Members of the board of Oceola Christian School discuss the value of educators' conferfences such as CASBI: to ask their questions of others who labor in the field. Courtesy CASBI.

Philip reflects further on the obstacles he identified in his earlier talk , and encourages school boards to work within the structures of their educational community to achieve excellence. Courtesy CASBI.

In a workshop for pastors and church leaders, Allen discusses responsibilities and considerations for serving on the school board. Courtesy CASBI.

From the perspective an involved school board member, Glendon encourages us to face our fears and communicate with one another. We should listen with curiosity, speak with honesty, and act with humility and integrity. Courtesy...

The way we handle finances is part of the eternal mission of the school, says Emery. He explores legal issues that require school compliance. Courtesy CASBI.

Our goal should be to raise, broaden, and deepen our students' understanding of the world and their calling in the kingdom. Courtesy CASBI.

How can the wives of board members participate in their husbands' work? Clara leads a discussion on effective service as a husband and wife. Courtesy CASBI.

What do you think about thinking? Linford shows the danger of, on the one hand, relying on our senses or intellect or, on the other, ignoring the Scripture's challenge to use our minds. Courtesy CASBI.

In an interactive workshop, Dave investigates a range of issues in handling school finances. Courtesy CASBI.

Schools without a vision will not serve their students, or the church, well. Ernie encourages a shared process of building vision and conforming the school to that vision. Courtesy CASBI.

Patrick addresses the practices that develop our children as servants. Used by permission from Calvary Mennonite Fellowship of Harrisonburg, VA, where this message was preached. CMFVA.org

Ernie encourages new board members to engage and invest in the school's activities. Note that due to equipment malfunction, much of this talk was not recorded. This file is only a portion of the workshop. Courtesy CASBI.

Philip names several obstacles that hinder school boards and their schools from effectively accomplishing their mission. He urges a clearly identified mission that includes all the participants in the educational community....

Ken leads a session on encouraging young people within the local church to aspire to become teachers. Courtesy CASBI.

Following up on a session that focused on identifying dislexia, Peter offers tools to help learners process better. He refers to Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz. Courtesy CASBI.

Dyslexia, says Peter, is not a defect; it is a design feature. Peter leads workshop members in recognizing signs of dyslexia. Courtesy CASBI.