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At your international Christian school, deepen shared understanding of “holistically flourishing in Jesus”! Why?
(1) Because deepening shared understanding helps you and others to flourish.
(2) Because deepening shared understanding increases the likelihood that everyone will get clear on what holistic flourishing is, the role it plays in your school’s program, and how to stay focused on it.
(3) Because not deepening shared understanding increases the likelihood of diverse definitions of holistic flourishing, disunity in terms of the role flourishing plays in your school’s program, and a lack of sustained focus on flourishing.
(4) Because deepening shared understanding is a best practice.
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What’s involved in deepening shared understanding of “holistically flourishing in Jesus”? What comes to mind for me is collaboratively responding to key questions, for example:
- What do we mean by “holistically flourishing in Jesus”?
- What’s the relationship between holistic flourishing and Christian education?
- What’s our philosophy of “holistically flourishing in Jesus”?
- What do holistically flourishing students, staff, and leaders at our international Christian school look like?
- What helps us stay focused on holistically flourishing in Jesus and helping others do the same?
- What does it look like for us as staff and leaders to be focused on holistically flourishing in Jesus and helping others do the same?
- What supplemental frameworks do we use as we implement our Get Flourishing Framework (see 1-6 above)?
Please note:
- You may want to revise 1 or more of the above questions or develop your own questions. The main thing is to document your school’s shared understanding of “holistically flourishing in Jesus.”
- Here’s a template you can use that comes with the 7 questions, along with sample ChatGPT prompts, sample responses to the 7 questions, and sample resources.
Bottom line: Deepen shared understanding of “holistically flourishing in Jesus”!
Here are some resources related to “holistically flourishing in Jesus”:
- What comes to mind when you think of flourishing?
- To what extent are you experiencing the 5 elements of flourishing?
- Leaders, what happens when you clarify and overcommunicate big ideas? What happens when you don’t?
- Tools that help you focus on flourishing: Christ-Centered Purpose Statements Plan, Curriculum Plan, Expected Student Outcomes Assessment Plan, Financial Health Plan, Governance Plan, Help Students Grow Strong in the Lord, Personalized Flourishing Plan, Organizational Culture Map, Student Assessment Data Usage Plan, and Well-Being Culture Plan.
What about you? How do you feel about deepening shared understanding of “holistically flourishing in Jesus”? How can you deepen shared understanding of “holistically flourishing in Jesus”?
Get flourishing!
Michael
P.S. Be sure to check out this template for deepening shared understanding of “holistically flourishing in Jesus”!
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