Working for the Lord

 

Heard in a classroom this morning:

Boys and girls, before we start on letters, we need to answer an important question: Why do we always need to do our best?

The students quickly responded with “Because we are always working for the Lord!”

This is a living example about how learning at LCES is about more than letters and numbers; students are being led to make sense of God’s world and how they fit in it.

I often think of the working world of our children’s future as they continue to work for the Lord. Life is more than getting a job, but working is large part of one’s life and means to praise God with what one’s talents and energy. Once per year the World Economic Forum publishes what their researchers have identified as the top skills needed in the current year’s workplace.  

Top 10 skills in 2020	Top 10 skills in 2015
Complex Problem Solving         Critical Thinking         Creativity         People Management         Coordinating with Others         Emotional Intelligence         Judgement and Decision Making         Service Orientation          Negotiation         Cognitive Flexibility	Complex Problem Solving             Coordinating with Others         People Management         Critical Thinking         Negotiation         Quality Control         Service Orientation         Judgement and Decision Making             Active Listening         Creativity.

 It is interesting to notice which skills are new on the list this year and which ones have moved higher on the list. (If you are interested in reading further on this kind of thing, I suggest starting with this. )

The world is changing. I am thankful for Christian Education which continues to wrestle with how education should best serve our students for their future.

SJ