Focus & Equip (2008.10): Want to achieve your goals?

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What problems/opportunities are you passionate about & blessed by God to address?
You’re listening to Carla, a 43-year-old office worker. She’s experiencing significant change, including a new home, a new pastor at church, and her youngest child starting high school. Carla tells you that as a result of the changes she’s experiencing, she’s more sensitive to her own needs and the needs of others. Read more...



Want to achieve your goals?
The point is not to have goals. The point is to achieve goals. To achieve your goals, take 4 steps: pray, put, take, and reflect. Read more...



SMARTen up your goals
You’re pursuing God’s calling. Good. Three weeks ago, you developed a list 5 goals that are part of pursuing God’s calling:
  1. Pray more.
  2. Make spouse happy.
  3. Answer email immediately.
  4. Coach students.
  5. Provide training for Christian schools.
Now, you’re seated at your desk, reflecting on your goals. Read more...



Address the personal lives of your staff
God has provided you with staff. You know your staff members are more than employees. They are God’s people who seek to pursue God’s calling through their personal and professional lives. You care about your staff and want to be a good steward of them.
 
To exercise staff stewardship, be sure to address staff personal life. Here are some options. Read more...



Develop the big picture of your subject area
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Harold Klassen of Transforming Teachers emphasizes the importance of understanding a Biblical perspective of your subject area. Read more...




Make your assessment prompt student-friendly
Question: Who is the audience of an assessment prompt? Read more...



Want to turn your classroom into a hotbed of discussion?
Deborah Carpenter and Dana Bincer of Biblical Integration Ideas share an engaging instructional strategy you can use to help your students connect what they study and what the Bible teaches. Read more...



Tell narratives and faith stories
Dan Beerens
Dan Beerens, vice president of learning services at Christian Schools International, focuses on Christian education in his blog Nurturing Faith. In this blog entry, he writes about telling narratives/faith stories, an instructional strategy you can use to help your students connect what they study and Biblical teaching. Read more...