Cutting Back on Expenses: Your Child’s Christian Education Should Not be the First Thing to Go

Unemployment has crossed the 8% mark in most places in the US, family income has been in decline for the past six or seven years, and all the signs point to the fact that this country is in an economic recession.  When the price of gasoline soared, decisions had to be made in our family with regard to what things we would have to cut back on purchasing, or having, in order to meet the additional expense we had to operate our vehicles.  We had the “non-negotiables,” perhaps too many of those, but when it came to deciding what was a luxury, and what we could do without, it wasn’t as hard as we thought it would be.  In fact, since practicing that kind of discipline, as well as the discipline of trying to do less driving and use less gas, we’ve found that continuing the same kind of pattern isn’t all that difficult, either.  Our bank statement, on line these days, breaks down our spending for us, and we’ve sort of made it a game to see how low certain categories can go and the result of all of that, we saved almost $9,000 in expenses last year.  We really didn’t miss anything all that much, either.

Of course, just because it happened for us doesn’t mean it will happen for you and it would be naive of me to assume that.  But let me point a few things out for you regarding the Christian education your child might now be receiving, and see if it might not be worth it to you to avoid considering Christian school as a luxury rather than an essential, when you are looking at your budget. 

If you are in a good Christian school, it might not be something you want to give up.  The fact that they integrate the principles of scripture into the curriculum, the environment in which your child is learning, and the whole perspective of being in a place where people who know the Lord are teaching and working with your child is doing more than just sheltering from the world.  If it is meeting its objective, it is discipling citizens of the Kingdom.  It would be hard to find another substitute for that, unless you were prepared to provide most of the education yourself.  Discipleship is not a luxury.

Your child is likely getting a very strong academic education as well.  In the hands of trained professionals, your child is learning in an effective way, the proof of which is in the product.  If you have done your homework well, your child will graduate from a Christian school having been trained in critical thinking skills, and under the banner of academic excellence, and will have skills and abilities learned in the school environment that his counterparts in public education will not develop through their educational experience.  Any compromise of that would be a setback, particularly for your child who will lose ground and not leave school with everything that he could potentially have.

There have been times when we have made sacrifices in order to give to someone else something that we felt it was important to give.  Sacrifice is different than merely giving up luxuries.  Sacrifice requires deeper discipline, and a clear conviction about the value of whatever it is you are sacrificing in order to do.  It is not merely going without, it is setting down priorities and sticking to them no matter what.  In light of that, Christian school administrators need to give very deep thought and consideration to every expense they ask parents to bear through the tuition and fees they charge at their school, and they also need to give consideration to finding as many ways to whack the fat off the budget as they possibly can afford to do in order to lower the cost of the education and meet the parents at least halfway.  That is not only fair, it is the Christian way to do things. 

If you do find yourself in a position where you can no longer send your child to a Christian school, then you need to carefully look at your home and church environment, and make certain that you are doing the kind of discipleship necessary to help maintain a healthy Christian faith.  There might be some places where you need to step up in order for the same experience and influence to be present in his life. 

We can get through just about everything with prayer, and with God’s help.  Let’s test those Biblical principles, O.K.?

University Model Christian Education

The Kingdom Educator has recently encountered the idea of the university model Christian school.  This is basically a schedule variation where the students attend regular classes two or three days a week, and then work with their parents for the other portion of the week.  The classes meet on a “university schedule” which provides the basic classroom instruction, but it also allows the parents plenty of time to work with their children on academic pursuits.

We are currently in the process of reading some material on this model of Christian education.  It is a basic, Biblical principle that parents are ultimately responsible for their children’s education and that Christian schools are simply one means, a tool if you will, of helping them to deliver that education.  Many parents choose the home schooling option, though that is not something that everyone can do for a wide variety of reasons.  It appears that a university model school, which provides opportunity for a broader scope of parent involvement, is a viable option.  It has been around for a while, though we are just now encountering it. 

Perhaps some of the readers of this blog are familiar with it, and would like to provide some comments regarding how it works and what their experiences with it have been.  Feel free to do so.  We’d love to hear from you.

Christian Schools Are Feeling the Economic Pinch

For many private, Christian schools, February is re-enrollment time.  Though my observations are strictly anectodal, I have seen that many Christian schools are facing the financial pinch.  Enrollments are headed downward in many parts of the country, and schools are struggling with ways to keep students coming through the door.  For most families, loss of a job by one working parent makes the difference between staying in or having to leave.  If you are facing some tough financial choices, you are not alone. 

