In July 2019 I spent two weeks in Australia, ending with visits to several schools in Sydney, New South Wales. While I was there, I had the opportunity to visit the Center for Public Christianity and sit down with one of their Fellows, Natasha Moore, for a conversation about what makes schools Christian and why Christian schools might have value. It was a topical conversation in Australia, where about a third of schools are faith-based, since issues of religious freedom in relation to schooling were implicated in recent elections and a topic of public debate. But it’s also a conversation relevant to any place where Christians invest resources in maintaining Christian schools. What do those schools have to offer? You can listen to our conversation here.
Dear David, Thank you for your inspiring messages and advice. I wonder if you are once again returning to Australia at some point and would consider coming to sunny North Queensland (Australia) (after a 2 week quarantine) to work with my school on our Christian pedagogy framework and practices in 2022/2023?