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Engaging Lbgtq Issues: It’S Still Complicated, Gary F. Sehorn Dr.
Engaging Lbgtq Issues: It’S Still Complicated, Gary F. Sehorn Dr.
Faculty Publications - College of Education
Public school administrators deal with a range of culture war conflicts on a regular basis, and LBGTQ issues are particularly challenging. When I joined my Christian university’s faculty after a long career working as an Evangelical administrator in public schools, I looked forward to shifting from experiencing these conflicts as a public school administrator to equipping others to handle them. Instead, the challenges have become even more complicated.
Faithful Educators: Evangelism In Public Schools, Gary Sehorn
Faithful Educators: Evangelism In Public Schools, Gary Sehorn
Faculty Publications - College of Education
Evangelicals serving in public schools share a religious mandate with fellow Evangelicals to spread the gospel. That mandate must coexist with role-based professional obligations to students, staff, and the school community. In this paper, evangelizing in public schools by teachers and administrators is explored with emphasis given to evangelistic instincts rooted in religious socialization. Christian educators generally seek to offer a Christian witness within the boundaries of the law and there is evidence that most Evangelical educators avoid overt proselytizing, however counterexamples are plentiful. An analytical frame is proposed that describes common approaches to evangelism in public schools and points …