Stand by Me
The search for meaning remains at the heart of the soul’s journey, and at the heart of meaning-making is relationship—with God, self, others, the world. But as new ways to connect... Read More »
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Building an “Account of Commitment”
Recently I had the opportunity of reading Laurence Gonzales’ book, Deep Survival, recommended to me by Richard Stark, Head of St. Stephen’s Episcopal School in Wimberly Texas. Gonzales... Read More »
How Do You Educate Your School Community about Your School’s Episcopal Identity?
At the recent NAES Leadership & Governance Institute in Los Angeles, one session was entitled “Talking about Your Episcopal Identity.” While the head of school, chaplain, and, in a... Read More »
A Matter of Time
At the recent NAES Head’s Retreat in Chicago, facilitator and former school head Fran Scoble led the group through a series of powerful reflections and engaging questions. Sitting together... Read More »
Building a Strong Partnership Between the Parish and School
What is working in your church and school? Effective governance of Episcopal day schools in the parish setting is an on-going process. While parish day school governance brings challenges, it also... Read More »
The Importance of Being Generalists
At our recent conference for school chaplains, one of the concerns raised by this group was the degree to which the trend toward specialization is forcing many chaplains to re-think or re-clarify... Read More »
Scarcity or Abundance?
In his re-telling of the familiar story of the loaves and fishes at Biennial Conference 2008 in Tampa, Parker Palmer challenged us to re-think the role of leaders and our assumptions about scarcity... Read More »
Welcome to The Commons
Welcome to The Commons, NAES’ sort-of-a-blog for its members. We look forward to bringing you timely, sometimes tough, questions, insights, and feedback from NAES and Episcopal school leaders... Read More »