Cultivating Leaders and Selecting Representatives

This past week, there was an election in the student body at Penn Christian Academy. Some might say that PCA selected leaders for the 2012-2013 school year, but upon further observation, I believe they selected representatives on Friday. Leadership was already evident! Before the election, these students and others could be observed encouraging their classmates, reaching out to new students, supporting their teachers, and much more. There was no need for an election to highlight leadership.

Leadership development is essential to the mission of Penn Christian Academy. It is our desire to nurture students who “don’t let anyone look down on (them) because (they) are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.” (I Timothy 4:12)  As parents and staff partner together in developing these leaders, we are humbled by the truth that these young people are watching us as well. In I Corinthians, we are challenged by this phrase, “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.” Sometimes the best examples of leadership come from those who are young. I am thankful for the many leaders God is developing through PCA, and am looking forward to learning from those who have been selected to represent the student body.