Make It a Place of Springs

Book excerpt: Make it a Place of Springs is a mandate and a guide for promoting a vigorous culture of life in Christian school communities. The traditional, classical, or University-Model(r), Christian school is to be the head and not the tail among educational institutions in the land. It is to be the place where the best teaching, the best practices, the best leaders, and the most exceptional students thrive in a Colossians 2:2 culture that in all its expressions reveals the treasures of wisdom and knowledge found only in Christ. In clear and succinct short essays, Michael Chrasta explores the foundations of this culture, the role of prayer in producing it, and the ways all members of the community can nourish and sustain it. This book is for all stakeholders-teachers, students, parents, leaders, and even donors-who are committed to making their school community a life-giving "place of springs" for all.