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
Schools That Inspire: Planning for Flourishing Futures
The Class of 2040 is already in our schools, their futures unfolding. As educators, we have a profound responsibility to ensure that all our young learners can flourish.
School’s Over, But We Didn’t Finish Everything—And That’s a Good Thing
There are very few educators with a completed to-do list. As we look back at the school year (that either just finished or will finish soon), there are certain to be items we had to leave unchecked.
Student Learning and Enrollment Gains: Christian Schools Flourished Through the Pandemic
As difficult as the past few years have been, Christian schools met the challenge, went above and beyond to serve their families, and continued to flourish.
Celebrate and Imagine #10: Flourishing Together in Community – Dr. Lynn Swaner
Dr. Lynn Swaner has done unprecedented and comprehensive research on flourishing in Christian education. In this speech, she made strong connections between the “Big Story” and student flourishing. She discovered three aspects of spiritual formation happening in Christian schools that highly correlated with Christian school alumni continuing to walk with God: community engagement, Christ-like teachers, and responsiveness to special needs. She gave encouraging examples of how she has seen these aspects practiced in our schools.