164: Round Table: The Incarnation in the Classroom

In this episode, TeachBeyond educators reflect on the profound significance of the incarnation in the classroom, exploring how Jesus’ full humanity and divinity shape Christian teaching. Through personal insights and Scriptural wisdom, we discuss embodying Christ’s love, the power of living out the Word, and practical advice for celebrating Advent with joy. Join us as we consider how the incarnation transforms not only our hearts but also the way we educate.

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• “Hills of the North Rejoice”
• “When Love Came Down” by Point of Grace
• “In Jesus is the full expression of God but it’s Jesus’ full humanity. A central Christian claim is that Jesus was fully God and fully human [...] We only know what God is like through Jesus’ full humanity.” - Wyndy 
• “While not bound by time, there is significance about the particular ways in which God chose to show up.” - Wyndy 
• “Jesus was Jewish, Jesus was working class, Jesus had to flee for His life at some point as a political refugee, and those things seem to matter. They matter to the Gospel writers.” - Wyndy
• John 1
• “The incarnation is Word made flesh. While we will never fully be incarnate because God is God incarnate, God became flesh, we are called to be like Jesus. We are called to incarnate the word that He has given us.” - Becky 
• “Jesus lived out what it means to be love on earth.” - Becky
• Improvisation: The Drama of Christian Ethics by Samuel Wells
• “How do we know how to make these improvisations? How do we know how to act? It’s by studying the script.” - Becky
• “If I want them to see Jesus in me, that means I have to have Jesus in me. I have to be spending time in the Word and have the Word dwelling in me in order for my students to see that.” - Heather
• The Soul of Ministry: Forming Leaders for God’s People by Ray Anderson
• “Lean into it, have fun with it. Let’s just rejoice in this time period of a little more crazy. There’s so much fun in it, too.” - Heather
• “Advent is the beginning of the church year. It now sets the season for everything that is to come.” - Wyndy

What’s changing our lives:

• Heather: Compassionate time management
• Wyndy: Focus on rest in this season
• Heather: Using her walk to and from school to be still
• Becky: Exploring the topic of “the city” in Scripture while working on a course

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