By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker March 18, 2018 Sometimes we create controversy. Sometimes it finds us. Such was the case with the national call for school walkouts for school safety and gun control. Everyone is for school safety. The controversy lies in the call for gun control and in the political
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker January 27, 2018 Good communication fosters confidence, trust, and positive relationships. Poor communication does the opposite. Promoting a positive partnership with parents is ultimately not about the programs we put in place, though those are valuable. It is about fostering positive relationships. Such relationships are best
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker January 27, 2018 This is part one of a two-part series on promoting effective parent and school partnerships. Part two focuses on seven high-touch communication strategies. During new parent orientation, I ask parents to pray for us because we need the wisdom of Solomon in making
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker November 05, 2017 Thousands of books and millions of pages have been written about leadership because leadership is essential to healthy, thriving families, churches, businesses, and governments. It is also essential for creating and leading thriving schools. Here is a short distillation of six of the
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker November 05, 2017 Thousands of books and millions of pages have been written about leadership because leadership is essential to healthy, thriving families, churches, businesses, and governments. It is also essential for creating and leading thriving schools. Here is a short distillation of six of the
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker October 15, 2017 Our school board chair shared this short article recently as a devotional during a board meeting. I believe it will inspire and perhaps remind each of us of the fundamentals of effective leadership. The original author is unknown. If you are able to
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker September 16, 2017 I recently moved to St. Louis to become the Head of School for Westminster Christian Academy. As most of my readers are aware, three years ago smoke and flames filled the streets of Ferguson, Missouri. The riots began after the fatal shooting of
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker September 03, 2017 I have often shared with parents that character is more important than competence for our children’s success. In fact, character leads to greater competence through hard work, self-discipline, integrity, and other virtues that help a child maximize his or her God-given abilities.
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker October 15, 2016 In a few weeks Christians will join millions of other Americans in electing a President. Seldom have American Christians faced such unsavory options in presidential candidates. Christians of good faith and good conscience disagree on whom to support: Secretary Clinton, Mr. Trump, an
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker July 31, 2016 The new school year is upon us. Our schools will soon be teeming with students, staff, and parents. The Honeymoon We will enjoy the new school year honeymoon. Teachers will be refreshed, all of the students still have A’s, and no one
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker June 12, 2016 If we have been in leadership for any length of time, we have experienced the pain and anger of being falsely accused and treated unfairly — slanderously, perhaps even viciously. How should we respond? R. C. Sproul offers extremely helpful insight on dealing with
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker March 29, 2016 Have you stopped to consider the tremendous power that habits — good and bad, large and small — have on your character, your life, your relationships, your health, and your leadership? Habits are unconscious but powerful. Consider this excerpt from The Power of Habit: When