Sunday, March 19, 2017
Cultivating Discipleship in the Classroom
In the article 9 Truths You Need to Know to Create Powerful Discipleship in Your Christian School by Linda Kardamis of Teach 4 The Heart, Linda shares what makes Christian education different: Discipleship. She introduces 9 truths to cultivate discipleship in your school.
Discipline: Discipline issues are great opportunities for discipleship.
Interactions: The rapport we build opens doors for discipleship.
Spiritual Walk: The only was to make a real impact is to be led by the Spirit
Classroom Managment: Without order, litter learning or discipleship can take place
Integrity: Students learn more by what we do than what we say
Partnership with Parents: God has given parents the primary responsibility for their children's discipleship; we are partners with them in this process
Lessons: Leaders who think Biblically can change the world (and we can teach them how to do just that)
Energy: If you want to be effective, you must take time to sharpen the saw.
Synergy: When we work together, we make a bigger impact in out students' lives
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My favorite teachers from the past have been ones who built meaningful relationships with me through their kind interaction and overall energy in the classroom. These two are especially important because no student wants to have a relationship, let alone a spiritual relationship, with a teacher who is boring and or mean. It is hard enough for teachers to get their students to open up to them when they are these two things, but it is nigh impossible if they are not kind or energetic. This is a large part of why I believe it is good for teachers to devote a few minutes each class period to joke around with their students and learn little things about them. When students know that you want the best for them, in other words when you have built a friendly relationship with them, the doors to discipleship begin to open.
ReplyDeleteI have foound the same thing to be true. I remember professors from college who took the time to get to know me and build a relationship outside of class. These teachers had the greatest impacts on my life.
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