Educators Trained to Build a Spiritual Climate
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eachers and principals from Central California Conference’s (CCC) 19 schools attended an educators’ in-service on Aug. 9 to learn how to build a spiritual climate within the conference schools. This educators’ in-service takes place once a year, at the beginning of the school year, to prepare the conference’s educators and help create a supportive environment for the upcoming school year. This year’s theme, Building a Spiritual School Climate, came from Acts 2:21: “And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” (NIV). Pastor Don MacLafferty, a discipleship training minister, spoke at the event. MacLafferty is a former conference pastor now based in Tennessee. Along with his team, he provides training for schools that want to learn to be more intentional about providing a spiritual environment. “We thought and prayed about it and decided he would be a tremendous individual to bring in,” said Ken Bullington, vice president of education for the CCC, who coordinated and planned the event along with his team. MacLafferty was the keynote speaker, and he brought Edith Kiggundu and Lynne Macias to help with breakout sessions. Several conference officers, including Dan Serns, conference president; Ron Rasmussen, executive secretary;
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