Well, had my alarm gone off this morning at the appointed time, I would not have had the pleasure of encountering Mrs. Daphne Chaney as she and I were both leaving the school this a.m. (Had things gone according to plan, I would have been in my office).
We were both in tears (3xs, I believe that was the number that Benevon requires), as she recounted her STORY about her son, where he's come from (another Christian school), and the love and nurturing he is receiving at Mars Hill. Just one example...Alvin is no longer bullied and is able to shift his attention to learning while he is at school. She believes that Roger is annointed...she is an EXCELLENT speaker and said over and over and over that she will do ANYTHING for the school. I told her that sharing her testimony would bless the school very much and that I would talk with Susan about opportunities.
I think we have a story here...I think we need to have a collection of stories in our pockets, laminated of course....
Friday, September 25, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Very random thoughts with little editing...hope you can follow...
After the meeting today I was thinking about how important it will be to stress the importance of that this is not just about Mars Hill Academy, or maybe it is?, but about classical and Christian education, and ensuring that there is a generation(s) that understands the importance of Christianity and America from a global perspective. Perhaps this is "out of bounds" because it is not part of our school Mission/Vision statement??? Although it is apparent if you read the web site and foundational documents, dig just a little...This is what set Mars Hill apart for Derek and I...the history, the heritage, the influence of Christianity, giving Christianity context and teaching us and our kids what a distinctly Christian culture looks like (as best as we humans can figure out). Could go on and on here...
Hillsdale has a definite "political" agenda and from what I can see, they promote that unabashedly and succeed. Could we take the same "much bigger picture" approach? Or, are we going to really boil it down to - Mars Hill Academy is doing great things and we need a gym...?
What are we asking people to support? What is our group trying to accomplish?
The name of the campaign I think would be affected by the answers to these questions.
So, we probably need to establish a mission/vision statement for our group? We are not the school.
After the meeting today I was thinking about how important it will be to stress the importance of that this is not just about Mars Hill Academy, or maybe it is?, but about classical and Christian education, and ensuring that there is a generation(s) that understands the importance of Christianity and America from a global perspective. Perhaps this is "out of bounds" because it is not part of our school Mission/Vision statement??? Although it is apparent if you read the web site and foundational documents, dig just a little...This is what set Mars Hill apart for Derek and I...the history, the heritage, the influence of Christianity, giving Christianity context and teaching us and our kids what a distinctly Christian culture looks like (as best as we humans can figure out). Could go on and on here...
Hillsdale has a definite "political" agenda and from what I can see, they promote that unabashedly and succeed. Could we take the same "much bigger picture" approach? Or, are we going to really boil it down to - Mars Hill Academy is doing great things and we need a gym...?
What are we asking people to support? What is our group trying to accomplish?
The name of the campaign I think would be affected by the answers to these questions.
So, we probably need to establish a mission/vision statement for our group? We are not the school.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
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