I’ve not seen any national statistics on the effects of the economic downturn on private, Christian schools.  What I have seen are several schools around me have to consider some tough budget choices in order to make the budget belt reach around the school’s need.  Several area schools have frozen their payroll and kept tuition the same, taking reserve funds to balance the difference.  If you have strong capital reserves, you may be able to do this and weather the storm.  Hopefully, by the time the next re-registration period rolls around, the economic outlook will be better.  At least one school that I am aware of has dropped a couple of expensive athletic programs.  Some schools are hoping that tuition insurance will help with the decline of their student population.  What has been heartwarming to observe, at least in this particular area, is that most schools, while not planning to add new personnel to replace those who are leaving at the end of this year, are also not planning to lay off staff members if they can possibly avoid it.  It certainly helps to have a Christian philosophy governing your conduct of business, to the point where staff cuts are a very last resort.  That certainly says something about the character of your school.

There are some things you can do, as parents, administrators, and even teachers, to help out.

1.  Pray.  We know God answers prayer, and when Christians pray in Jesus’ name, essentially in the will of God, he answers the prayers.  Sometimes, we do not have because we do not ask.  So ask. 

2.  Teachers, administrators and school staff can determine to live without a raise in salary.  We know you probably deserve it, and you can certainly use it.  But in trying to work with everyone to come to a solution, it might be the right time to say, “not this year.”  Down the road, when things bounce back, people will remember the sacrifice you made, and so will the Lord.

3.  Administrators and boards can be creative in financial matters.  Look for places where you can eliminate things that might not be absolute necessities.  How can the board reduce costs?  What kinds of things can administrators do to trim the operating cost of the school?  Where are the things that could be considered “extras” or “luxuries”? 

4.  If you are fortunate to have capital reserves, think about what percentage of what you have on hand can be applied to operating expenses to help keep the school going and avoid cutting payroll, layoffs or tuition increases. 

5.  Increase your fundraising efforts.  Not just the sale of some kind of product, but give the business community an opportunity to step up to the plate, especially those who can. 

6.  Parents who are unaffected by layoffs or cutbacks can remember to put a little bit extra in their tuition check each month. 

7.  Remember the Biblical principle that says “to whom much is given, much is required.”  Those families who have an abundance, here is an opportunity for you to graciously help things move forward as much as you can.

8.  Whenever you have a gathering, say, grandparents day or a school program, or even an athletic event, pass the plate.

9.  Let the students come up with creative ideas for fundraising, then allow them to implement their ideas.

Gee, I wanted to come up with ten, but nine will have to do.  There are a lot of ways you can make every dollar work as efficiently as possible. 

Prayer is the key.

The Path Toward Independence, Autonomy and Freedom for Christian Schools in America

During the recent election, many Christian school advocates expressed concern that a presidential administration headed by Barack Obama might undertake actions to regulate education in such a way as to deprive Christian schools of their independence and autonomy, and in a worse case scenario, might favor the passage of legislation that would bring private, Christian schools under closer government regulation and scrutiny.  Events since the election have convinced me that this might not be the case. 

The Obama family’s decision to enroll their children in the prestigious, private and parochial Sidwell Friends School, founded and operated by individuals of the Quaker faith, was a matter of freedom of educational choice, an act which Obama himself has said that he favors.  And while Obama has advocated for increased funding for Charter schools as a means of expanding the educational choices of families, it does not appear that he has any kind of interest in regulating or interfering with the operation of existing private, Christian schools.  Though Sidwell Friends is not typical of the kind of Christian schools that The Kingdom Educator generally addresses, a faith statement, and the faith values of the Quakers who influence the school, is a focal point of the curriculum and community.

As long as Christian schools are committed to excellence in education, something which should be part of their DNA related to the practice of their Christian faith, there is no reason for the government to regulate or control them.  Academic excellence is one of the keys to Christian schools remaining independent and autonomous, and completely free to provide the kind of education those who enroll their children are seeking and expecting. 

The standards that we employ to achieve our goals should exceed those of the state departments of education and the public school system.  Our methods of evaluation should be superior to those used by government schools, and our results should show that we are doing more with less.  We should be self-policing with regard to our standards and expectations, encouraging each other to achieve the kind of excellence that we are capable of producing, and which pleases God.  As long as students can come our way and receive an education that is superior to that offered by government operated school systems, we will avoid state regulation. 

