Educating for the Kingdom: Compassion

Jeremy Sauder August 12, 2022

In this first session of his series on “Educating for the Kingdom,” Jeremy Sauder defines both education and the “kingdom.” He then turns his focus toward teaching with compassion, using Jesus and others as examples.

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