellence, but what does that actually look like?

Mar 3 •

February 2025

Citizenship and the Christian School

At the last Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS) Convention, during luncheon hosted by the Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF), I was given the honor…

Feb 21 •

Distinctively Christian Education is Pretty Simple

Distinctly Christian education (at all levels) is not rocket science.

Feb 14 •

Sanctifying the Arts and Sciences Through Christian Education: A Guest Author from the 1800

For your consideration this week, I offer small excerpts of what you can think of as a guest author from the 1800s, along with my own commentary.

Feb 7 •

January 2025

Is there One Correct Philosophy of Christian Education?

I’m an unashamed and relentless champion for Christian education, especially celebrating the distinctions and benefits of Lutheran education.

Jan 31 •

How Faithful Christian Schools Use Planning and Improvisation to Advance Their Mission

In a previous article, I asked, Do Christian schools need a strategic plan? The summary in a sentence?

Jan 24 •

What Do You Think About Classical Christian Education?

Over the past two decades, three of the fastest-growing trends in Christian education are homeschooling, micro-schooling, and classical Christian…

Jan 17 •

Let Your Marketing Match Your Mission

Some time ago, I saw an online video commercial of a private secular University promoting its online graduate programs.

Jan 10 •

Christian Education and Sugar Water

The legend goes that when Steve Jobs was recruiting John Sculley to leave the CEO role at Pepsi for an executive spot at Apple, Steve said, "Do you want…

Jan 3 •

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