There is still a great need for improvement, and a lot of room for it.  “Kingdom Education” is really not related to the Kingdom if most of its citizens cannot take advantage of it.  High tuition and excessive fees eliminate all but a small percentage of Christian families from being able to exercize their educational freedom.  And while I agree that “God will make a way if you have enough faith,” I also can clearly see that most schools put the burden of complete dependence on God for providing tuition money on the families, and accept none of the responsibility themselves.  That must change.  The time has come for evangelical Christians to open their pocketbooks and wallets, and fund their Christian school operations in a manner that is consistent with the teachings of scripture on the subject.  We must educate our churches to understand the value of a church operated and controlled Christian school, and in so doing, enlist its members in helping to underwrite the expenses.  In many cases, that means we might have to cross denominational lines and other barriers and work together to make Christian education accessible to all of the families in the Kingdom who want to take advantage of it.

Lift these schools and their leaders up in prayer.  We need independent, autonomous, distinctively Christian schools providing education for our future church leaders, whether they are professional ministers or lay leaders.

Choice in Education: Finding a Fair System That Works

Though the topic of education has been overshadowed by economics in most election rhetoric in recent weeks, there are still issues to be addressed, and with the current state of most of America’s public schools, it will still be an issue for some time to come.  For those of us interested in education from a Christian worldview, which supports the basic philosophy that the discovery of the revealed knowledge of God, and discipleship by integrating the principles of his word into their applicable place in curriculum, it will always be an issue. 

Education is considered by our government to be a basic human right.  We would take that position one step further, and declare that it is the obligation and responsibility of parents to see that their children are provided with an education that introduces them to the God who created the universe, and teaches them how to understand what he has revealed to us through creation, through his word, and through the redemption from sin that he offers us through Jesus.  As a result of that philosophical view, Christians have developed an educational system that reinforces and undergirds that view. 

For many years now, Christian educators have advocated for a voucher system to help provide resources to Christian families who have the right to educate their children in an environment that supports their belief in God and his divine revelation.  The argument is made that parents should not be required to send their students to a school simply because geography dictates it, but that they should be able to choose a school that will not only provide a quality academic environment, which the school in the neighborhood might not necessarily do, but also one that is in agreement with their Christian worldview and basic philosophy of education.  Since public schools do not provide the latter, the belief is that parents should be able to take the tax money that would be alloted for their child to attend a public school in their district, and use it to place their children in a private, Christian school that supports their philosophy and belief system.  This would be done in the form of a voucher, with the determination of how much money is required for the schools in a particular district to educate one student for one year, coming from federal, state and local tax sources.  Parents would receive a voucher in this amount for each school age child, and could then place that with the school where they chose to enroll their child, whether it be the public school in their designated district, another public school, a charter school or a private school. 

It sounds simple enough, but there are problems inherent with the system, some of which have proven difficult to resolve.  Giving vouchers to parents solves the problem of tax money going directly to private schools with a Christian emphasis, which was an earlier difficulty, but money going directly to families puts such a program in the category of an entitlement program, which creates other difficulties.  Should families who can afford private school be receiving taxpayer money to subsidize their educational choice?  The amount of tuition and fees at most private, Christian schools now exceeds the average annual expenditure of most public school districts.  What if the voucher doesn’t cover the expenses?  Can the school charge additional tuition, and if so, what does that do to families who can’t afford to pay the difference?  Will schools that accept vouchers be required to take their face value? 

Then there is the fact that there are not enough openings in private Christian schools to accomodate all of those who would have access to them through vouchers.  If a school chooses to accept vouchers, how much of its independence and autonomy does it lose, particularly in the admissions process?  Existing laws would make selective admissions a thing of the past at Christian schools which accepted vouchers, since they would not be able to turn down anyone who came to them with a voucher. 

Some churches and Christian groups have established charter schools.  They are operating under the principle that the Christian operation of the school will be an “influence” of sorts.  These charter schools, however, cannot operate under a Christian worldview, nor can they integrate Biblical principles into the curriculum, nor can they teach Christian principles.  The Christian influence they can have is strictly limited.  The problem we have with public education is not merely the academic quality or the lack of Christian influences, the problem is that the basic educational philosophy is humanist, and that is part of the curriculum that is mandated by the state.  The basic problem isn’t solved.

