I really enjoyed our discussion of the Trinitarian view of missions and how this could apply to our case study. With its emphasis on relationship, inclusion, peacemaking, mutuality, and unity, I couldn’t help but think on a school wide scale in my case study. While all of those definitely apply in the classroom among teachers and students, they must also be embodied on a school level, among teachers, support staff, specialists, and administration.
So often teachers’ lounges can be caustic places and staff meetings can result in bitter differences. Disunity, disagreements, and frustrations can overshadow the common care for students. Ideally students would be surrounded by a model of unity in thier teachers.
The adminitrative question comes, then: How do you inspire a group of teachers to unite behind commonalities and a shared vision for the lives of these students when they must understandably face so many frustrations, unfair circumstances, and constant challenges? How do you inspire a group of teachers that are not Christians to adopt a “kingdom” mission?
