Grand Designs
$44.95
Every generation of Christian school leader stands in the quarry, chisel in hand, cutting stone for something far greater than themselves. Grand Designs: Building Faithful Christian Schools That Endure is a compelling guide for leaders committed to building Christian schools that endure as living communities of faith, formation, and purpose. Dr Darren Iselin and Dr Daniel Pampuch argue that the greatest risk facing Christian schools today is not external pressure but internal drift. When foundational vision fades, a once vibrant community becomes an impressive but empty monument.
Structured around four foundation stones of Alignment, Belonging, Excellence, and Imagination, and four dimensions of formation for the next generation, Grand Designs offers both a framework and a call to action for Christian school leaders, educators, and board members. Rich with research, theological grounding, and honest reflection from the field, this is a book for those who understand that Christian schooling is an intergenerational project, one that demands clarity of purpose, courage of conviction, and the wisdom to prepare those who will continue building long after we are gone.
Gospel-Inspired Teaching and Learning
$44.95
Gospel-Inspired Teaching and Learning introduces a transformative framework that uses a structured view of teaching and learning in Christian schools. This ‘gospel-inspired’ framework helps teachers to create meaningful and nurturing lessons that provide students with the tools and capabilities to flourish and experience life in all its fullness in alignment with God’s vision.
The framework emphasises important facets of the educational process, such as fostering meaningful relationships, supporting and inspiring learning, making education accessible and engaging, unveiling the beauty of God’s creation, modelling Christian virtues, encouraging excellence and nurturing individual God-given gifts.
Upon joining a missional Christian school, teachers embark on a profound journey of discovery, serving within a community and worshiping together. This journey involves personal and professional growth, aligning one’s gifts with God’s plans. It is hoped that the ‘gospel-inspired’ approach will be embraced and valued by educators and school leaders in Christian schools – and ultimately enrich the learning experience for students and their families.
Teaching Parables
$39.95
Jesus was a master teacher. His parables — drawn from everyday life, ordinary objects and human relationships — have endured for more than 2000 years precisely because they speak to something universal and urgent in the human condition. Teaching Parables: Transforming Scripture into Action brings those stories into the contemporary classroom, bridging the gap between ancient scripture and the lived experiences of modern students. Written for teachers in faith-based primary and secondary settings, this book gives educators the theological confidence, cultural context and practical tools to make the parables not just understandable but genuinely transformative.
Each of the 30 chapters covers a single parable and functions as a complete, ready-to-use instructional toolkit. Detailed teacher background information builds theological and historical understanding, while a flexible matrix of differentiated activities draws on Bloom's Taxonomy, de Bono's Six Thinking Hats, Gardner's Multiple Intelligences and Socratic questioning to engage students at every level. Woven throughout is a commitment to connecting Jesus' teachings to the most pressing issues of today — servant leadership, care for the marginalised, ecological responsibility and the courage to act rather than look away. For busy teachers who want to teach scripture with depth, rigour and real-world relevance, this is the resource they have been looking for.
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