Christians should continue to work toward finding a system that is fair, that recognizes the basic rights of Christian parents to educate their children in a Christian environment, and that gives equal consideration to the choices parents want to make.  We may not have the answers today, but if we continue working together, we can come up with a solution.  The future of the church in this country depends on it.

Clarification:  The Kingdom Educator is opposed to any kind of financing system that jeopardizes the independence and autonomy of a Christian school.  Any system that would place requirements on the school related to the content of its curriculum, its methods of qualifying and employing teachers and staff, its admission standards and qualifications or any other aspect of its governance and complete control over its operations is opposed by the Kingdom Educator. 

We believe there are ways and means of fairly and equitably allowing all families a choice in the way they carry out their biblical, God given responsibility to educate their children.  We believe Christian education should be an option for all Christian families who want to exercise it, and not just those with the means to afford it.  We believe that the Christian community, the church, should be an active agent in finding those ways and means, and that there is a system whereby tax dollars paid by parents can be used in the way those parents choose without penalizing the school where they choose to use them. 

Tightening the Financial Belt

The current financial crisis will have an effect on private Christian education.  Difficult economic times always do.  Many families use revenue from investment income to finance their tuition and fees.  As the stock market declines, more money is required for those who want to keep up their retirement.  And inevitably, as we are seeing develop across the country, job loss is increasing.  The sacrifices many families make to keep their children in Christian education in some cases become larger than the family’s ability to make them.  So how can schools, and families, weather the storm.

First, prayer is not the least you can do.  It works.  God moves when his people pray.  I have personally witnessed finances come to families in the most unexpected ways.  I’ve seen situations where continued enrolment in a private school seemed an impossibility for a family, yet, like the widow’s jar of oil, money kept coming for their kids, sometimes from places they didn’t even know. 

Second, schools should always be prepared in advance to face financial situations like this, and if you do, you should have plenty of operating capital set aside.  We always recommend that a school keep at least one year’s worth of operating capital in the bank, in the event that a catastrophe of some kind comes along so they can at least maintain their payroll.  We’ve spoken with several school administrators in recent years who were very grateful that their school board policy required keeping cash reserves on hand.  In Louisiana during Katrina, and recently in both Louisiana and Texas during Gustav and Ike, we have heard stories of schools that were out for as long as 10 days, but were able to continue making their payroll.  We’ve spoken with a couple of day care centers at churches that were able to do the same, even though their staff was out of work for a week or more in some cases.  You want to keep your families and students in your school, if you can, so use those reserve funds to help with emergency situations as they arise. 

It may be time to look at expenses and see if there is some way you can reduce your costs.  Work together.  Some schools ask families to share in the expense by bringing basic classroom supplies, such as tissue, paper goods, and other supplies.  We are aware of many schools that ask families to take turns at custodial duties.  One school in Arizona has designated one football game as “parent away game night” and asks parents to transport students involved in the game, rather than using school transportation.  Do one or two of those in each sports season and the savings can definitely add up. 

Investigate the availability of tuition insurance.  Some policies provide for emergency payments when a parent loses their job or there is some sort of crisis.  Even if you have a few families who have to withdraw, you are able to maintain your budget. 

For families who are unable to continue to keep their students in a Christian school, consider a temporary shift to home schooling, and get into a good cooperative.  Your situation may be temporary, but you don’t want to lose the progress you have made while your children were in Christian school.  It may also be that you can get together with groups of parents in the same situation, and work together to teach your children in the home, on a voluntary basis.  Of course, working parents can’t do that, but it is a possibility, even if you have classes in the evenings. 

Always know that God is with you, and while he may not calm the storm, he will help you have the strength to weather it.

How Much Evangelism and How Much Discipleship?

Many Christian schools struggle with issues related to admission requirements for students.  Most Christian schools exist as ministries of a church, or of a group of churches, or with the mission to support and undergird the work of the church.  As such, providing education in a setting where the main philosophy that governs instruction is the belief that all truth is revealed by God and discovered by humans, and does not have human origin is focused on teaching revealed truth to students and is thus, a discipleship ministry.

