Volume II, Issue 8

December, 2003

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Several years ago I asked an alumnus of the class of 1982 to sing at a school event that had a large crowd of parents attending. I brought with me to the podium a copy of the basketball schedule that we had played in 1982. We had played twenty games that year. I placed the schedule on an overhead projector and began to mark a line through the schools that had since closed. If we had attempted to play that same schedule today, we could only have played six games. Most of the schools had closed. Those that were still around were either public schools or parochial schools. Why had we survived when so many others had failed? I am sure there are a number of factors, but I am convinced there was one important factor that set us apart. What was our distinctiveness? Our school had had a turbulent history, but since 1979 we had purposed to be distinctively Christian. I did not believe that we had a

right to exist if we were not distinctively Christian. I also believed that the most important thing that occurred in our school did not happen in my office or in the board room. The most important thing that was happening in our school was happening in the classroom. I discovered that I could have the best Christian philosophy of education in the world, but if it was not being lived out in the classroom, we were not successful. Developing a Biblical world and life view and belief system in the lives of the young people we teach is our responsibility and our mission. We must continually strive to find ways to equip our teachers so that they can train the next generation to think Biblically. That is the only hope for America and for the children for whom God has given us responsibility. My great concern is that we talk more about Biblical world and life view than we teach or practice it in our schools.

Recently I was made aware of two outstanding programs that can assist you and your school in the development of a Biblical world and life view. I would encourage you to take advantage of these resources.

Making the Connections:
www.biblicalworldviewinstitute.org/

I would encourage you to allow this group to equip every teacher.

The Myers Institute:
www.myersinstitute.com

Jeff Myers will be launching the Worldwide Leadership Forum in the near future. Watch for it! As Dr. Myers says, ”The most important thing one generation can do is to train the next generation.” He has a plan to equip individual adult influencers. Don’t miss this opportunity!

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We live in an exciting time when the planet is at our fingertips. It is amazing how someone can step into the internet world and type a keyword in a search engine and retrieve all types of information. I am of the persuasion that a web site can be of tremendous use to a school, business, or church. I am also convinced that an organization that does not have a website is way behind the times. Most younger people — and some older ones too ): — look at websites to learn more about the school/organization that they may want to become associated with. What does it take to have a quality web site? Can anyone create a site? What value is there in it? How much time does it take to create one? How much does it cost to have a web designer create one? What about site hosting and all that represents? These are some of the questions that I have spent hundreds upon hundreds of hours researching. I have talked with web designers and host companies, reviewed web sites, and thought through the process in-depth. My research revealed that schools with a quality website will receive a much better market share of incoming students! The beauty of this truth is that most any school — small, medium, or large — can raise their enrollment numbers by having a quality topnotch website. I became very interested when International Christian School of Seoul, Korea, needed a web site many years ago. Several designers were contacted, and I shared my web site vision. Depending upon the depth of the website, it is common to have a completed site published within five to ten days after storyboard development. I became so fascinated with web site design that I decided to learn it myself. So began my odyssey .… Clearly remember that your web site is like creating a strategic plan. Who are your key stake holders? What