This is the final post of a four-part series excerpted from Dr. Leah Zuidema’s article on how God’s good design of limits can help orient our teaching to promote flourishing within our callings and among those we serve. The full article was originally published in Integration, an online journal of faith and learning, on September 5, 2025. Posts one and two of … Read More
Wholehearted and Finite: Teaching Effectively Within a Theology of Limits and Calling, Part 3
This post is the third of a four-part series excerpted from Dr. Leah Zuidema’s article on how God’s good design of limits can help orient our teaching to promote flourishing within our callings and among those we serve. The full article was originally published in Integration, an online journal of faith and learning, on September 5, 2025. Posts one and two of … Read More
A Heart of Gratitude: Thanksgiving Reflections from an Interim Principal
As Thanksgiving quickly approaches, I invite you to press “pause” so you can reflect on the abundant blessings God continually pours into our lives. In the spirit of I Thessalonians 5:18, “Give thanks in all circumstances,” I am grateful for the opportunity I have had to serve as part-time head of school and principal at a local PK-8 Christian school. … Read More
Wholehearted and Finite: Teaching Effectively within a Theology of Limits and Calling, Part 2
This post is the second of a four-part series excerpted from Dr. Leah Zuidema’s article on how God’s good design of limits can help orient our teaching to promote flourishing within our callings and among those we serve. The full article was originally published in Integration, an online journal of faith and learning, on September 5, 2025. In the first … Read More
Wholehearted and Finite: Teaching Effectively Within a Theology of Limits and Calling, Part 1
This post is the first of a four-part series excerpted from Dr. Leah Zuidema’s article on how God’s good design of limits can help orient our teaching to promote flourishing within our callings and among those we serve. The full article was originally published in Integration, an online journal of faith and learning, on September 5, 2025. Take your everyday, … Read More
Evidence-Based Approach to Student Faith Formation, Part 3: —Collecting Evidence That Matters
This final post completes the Evidence-Based Approach to Student Faith Formation series. The first post talked about the Faith Formation Flywheel. The second post highlighted planning and teaching for faith formation. This final post focuses on the crucial third component: collecting evidence of faith formation—and why it matters. Evidence For the flywheel to be effective and enduring, evidence must receive … Read More
Evidence-Based Approach to Student Faith Formation, Part 2: Planning and Teaching Christianly
In my last post, I introduced the Faith Formation Flywheel—a system for aligning Planning, Teaching Christianly, and Evidence so that faith formation becomes sustainable and visible. Before we go further, it’s worth clarifying what I mean by faith formation. When I speak with teachers about using Faith Journey, a web and mobile application designed to collect evidence of faith formation, … Read More
Evidence-Based Approach to Student Faith Formation, Part 1: The Faith Formation Flywheel
Looking back on my students over the past 25 years, I often reflect on those who professed a love for Jesus while in my classroom but later turned away from their faith. While many former students are still following Him, a significant number are not. Research from George Barna, Pew Research, and other sources reflects what I’ve observed anecdotally. According … Read More
Adapting Faithfully: Christian Education in a Changing Landscape
Christian education is standing at one of the most dynamic crossroads in its history. The COVID-19 pandemic may be behind us, but the ripple effects include enrollment surges, teacher shortages, new funding opportunities, the growth of classical and hybrid schools, and the rapid advance of artificial intelligence. All of these forces are reshaping how we educate. Back in 2020 I … Read More
Glorious Finitude, Part I: Worldview Matters
In his bestseller Outliers, Malcomb Gladwell popularized the “10,000-hour rule.” Gladwell’s belief is that it takes 10,000 hours of dedicated and intentional practice to master a complex skill such as playing the violin or designing architecture. Generally, Gladwell is on to something: we all recognize the dedication and commitment needed to become an expert. Greatness, however, comes only from the … Read More