The issue of admission then comes down to specific requirements.  Is your enrollment closed, meaning that a family desiring to enroll a student in the school must give evidence of their Christian beliefs and lifestyle, or is it open to anyone who comes your way?  If the latter is the case, then what percentage of your student body is made up of students who come from families with no Christian background?  At what point is the Christian atmosphere and influence of your school affected by the number of students from non-Christian homes in your student body, and how do you approach evangelism in your curriculum and in your school life?

I Corinthians 2:14 says, “The man without the Spirit does not accept the things of God for they are foolishness to him and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned” [emphasais mine].  If you are teaching that God is the source of all truth, and that education is the process of having that truth revealed to human minds, and you are integrating these principles into your curriculum, it is difficult for those who are not Christians, and thus not indwelled by the Holy Spirit, to discern these things.  In many cases, this puts some students at a disadvantage.  There is a careful line to walk, continuing to teach the truth while at the same time avoiding the pitfall of frustrating and angering an unbeliever, and driving them away from the truth unintentionally. 

There is also the danger that a high percentage of non-believers in your student body would be a negative influence.  We have observed schools where non-Christian parents have succeeded in reducing the overall Christian influence in a particular school because there were enough of them to pressure administration and governance into doing their bidding because not to do so would risk losing families and their tuition income. 

Discipleship is the primary emphasis in a Christian school.  You are raising up disciples of Christ who are being prepared to live out their faith in the world, as well as to serve Jesus through his church.  Evangelism can be a natural byproduct of that.  Programming evangelism usually does not work, but if you are preparing young men and women to be Christ’s disciples in the world, they will be in a position to influence the non-Christian peers in your school, and evangelism will occur as it should, in a spontaneous manner by Christians who see it as their mission and ministry. 

That is not to say that evangelistic opportunities should not exist in classrooms, chapel services or in school life.  Those opportunities can be utilized in concert with the “natural” evangelism going on all around, to “draw the net” or to cultivate and gather interest in talking about, and desiring to change one’s spiritual condition.  The best thing to do is to systematically teach the Word and integrate its truths into all subject areas.  Evangelistic opportunities will abound if that occurs.

Seeing your school as a discipleship ministry supporting the church is the best emphasis you can have.  Desiring to produce educated “Kingdom Citizens” will result in genuine evangelism taking place.

Teaching the Word in Christian School, Part 2

Here’s the situation.  A parent with three children enrolled in your school, one in elementary school, one in middle school and one in ninth grade, walks into the office to see the principal with a complaint.  The required Bible class each semester in ninth grade crowds her son’s schedule.  In order to get all the credits he wants to have upon graduation, he will have to take a full schedule of seven classes each year, and the four credits of Bible means that if he fails a class, or wants to add something to his schedule, he’ll have to take a summer session.  The parent insists that’s not fair, since his public school counterparts only have to take their required courses their senior year, and can work in the afternoon.  If he transfers to a public high school, he loses the credit, since they won’t recognize the Bible course.  And, well, her son just hasn’t really been all that good in Bible in middle school, and the grades will have an effect on his GPA and may hurt his chances to get into college. 

“Let us be responsible for his Bible training at home and at church,” she says, “so he won’t have to miss out on what other kids have.” 

So, what do you think the principal should tell her? 

Our philosophy here at The Kingdom Educator, is to advise schools to do as much to head this off at the pass before it happens.  When enrolling students, a handbook or handout of policy should make it explicitly clear that the school’s philosophy of Christian education requires all students to be involved in a Bible class every semester that they are enrolled, from pre-K through 12th grade.  Church related schools should also make it clear that they are going to employ teachers who are in agreement with the church’s doctrinal position and the school’s doctrinal statement, and that they will teach the Bible from that perspective.  It should be the responsibility of whoever enrolls the students to verbally explain this to the parents, and make sure their signature is on a copy of it in the files.

There are some alternatives which can be employed to help ease the “credit crunch” on students, short of waiving the Bible requirement.  Some schools simply offer an eight period day, with an optional “early bird” period in the morning.  Students can opt to show up early to take classes for original credit.  Others simply offer the eight periods and a later dismissal time.  Either way, the extra period adds four credit possibilities back into the schedule.  Being creative with block scheduling also allows for an extra class to be inserted into the schedule to give students an extra option. 

I’ve seen some schools, mostly related to Episcopal dioceses, that have a daily  30 minute chapel program and a 30 minute follow up Bible class that floats through the block schedule.  The combination of the two gives the students 1/2 credit for Bible per semester.  Other schools break their Bible curriculum into semester length electives, permitting students to sign up by their interest area.  That way, they can fit their schedule together without having their grade level Bible class block access to another course they may want to take that semester. 

