Abide Master Plan

SECTION 4: RESOURCES (CONTINUED) SUGGES TED IDEAS SUGGESTED RE SO U RCES ABU NDA NT DI S CIP LIN G : Be co m i ng li ke J e s u s • Leader shi p — In div iduall y d iscuss an d nurture eve ry teacher’s re lat ion ship with Je sus • Mea ni ngful s taf f and student worship s ever y d ay • Studen t a nd/ or sta ff spi rit ual re treat • Staff Spiritual D evel opm ent Plan • Personal spirituality/reflection days (s taff) • Intentional men tor ing (staf f-s tud ent s , tudent-student) • Intentional wor shi p m ome nts (chap els , vesp ers , Wee k o f P ray er/Pra ise , Bible Summit etc.) • Mus ic min ist ry on campus • War room (prayer room) • Use techn ology (webcasts, podc ast s e tc. to share sc h ool pr ograms wi th the ho mescho ol commun ity ) • Church programs (Sabbath sc hoo l, ves per s) • School progr ams (Mega Week of Spi rit ual E mphasis) • A Note To School Leaders • Per sonal Spiritual De velopm ent Pla n O utline sa mpl e • Spi ritual Retreat sam ple progr am • Prayer ro om • Podcasts BO L D G OD LIN ESS : G row ing c h ar ac ter an d id e n tit y • Act ive me nto rin g b etween stude nts an d teac her s • Redemptive disc ipl ine • Expressions of pri vate and pub lic affirmati on and su ppo rt • Sup por t teachers - sp iri tua l, mental , e motion al and ph ysi cal he alth • Studen t-led cha pel pr ogr ams • Staff and st udent tes timony sh ari ng (du ring assemblies, chapels etc.) • Singin g togethe r ( staff wor ship and a s a w hol e s chool) • Jim Roy’s b o ok , Soul S hapers (re dem ptive dis cipline) • Ideas for private and publi c affirmation and en c our age men t • Spi ritual Gi fts Test/workshop INT ENT ION AL CON NEC TIN G: Buil di ng c o m m un it y • All ow teachers tim e to inve st in commun ity • Welcom e p acks for new stude nt s an d f ami lies • Mentor new student s/familie s • Peer mediation lea der ship • Studen t c ouncil • Regular staff soci als • Pla n an Epic Sabbath or a Mystery Sabbath (and o ther ways t o m ake Sabba th spe cia l as a fa ith community) • Invite pa rents to sta ff wor shi p once each quarte r • Chu rch pr ograms (e .g. Sabbath sch ool , vespers) • Sch ool programs (e .g. Week of Spi rit ual Em phasis ) • Welcome pack sample • Ide as on mentoring • Peer m edi ation out lin e • Staff social ideas • Epic S abb ath /Sa bbath Mys ter y • Creative wor shi p ideas DEL IBE RAT E LEA RNI NG: S e e k in g wi sdom th rough a bi bl ical l ens • Intent ion al perusal of b ibl ica l w isd om in all le arn ing areas • Guide stu dents in building their person al wor ldv iew, whi le showca sing a bibli cal wo rldvie w • Helpin g e very student th riv e through st at i on rot t a ions , dif ferentiated instru ction, student-led discussions, being aware of stu dent readiness to ‘stret ch’ et c. • Connect student s w ith their world (s ite visits, real-l ife problem solving) • Cross-genera tional learn ing • Par ent co ll a bor ation in learning • Partne r w ith th e chur ch and community for pro jec ts • Scr ipture me mo r isatio n c hallenge for each gra de • Reg ula rly celebrate l ear nin g Books: • Edu cat ion an d F undamentals of Chr ist ian Ed ucation , E. G. Whit e • Edu cating fo r E ter nit y , George Knigh t • Mor e t han 100 Brai n-F riendl y T ool s and St rategi es for Li teracy Ins tru cti on K , athy Perez EXT R AVAGA NT OUT REA CH: S h ar ing Je sus w i th o th er s • Allow teachers time to s erv e and mod el service to their s tud ent s • Share suc ces s/c hal len ge out re a ch storie s • Pla n a local mi ssi on tri p (e.g . S TORM Co.) as wel l a s a n o ver seas miss ion trip • Hav e s tudent s a nd staff preach an evangelistic program (such as Shar e Him) • Est abl ish a pre sen ce in the local publi c s cho ol . Us e Ang el1 Project to rea ch out to students and s taf f • Vis it nursing h ome s, hos pit als, o rphana ges, r efu ge cen ters ( or sen d a non ymo us car e p ack age s) • Involv e s tudents in an orga niz ed, givin g o pportunit y to ser ve oth ers in a practical way such as : Operation Christma s C hild, ADRA, DoF AST • STORM Co. or Share Him • Ang el 1 P ro ject • Operat ion Chris tma s Child • ADRA • DoFAST ABIDE: A Spiritual Master Plan for Adventist Schools // Ideas and Resources 16