many amazing people assist in its mission. Pastor Pete Anderson and his wife Martha started a church and then a preschool (in what was a dog kennel!). Bobby Colby then took the helm, leading the school to new benchmarks of growth and excellence. Nancy Shaw oversaw school accreditation, the expansion of the school, and its transformation to a classical model, finishing with a well-earned retirement after her long and successful tenure.
All of these dedicated people came, aggressively pursued the school’s incredible mission, and then…they
left. Yet, the school and its mission continues on.
Likewise, there have been many, many teachers who have helped shape the lives of so many children and touched so many families. Yet Trinity Christian School continues on.
Just in the short history of the secondary school we have witnessed some heartbreaking goodbyes. Jason Wood helped build the secondary school, its program, curriculum, student body, team of teachers, and even its buildings.
When he and his family moved to St. Louis, there was a loss that is still felt by some students today. Bryan
Wolfe fostered the culture we now love here in the secondary school. The house system is a brilliant way to welcome new kids into the school and help build natural mentor/friendships with older and younger students. It was a deep disappointment when he announced his family’s move to North Carolina. Again, Trinity Christian School continues on.
Sometimes we may feel inclined to attribute the success of the school to a few people, or conversely to judge the entire school based on one bad experience. But the school is comprised of a complex group of people with a range of talents and personalities, and all of them have played an important part in forming the school we enjoy so much today.
I bring this up, because I want to challenge all of us—myself included—to see Trinity Christian School as greater than the sum of its parts. The work being done is much more than the people who serve here can accomplish. This is God’s school—and ultimately the work of this ministry is done by Him. He uses whom He chooses to use, and He does so when, where, and for as long as He sees fit to accomplish His ends. Acknowledging God’s sovereignty, we often must say good bye to people we dearly love and trust that God knows what He is doing.
Throughout the history of the school, God has masterfully provided the right faculty, staff, students, and families; He is both continuously and abundantly generous to our school. He is Jehovah Jireh, God who provides.
Therefore, I challenge us to push back against the cult of personality—the work done at this school is much greater than any accomplishment of any one person.
“The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” Job 1:21
Jeanne Wilks
Secondary Principal