This one's kinda scary.
I mean, all the other writing I've done here has been purely theoretical, very non-committal and has never required much in the way of action on my part.
This one's different. This one could actually answer one of those small questions that make up my lifelong big question.
A Christian teacher has to put God first. That's the definition of Christian. Putting God first means that in everything we do, we should be working for the Kingdom... including teaching.
In Canada, from what I can tell, the best way of doing that is to be a staff sponsor for an IVCF High School group. Each group needs a sponsor in order to exist in the first place, so it's an excellent place to start.
Too many staff sponsors, however, become staff supervisors. That is something I do not wish to be. I pray that when I find myself in that situation that I will invest my time in the growth of Christian students and the advancement of God's Kingdom. I hope to be fully involved in IVCF even while I teach, even if it means I can only teach part time. That way, I hope, I will be recognized as the "Christian teacher" which will be a witness in and of itself, provided God helps me teach well.
The result would be a teacher who students see as someone they can as tough questions, who will give an honest answer and will help them find the answers for themselves.
That is, after all, what a teacher should do anyway.
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I glad that you are a Christian Teacher who is in the public school system. There are so many easier private christian schools that you could be teaching in. Thanks. Also I'm so glad that you are getting involved with the ISCF groups. Our teacher sponsor basically unlocked the room for us and left. We never really had much support from them.
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