
In Stronks and Blomberg's "vision ; school for responsive discipleship", we are reminded the Christian schools have these roles -
Conserves and passes on biblical story and worldviews
Discerns spirits of our times
Inquires how the tradition it is conserving leads to reforming society
And in carrying out these roles, biblical schooling or Responsive discipleship would call us into these 3 priorities for teachers;
1. Unwrapping God’s gift
2. Sharing burden and joy

In order to share burden and joy, we must grow to accept all as image of God and not the "naughty boy in my class". It is not easy but we all need to grow in this.
While expressing care and concerns, this caring covenant communities are not soft; forceful and demanding when necessary yet resilient. We must also teach personal failures as new learning opportunities, while endured. All these need not be done only in CIP or YEP. it must be cultivated in class as well.
3. Seeking Shalom
Shalom is biblical peace and justice that heals brokenness and restores creation to what God intends it to be. Shalom peace means both rests in and brings about restored relationship between God and man, community and world. as such, our pedagogy reflects tactfulness and trust, curriculum fosters justice and harmony, discipline redirects to discipleship, evaluation foster self reflective growth. We must Celebrate God's Lordship in creation and lament power of sins in our world. We lament in order to challenge our youth (and ourselves) to action.
3. Seeking Shalom

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