2019 Workshop Talk | 50:46 | All Grade Levels, Teacher & Classroom, Virtue, Character, Discipline
Summary
Answering the Spectral Malaise of an Invertebrate Culture and Other Cheerful Suggestions—The Power of Christian Paradox to Make Teachable Moments Transformational
From the ruins of the past we erect a flourishing for the future. The goal of this session is to encourage participants in the classical Christian school movement to recognize and utilize difficult and even bitter circumstances for transformational impact. Christian theology and history are rich with paradoxes. Christian paradoxes carry immense redemptive power. In fact, they can make teachable moments truly transformational. How should we approach overwhelming difficulties with faith-filled expectancy? How could this alter our attitudes and actions? How do these responses shift culture and instruct observers? Isaiah prophesied, “But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5). We will strive for new perspective on harsh circumstances.
Speaker
Keith Castello has served at Covenant Christian Academy in Colleyville, Texas, for 20 years. CCA was founded as a ministry of Colleyville Presbyterian Church PCA and an Abeka school. CCA has made two major transitions over the last 25 years: becoming an independent non-denominational Christian school and transitioning to a distinctively classical approach to education. As headmaster of CCA for the last 15 years, Keith led efforts to maintain a great relationship with CCA's parent church
while expanding their draw from the surrounding evangelical community. He also led the charge in converting to the PK–12 classical curriculum. Keith's passion for the classical Christian school movement combined with a natural ability to inspire families toward this form of education has helped CCA grow enrollment from 374 to 735. Keith has also had success building unique systems that have drawn in a great faculty and developed CCA's beautiful campus. Keith is currently pursuing a PhD in educational leadership at Liberty University. He has a master of humanities degree from the University of Dallas and has studied theology and Christian education at both Dallas Theological Seminary and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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The Association of Classical & Christian Schools presents Repairing the Ruins, the ACCS annual conference, copyright ACCS. You may make additional copies of this recording for use by your school but please do not sell any copies of the recording, or post it on the internet.
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