From the Headmaster

A Word From the Headmaster

Take no credit.

In one of our chapel services, I pulled out scissors and began to cut up credit cards. The message was there are forms of credit we should not take. With a few words, allow me to use this space to place a twist on that homily. By all measures of mortal logic, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Dallas, Texas should not exist. As you browse the pages of our magazine, I urge you to embrace the “True Source” of the mighty impact St. Philip’s continues to have as a school, community center, and neighborhood change agent.

With over three decades of service with this ministry, I stand firm in proclaiming, “I TAKE NO CREDIT.” As our current shepherdess of the school, Principal Gwendolyn Barjon, prepares to take on a new role that will launch us into a new dimension, she would also attest that after over two decades of service with

St. Philip’s, she also TAKES NO CREDIT. My prayer is for God to continue to move through the St. Philip’s ministry – for His glorification. It is my desire that all of us humbly accept our role as servants to advance His will, while following His Way and His Word. In the pages to follow, you’ll find irrefutable evidence of God’s masterful hand on St. Philip’s School and Community Center. I invite you to stand with me as supporters, staff, volunteers, ambassadors and recipients of the many blessings and TAKE NO CREDIT.

Our Community Center programming is a manifestation of stewardship in its highest form. St. Philip’s is a “King of Collaboration” with a partnership of over 60 agencies who render services here in South Dallas. Over the past year, the number of people blessed through these critical collaborations has doubled, even tripled. The St. Philip’s School experience is unparalleled. The richness of the culture

that has been built here

truly equips our students to be positioned to soar academically, but also to attenuate risks, to live responsibly, and accumulate social savvy. I am convinced that graduates of St. Philip’s strengthen the fiber of our society and community in a way that is effective and infectious.

The impact of St. Philip’s School and Community Center is a catalyst of growth in the surrounding community. Our model positions us as a neighborhood change agent that merits duplication in other regions and urban settings around the world. As the School and Community Center has advanced, the neighborhood surrounding us has declined in crime, homelessness, hunger and illiteracy. Progress is being made through the work being done at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Dallas.

Enjoy our 1600 Magazine! God did all of this. Human capacity is measureless when we are not absorbed with who gets the credit. Remember, TAKE NO CREDIT. It does not have your interest in mind.

Give God the Glory,

Dr. Terry J. Flowers