From Vision to Reality
| File type : Audio"Where there is no vision the people perish." -Proverbs 29:18
The Christian school movement was born out of a vision for education that contributes to the church. In this concluding talk from the ... Read More
Shouting for the Battle
| File type : AudioMany of the early Christian private schools experienced legal difficulty to secure the freedom to operate. This topic will review one of those stories, and note how the visionaries of that time “sho... Read More
History: “Wisconsin vs. Yoder” Explained
| File type : AudioIn 1972, the Amish were in the US Supreme Court defending the right to teach their children as their conscience dictated. Resulting precedents affect both our school and our constitutional rights for ... Read More
The Freedom to Educate
Contributors: Jonathan Erb | File type : Article
Nearly five decades downstream of Wisconsin v. Yoder, it can be easy to forget that the freedom to offer our children a distinctly Christian education is not a given. This article from the Pacific Sch... Read More
Unprecedented Times? The Pandemic in Its Historical Context
Contributors: Jonas Sauder | File type : Blog Post
I suppose I’ve heard the term unprecedented used more often in the last six weeks than I have in the last sixty years. I’ve used it myself. Until I realized how often it’s being misused.
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Fifty Years of Ministry
Contributors: Merna Shank | Length : 42 | File type : Audio
What was Sanford Shanks vision when he founded Christian Light Publications in 1969? How has the ministry of Christian Light reached around the world in recent years? Hear and see how God has blesse... Read More
Education Is a Gateway: The Story of Elida Mennonite School
Contributors: Lyndon Hartman | Length : 8 | File type : Video
Born in the year of D-Day and V-E Day, Elida Mennonite School is one of the oldest private schools still operated by conservative Anabaptists. Lyndon describes how the Mennonite community built the sc... Read More
Attributes of an Anabaptist School by Jonathan Erb
Contributors: Jonathan Erb | Length : 55 | File type : Audio
What makes a school Anabaptist? Citing the examples of the earliest Anabaptists, Jonathan takes a sobering look at what our schools have to offer--and of what we must be ware.
Orbis Pictus: The Illustrated World by John Amos Comenius
Contributors: John Amos Comenius | File type : Book
In 1685, John Amos Comenius published this book in Latin and German, urging that "to exercise the senses well about the right perceiving the differences of things, will be to lay the grounds for all w... Read More
The History of Russian Mennonite Systems of Education
Contributors: Gary Reimer | File type : Article
How have Russian Mennonites responded to educational pressures from government and society? How have they embraced, and rejected, the opportunities education offers for instilling their values? In thi... Read More
