RenewCast
by Renew Education
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Episode 81: Place-Based Education
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A podcast for and about Christian education, but also covering topics related to parenting, cultural engagement, Christian worldview, faith formation, and book recommendations. RenewCast is the Podcast of Renew Education and hosted by Noah Brink. To Learn more about Renew Education, visit our website at http://www.renew-education.org
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- Episode 81: Place-Based Education · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 81Seek the welfare of the city! While the notion of place-based education isn't an entirely new concept, it's not the sort of focus we typically find in Christian Schools. However…
- Episode 80: RenewRec of Habits of the Household and the Intentional Father · 17 min · Season 3 Episode 76All Parents feel overwhelmed, but the two books we discuss in this episode are intended to help parents feel a bit more "on top" of what it means to be parents, and both books…
- Episode 79: The Place of God's Word in the Christian School · 33 min · Season 3 Episode 79Every Christian School emphasizes the importance of God's Word, but we're likely inconsistent and confused about the place that God's Word has in our schools - not just…
- Episode 78: Building Faculty Culture through Leadership Presence · 39 min · Season 3 Episode 78A Conversation with Paya Sample of Peak Leaders Collective. The health of a school culture is directly linked to the health of the faculty culture. Building that culture requires…
- Episode 77: A School Community of Joy · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 77Joy may be the most important aspect of the healthy, Christian school. Because we're not merely trying to impart information but see lives transformed and shaped, we must be…
- Episode 76: Breaks, Vacation, Rest, and Recreation · 38 min · Season 2 Episode 76We need breaks - not just in school life, but in all of life. Not only do these breaks provide bookends and rhythms for the academic calendar, they also say something about who…
- Worldview Briefly: It's Not about You · 8 minIt's not uncommon to hear people of faith say, "it's not about you." It's even the first sentence in Rich Warren's popular book, *The Purpose Driven Life.* But, this statement is…
- Episode 75: How to talk about Santa Claus in the Christian School · 45 minWhat should we do when a students ask their teachers whether or not Santa is real? It's especially complicated at the Elementary school grades, where parents have different…
- Worldview Briefly: Incarnation and Immanuel · 9 minAt Christmastime, Christians talk about the importance and necessity of the Incarnation, and we celebrate Jesus as Immanuel. The words of Christmas bring wonder and thanksgiving…
- Episode 74: The Ultimate Goal of Learning · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 74What do we really want to see in our schools? What's the goal? Why do our schools exist? What do we want our students to learn? Far too often, we go through the motions of "doing…
- Episode 73: The Courage to Plant a Christian School · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 73A Conversation with Craig Harris When Craig Harris set out to plant new church in Yakima, Washington, he already had the intention of planting a Christian school as a ministry of…
- Worldview Briefly - Thanksgiving · 7 minThankfulness (both as a virtue and as an individual instance) reveal something about a worldview. Gratitude suggests that we know what we do and don't deserve ... that there's an…
- Worldview Briefly: Common Grace · 7 minYes, the world is not as it ought be. We see myriad instances of suffering, pain, loneliness, and sorrow. And yet, God continues to sustain the world through His goodness. It's…
- Episode 72: Learning By Design (On Learning, Part 5) · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 72Continuing our series on Learning, it's important to build structures (lessons, experiences, and assessments) with understanding as the goal. That starts by having a clear goal…
- Episode 71: Learning and the Image of God (On Learning, Part 4) · 39 minWe're continuing our series on learning and the Christian school by considering how the image of God affects our approach to learning. One of the clearest statements the Bible…
- Episode 70: Designing a Distinctive and Mission-Aligned Curriculum · 42 minA Conversation with John Roberts John Roberts, Head of School at Covenant Christian School in St. Louis joins the show to talk about the distinctiveness of the CCS curriculum…
- Episode 69: A Christian Framework for Learning (On Learning, Part 3) · 37 minWhen we begin to formulate a plan for building school wide frameworks for learning, there may be no better place to go than to the "Greatest Commandment." By calling people of…
- Aligning Christian Learning Philosophy with Practice (On Learning, Part 2): Episode 68 · 39 minIt's certainly a necessary step to create a school philosophy of learning that aligns with the school mission. But, having that in place, we have other make sure that this…
- Episode 67: RenewRec of the Anxious Generation and Hidden Potential · 22 min · Season 2 Episode 67Though not books about Christian education (or even education, specifically), both *The Anxious Generation* by Jonathan Haidt and *Hidden Potential* by Adam Grant are fabulous…
- Episode 66: On Learning (part 1) · 45 min · Season 2 Episode 66Whether we realize it not, Christian schools are affected by a secular approach to education more deeply than we'd like to admit. This most shows up in our approach to learning…
