Blog of Jay Ferguson, PhD, Head of School at Grace Community School in Tyler, Texas
Jay Ferguson is a husband, father of three girls, and Head of School at Grace Community School in Tyler, Texas.
The gospel brings courage. It tells me that my hope, my love, my security, and my future are all tied up in the God of the universe—my Abba, who loves me. People can cancel or shun me, and they …
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This year, our school theme has been “Battle Tested.” We can all resonate with life as a battle—to live is to endure both inner and outer strife. God gives righteousness—the …
If you really want to stand the test of time as a leader or a Christian school, you have to be able to change, because the culture and world around you are changing. Kids are different, families are …
This past week, I traveled to Philadelphia for work. I’m fascinated by cities like Philadelphia, having lived in the South all my life. I’m not one of those people who look at cities like …
This is not some impossible dream, not some “professional grade” Christian goal that you’ll never achieve because you’re a “regular” Christian. Jesus designed the abundant life for all of us– being …
I could spend the rest of my life studying Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5, and specifically the Beatitudes, Christ’s statement of those who are blessed in His Father’s Kingdom. Christ sets …
As you probably know, yesterday was both Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. One of my wry friends wondered whether he should smear chocolate instead of ashes on his wife’s …
This year, as we’ve been looking at spiritual warfare through our school theme, “Battle Tested,” one area that I haven’t yet talked about is perhaps the most devastating idea of all, yet one we often …
I currently teach in a program called the Van Lunen Fellowship, based out of Calvin University in Grand Rapids. The program is for executive leadership training, designed for new heads of school who …
