What is education for? How does the Christian worldview shape our approach to it? If you ask this week’s guest, she’ll tell you that it’s for the flourishing of children, parents, and communities. Lynn Swaner is the Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). She joins us to talk about a Christian ethic of education and discipleship, the unique landscape of schools today, as well as the exciting innovations happening in Christian education across the country. We discuss what it looks like to approach education Christianly (whether you’re in a Christian school context or not) and to live out Jesus’ call toward love and discipleship as parents, students, and teachers—all for the advance of God’s kingdom and the flourishing of culture.  

Association of Christian Schools International 

Colson Educators 

“How Do You Do It All?” Blog Post By Lynn Swaner June 30, 2022 

Mystery and Manners by Flannery O’Connor 

Future Ready by Lynn Swaner, Jon Eckert, Erik Ellefsen, and Matthew H. Lee 

Culture Map by Erin Meyer 

A Long Obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene Peterson 

Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietze  

American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin 

Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts 

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