Missio Academy Podcast

California has adopted new curriculum guidelines for Gender Diversity and Sex Education. In this episode, Amber talks about some of the curriculum being developed and adopted by local school districts in order to meet the guidelines. After listening to this podcast, we believe you will agree that such curriculum has no place in the education of our children. We therefore encourage you to get involved, see what's coming down the pipeline in your state, and push back against it. See our show notes page for more information!

Building off the latest episode in the Equipping for Advancement series regarding learning and growing, Josiah provides a number of podcasts and books that he has recently found helpful in the continual growth process.

Growth requires both inlets and outlets. We should always be learning, but also organizing and focusing that stream of knowledge into something that can be useful to others.

Have you wondered about the appropriateness of formal education for Apostolics? Here we touch on the foundations of how formal education fits into the Bible-believing Christian’s life.

You, the parent, are the most important resource your child has when it comes to their education. Amber talks about your role as an advocate - finding resources, talking to teachers, and staying aware of what happening with your child’s education. You have the right and responsibility to raise your children to the best of your ability. Be involved!

Guest Speaker Beth Baus, LMFT returns to talk with Co-founder Amber Aston about creating a healthy learning environment for your teen. They discuss the importance of scheduling, reducing distractions, and establishing boundaries, working with their personality, and knowing their love language.

Guest speaker Beth Baus provides ways parents can better understand their teens. She covers emotional and cognitive development and ways to encourage,support and help your young person thrive (and parents survive).

I just want to go into ministry, to do the work of God. Why then do I need to spend a few hours every day to learn stuff that I’ll probably never use again? Starting with a scriptural example of Jesus, Josiah here explains how education is the preparation of our imperfect humanity for better expression of God’s perfect will. “Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.”

How do I find my purpose? Using some personal examples, Josiah talks about the role exploration and experience have in finding one’s purpose.

What is my purpose? And why is it important that I explore this question? In this episode, Josiah asks questions to help us think about our purpose and how it fits into God’s plan for our lives.

Need some college planning assistance? Amber brings in her personal and professional experience to offer tips for navigating the journey. Does the particular school matter? Should I start at a four-year university or community college? What classes should I take? What if I don’t know what I want to do yet? What should I do to prepare? How should I pay for it? Listen for answers to these questions and more!

Through a story of one of her childhood experiences, Amber illustrates how important it is to understand and work with your child’s learning style when it comes to particular subjects or domains.

Amber talks about a bill just passed in the California Legislature, limiting vaccination exemptions.

Using two stories to illustrate, I talk about the public school environment, specifically, large class dynamics and peer pressure.

In this episode, I share a couple stories about why it’s so important to make sure your student is going to school in the right environment. Do you really know what’s happening in your child’s classroom, much less in their off-times on campus? Do you think the peer pressure won’t affect them? Or the pressure of a grade drop from a teacher that doesn’t understand your values? The right environment is critical to your child’s faith and well-being.

Why online? Amber talks about the future of learning and the benefits of online education.

We get it. Quality matters. So what does that look like at Missio Academy? Amber shares one way that we attempt to provide a quality education for our students.

Does quality matter? Josiah and Amber talk about quality as it relates to investment in education.

What is education? What does it mean to be educated? Amber, co-founder of Missio Academy joins us for a discussion of how education provides access, opportunity, and cross-disciplinary skills.

Blessing, which all Spirit-filled children of God are meant to have, is connected to advancement.

This episode continues a series of episodes where we break down the mission statement of Missio Academy to get a deeper understanding of what high quality online education is all about. This time, we discuss the meaning and importance of personal, professional, and pedagogic advancement.

In this episode, we start looking deeper into the mission statement of Missio Academy, exploring the question of what it means to equip students. This involves a discussion of hard and soft skills. See our show notes page for more information!

Is the secular public high school the best option for your child? Let’s talk about it. Click here for Show notes.