A Look at Teachers, Culture-Makers

Each Tuesday during the month of September my guest will be Trevin Wax. Trevin and I will discuss some of the items that he posts on his blog under the "Worth a Look" section. A few of the items up for discussion this week include:

What Teachers Really Want to Tell Parents: -

Today, new teachers remain in our profession an average of just 4.5 years, and many of them list “issues with parents” as one of their reasons for throwing in the towel. Word is spreading, and the more negativity teachers receive from parents, the harder it becomes to recruit the best and the brightest out of colleges. So, what can we do to stem the tide? What do teachers really need parents to understand?

A Movement of “Courageous” Culture-Making Churches:

Yet what I find so fascinating here, and so encouraging in the example of Sherwood Films, is the very concept that churches — and not merely individuals — can be culture-makers. The church as the filmmaker. The church as the artist. There's interesting biblical precedent. The scriptures tell us that the ancient Hebrews not only brought their treasures for the tabernacle and the Temple, but that craftsmen of all kinds gave their talents and expertise. Perhaps churches can marshal their resources as well as their people and all their gifts to create world-changing works of art. If highbrow Christians are sometimes embarrassed at the dialogue or the predictability of the script, then perhaps they can lend their talents and make them better.

Profiles of the Jobless: The Mad Millennial Generation

The response from young people has been so overwhelming that we've decided to publish a second round of the most passionate, indignant an