School choice and abundant grace (with Amy Auten)

Public school? Private school? Homeschool? School choice can feel daunting and guilt-ridden. Today we’re joined by Amy Auten to look back at our own school experiences and point to God’s abundant grace. Check out The Concurrently Companion (https://media.gwnews.com/images/pages/Concurrently-Ep-30-Failure-Companion-Printable.pdf) for this week’s downloadable episode guide including discussion questions and scripture for further study. We would love to hear from you. You can send us a message at newscoach@wng.org (mailto:newscoach@wng.org). What current events or cultural issues are you wrestling through with your kids and teens? Let us know. We want to work through it with you. See more from the News Coach (https://gwnews.com/newscoach/), including episode transcripts. Further Resources:Failure has been a hot topic in an interdisciplinary sense for over a decade. These four sources come from three different sectors: education, ministry, and business. Each have excellent material to add to the conversation:·      Listen to our previous conversation with Amy Auten, “Suffering with redemptive intention.” (https://newscoach.gwnews.com/podcasts/22-suffering-with-redemptive-intention-with-amy-auten)·      Read “What I’ve Learned About School Choice” (https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/learned-school-choice/) by Winfree Bisley at the Gospel Coalition.·      Watch the TGC Good Faith Debate “Should Christian Parents Send Their Children to Public Schools?” (https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/video/good-faith-debates-public-schools/) Concurrently is produced by God’s WORLD News. We provide current events materials for kids and teens that show how God is working in the world. To learn more about God’s WORLD News and browse sample magazines, visit gwnews.com (https://gwnews.com/). Today’s episode is sponsored by Covenant College. Looking for an unapologetically Christian College Experience? Pursuing knowledge transformed by faith, Covenant College prepares students for their callings and careers. Covenant is located on top of Lookout Mountain, Georgia, 20 minutes from Chattanooga, Tennessee. Students who visit are eligible to receive a grant of $1,200. More at Covenant.edu/world (http://covenant.edu/world). 

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If you’re a parent, teacher, or mentor of children in today’s world, you probably feel overwhelmed by the news. How do you help the kids and students in your lives engage with what’s going on in the world? How do you disciple them through the news with discernment instead of anxiety? I'm Kelsey Reed, News Coach for God’s WORLD News, seminary-trained educator, wife, mom of three, and most importantly, follower of Christ. I’m here to come alongside you as you have the important conversations of life, faith, and culture with your kids. We’ll answer your questions, offer ideas and resources, and hear from other parents and educators to identify the best tools and practices for establishing a non-anxious learning environment, developing news literacy, and cultivating biblical discernment. Today’s world can feel overwhelming. Let’s press pause together and learn concurrently.