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Matt and Eric invite first-time newbie guests, Tim Schofield and Matt Fleagle, for a deep dive into evergreen trees, a promo of the potentially real Dean's List Podcast, and more. Matt Koons shares some of his book recommendations and Eric shares some significant educational research as we close out the year 2025. We also get to hear how God lead Tim and Matt to CVCA years ago! We cover a lot of ground in this special special Christmas....special.

Get to know newbies Stephanie Linaburg (Administrative Assistant) and Mazie Smith (Trip Coordinator) on this podcast and hear how God ordered their steps in bringing them to CVCA.

Get to know newbies Mason Boardwine (Social Studies Faculty Fellow) and Pierson Chapman (MS Science) on this podcast and hear how God ordered their steps in bringing them to CVCA.

Get to know newbies Catherine Martinez (HS Art) and Margaret Tumino (World Language Fellow) on this podcast and hear how God ordered their steps in bringing them to CVCA.

Get to know newbies Ariana Scott (World Languages: ASL) and Isabel Chaplin (MS Science) on this podcast and hear how God ordered their steps in bringing them to CVCA.

Get to know newbies Sean McDowell and Will Rasper on this podcast and hear how God ordered their steps in bringing them to CVCA.

Get to know newbies Emma O'Connor (English) and Barb Edmonds (Math/Science) on this podcast and hear how God ordered their steps in bringing them to CVCA.

Join us for another great episode where we interview Brandy (Phys Ed / Health Teacher) and Rachel (PRT Supervisor). We had such a fun conversation talking about invisible ducks and loud noises. Of course, the best part is hearing how God called each of them and their families to CVCA. Enjoy!

CVCA hosts an annual Pathways Educational Conference where educators share best practices and we learn together from wonderful keynote speakers and educators! This year, we were thrilled to host Dr. Aaron Howard as one of our keynote speakers. Dr. Howard is a professor at Lipscomb University where he teaches classes in Ethics, Racial Reconciliation, and Multicultural Worship. He also leads Lipscomb's Multicultural Gospel choir that tours all over the United States. We had the honor of sitting down with Dr. Howard to recap his wonderful keynote address and apply what we have learned to CVCA's mission for educating and cultivating servants for Christ.

CVCA hosts an annual Pathways Educational Conference where educators share best practices and we learn together from wonderful keynote speakers and educators! This year, we were thrilled to host Dr. Jennifer Holberg as one of our keynote speakers. Dr. Holberg is an incredible educator, author, and champion of story. Her keynote was equal parts moving and inspiring. We are excited that Dr. Holberg agreed to sit down with us on the podcast and recap her main keynote points and dive deeper into how we as educators can continue to grow in His Kingdom impact through us.

This week we sit down with Nick (iLab Director) and Stephen (Bible/Social Studies Teacher) to get to know them a bit better. We answer hard hitting questions like, what would it be like to be able to teleport 3 feet at a time at will? Of course, the highlight is always hearing how God ordered their steps to the ministry here at CVCA! Enjoy!

Today, our new episode features TWO Faculty Fellows, Joy and Kendra.  Did you know that CVCA has a Royals Rider Club with a home barn at Camp Carl?  We suspend reality for the sake of humor and get to dive into some heart stopping childhood horse riding stories! Of course, the highlight of both of this episode is hearing how God called each of them in very unique ways to CVCA. Enjoy!

In this week's episode we get a chance to get to know Jennifer (New MS English Teacher) and Stephanie (New MS Social Studies Teacher). We have a wonderful conversation that ranges from deodorant needs of middle schoolers and the relationship between colors and emotions. Of course, the highlight is always hearing how God calls them to CVCA. We hope you enjoy!

We are excited to drop our next Newbie podcast episode.  This week we sat down with Jaimee and Lauren, both new additions to our OASIS staff, and had a wonderful conversation that ranged from line dancing to slightly too warm beverages.  Of course, hearing how God called them to CVCA is the highlight of this conversation.  We hope you enjoy!!

The Newbie podcast as grown up!! Introducing the Oldie podcast where we interview faculty and staff that have served at CVCA for many years. For our very first Oldie podcast, we are thrilled to be joined by Dr. Roger Taylor. RT has served at CVCA as a teacher, an administrator, and now in development for over 41 years! It was a true gift to hear RT has seen God's faithfulness in his time here. Make sure to follow our new Oldie podcast to get new episodes.

Happy JTerm! With people traveling all over the world we thought we'd take this opportunity to record on-location! We are really excited to be joined by Ryan (Math teacher) and Steve (Systems Administrator). Our conversations range from professional dress to favorite algorithms and some impromptu KnowB4 training. Of course, the best part is hearing about how God called each of them to CVCA. Enjoy!

This week on the Newbie Podcast, we welcome Nicole (Social Studies Teacher) and Tammy (Science Teacher) to share their stories. We finally crown Mr. Kamp as the top scientist and the reason Mulan is the ideal Disney on Ice persona. But, most importantly, we get to hear how God called them to CVCA. Enjoy!

Jason made Matt and Eric come in on Christmas Day to record a Christmas Special for all of you. After we got over our initial bitterness, we dove into our favorite Christmas movies, had a drop-in from our sponsor, and went through some top books and educational research picks from 2024. Merry Christmas!!

We were really excited to get to know two more newbies Kiara (Art Teacher) and Kristina (Bible Teacher) in a hard hitting conversations on subjects that range from the merits of a tiny rhino as a pet, the preferred intervals for hiccups, and Ohio State fandom. Of course, the highlight is getting to hear about how God called each of them to CVCA. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did!

In the third episode of the NEWBIE podcast, Matt Koons and Eric Ling sit down for a conversation with new American Sign Language teacher Kayla Holbert and new Science teacher Searra Rinearson. The conversation ranges from a talking to animals to hearing about how God called each of them to CVCA!

In the second NEWBIE podcast episode, Matt Koons and Eric Ling sit down for a conversation with new band director Charlie Hubbell and new intervention specialist Luke Hopkins. The conversation ranges from wrestling singlets and marching band plumes to how God called each of them to CVCA!

In the first NEWBIE podcast, Matt Koons and Eric Ling sit down for a conversation with new Bible teacher Mark Belden and new IT Support Technician Sam Hager. The conversation ranges from a debate about battling wildlife to hearing about how God called each of them to CVCA from different states!