Daily instruction in the Word of God should never be compromised in a Christian school for any reason.  That is a principle of Christian educational philosophy that should be reinforced in your parent community at every available opportunity.

Teaching the Word in Christian School

Maybe I should put “Part 1″ in front of the title.  Over the summer and into this fall, though we have not been as active in blogging as desired, the email we have received and answered has focused heavily on Bible curriculum for middle and high school students.  It seems that most Bible teachers have similar difficulties. Such as:

1.  Administrators who are overly sensitive to parent complaints and want Bible to be more like art class than something serious and academic.

2.  Lack of comprehensive curriculum materials that are age appropriate, and prepare students for the challenges they will face in college and beyond.

3.  Teachers who do not have any formal training in Bible being given a Bible class to teach because it fits into their schedule and “anyone can teach Bible, right?” 

Let’s talk about teaching Bible the right way. 

First, on the middle and high school level, Bible should never be an afterthought.  Bible teachers on this level should be individuals who have formal training in Biblical studies.  I would add to that the requirement that they have some kind of ministry experience working with teenagers as well.  A vacancy in the Bible department is not an opportunity to hire a coach.  You need someone who knows the Bible, and understands theology well enough to help students “catch” the principles it teaches,  and actually learn how to experience faith formation for themselves.  Maybe a Bible teacher can help coach your football or volleyball team, but they need to have a degree in Biblical studies and a commitment to teaching first. 

Second, don’t let available curriculum materials dictate what you teach.  YOU develop your own curriculum, year by year, based on the goals and objectives you set for your Bible program.  The Christian media publishing business is massive, and while they may not have produced materials that are divided up for use by semester, unit by unit, they have probably produced some useful things to help you come up with your own lessons.  You know your own students better than anyone else.  You decide what they need to learn on each grade level. 

We used to advocate some kind of Bible survey course for ninth grade, perhaps a semester of Old Testament, a semester in the New.  But I think a more systematic approach is better than just doing that.  Give them some background in middle school, and in the ninth grade, cover the major Bible themes.  Start with the theme of Redemption.  Matthew 5:17 is a key theme, in which Jesus says that he has come to fulfill the law and the prophets.  Blend together the New Testament teachings and principles of Jesus which show the themes of salvation, faith, grace, and the disciplines of the Christian faith with the Old Testament principles and prophecies that point to Jesus coming and the kind of faith he would bring as complimented by the old covenant. 

High School students should also have a comprehensive course in apologetics, once they are able to handle the basic principles and teachings of the New Testament.  Josh McDowell’s book, A Ready Defense, along with Lee Strobel’s The Case for Christ, are excellent challenges for high school students and a good Bible teacher can divide up the material into workable units for the students.  I would save this course for their junior or senior year. 

After tackling the major themes of the Bible, students need a course in New Testament studies.  During this course, you can teach and practice basic hermeneutics, and turn students loose to discover the truths taught by the various New Testament writers.  Devote at least a semester to the gospels, and make sure each student has a “Harmony of the Gospels” to use.  Make sure there is historical background included, so that students understand how to determine context. 

The main emphasis of middle school Bible should be on basic Bible study skills.  They should spend at least one year learning how to interpret scripture, and then have basic units that help them apply those skills. 

Speaking from experience, a good Bible teacher in a Christian school will spend a lot of time writing unit objectives, lesson plans, and even the lessons and learning activities themselves.  Once you’ve done it, you have a framework to use again, and it does get easier.  You will also spend a lot of time convincing your administration that approaching Bible this way makes sense, since it is the very core of the foundation upon which your school is built.  If they don’t quite see it that way, then it may be your job to convince them.  Many administrators are very driven by parent complaints which often do not reflect a strong conviction about what students should be learning.

Inservice Speakers Available

The Kingdom Educator can provide someone to conduct inservice conferences for the teachers or parents at your school.  As the school year approaches, we have some experienced Christian educators who have a few openings in their schedule.  Fees are nominal, and we can work with your budget. We generally ask that you cover the speaker’s expenses, and provide a small, reasonable stipend. 

We can cover a variety of topics for your faculty, staff or parents.  You can contact us at kingdomeducator@yahoo.com .