2022 Workshop Talk | 59:39 | All Grade Levels, Athletics & Extracurricular
Summary
We encounter a culture that has a dysfunctional approach to sport. Yet, idolatry is everywhere in both our culture and our own hearts. We can fall to idolatry in any achievement-oriented activity, and certainly athletics presents its own variety of challenges. There is a way competitive athletics can be a part of a healthy classical Christian school without compromising the school’s vision. There are also benefits to the Christian regarding participation done well.
Christians can either produce a story of avoidance and separation that lives among the parallels of culture regarding categorization of sacred/secular and faith/learning, or it can produce an integrated whole that is healthy, aligned with vision, community-building, and God-honoring. This conference session will present a rationale for the inclusion of athletics at the classical Christian school.
This presentation will include a philosophical perspective and practical application of how PCS participates in competitive stadium sports without compromising the vision of CCE. Explanation will be given in developing program and communication structure, hiring practices, as well as coaches training, and parent, and student education that PCS utilizes to clarify expectations. Done well, we believe that competitive sports can be a vital part of a school community that honors the Lord and provides students with challenging competitive opportunities and the school with a community-building approach that is God-honoring.
Speaker
Emory is the head of school at Providence Christian School in Dothan, AL. He is married to Debbie, and they are parents to six adult children and eleven grandchildren. He is a career educator for more than forty years the last twenty at Providence. His roles have included serving as a teacher, coach, and an administrator. Emory has served as the head of school at PCS since 2005.
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