#ChristianEducators Archive
#ChristianEducators chat occurs every Thursday evening at 9:00pm EST. Rik Rowe, @WHSRowe is the moderator and should be followed for reminders.
Thursday May 12, 2016
9:00 PM EDT
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Rik in MA, serving our . Special gratitude to for leading last week when I saw with my church.
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Hey! So good to join in this circle for the next hour. I look forward to finishing the work week with my fill of
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- If you haven't yet seen , God's display of Grace is in abundance!
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Hi Dear Michala! Girls home already?
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Good evening ! Thrilled as always to fellowship with you each week. Hope all are well.
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Time for ! Join us and I'm confident you'll enjoy the fellowship!
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Sadly, I won't be able to participate tonight. Packing up my office. Last day tomorrow. New HS adventure starts Monday.
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Am I missing something? No tweets are coming up under this hashtag
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Greg, welcome and thank you so much for leading our last week on .
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Andrew from Mid-Michigan... Checking in for
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On your phone, I bet, right?
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Please join me in praying for the family and classmates of a 10-year old boy who accidentally shot himself.
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Always a pleasure, Rik, and it was a joy last week. Filled with for the week.
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Others have mentioned before. Are you following the hashtag?
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Like this tweet if you're new to our so we can welcome you to our Fellowship.
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Hi All, Bill from PA - home of the Tastycake, Philly Cheesesteaks, & Hershey’s choice.
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Bill, nice to see you in tonight!
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Kirk here from the Chicago Northshore! Teacher of 6-8th grade double accelerated math. Love what I do!!
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I appreciated your picture...
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hmm. I can see others tweets but not yours
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Kirk, we love where you're here!
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Diane from beautiful northeast Iowa
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Hello . Teri here from CA. I hope everyone is doing well.
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Good evening, Demetrius, HS Social Studies Teacher from MD
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HI Kirk, great to have you in
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Prof. Susan in IL joining for a bit. Final exams &papers to grade. Glad to be able to stop in tonight. Greetings to all!
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Hi all. Chuck from West Palm Beach, FL. I know I'm not the only exhausted educator. May is here!
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Christine here from Brooklyn :) Thanks for the invite
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Anyone else on their phone and not seeing my tweets?
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Thanks! Good to always see you as well in chats!
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Same here; not seeing tweets.
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Welcome Christine, great to see Brooklyn is represented
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Teri, we;re blessed already with you here!
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I’ll be stepping away shortly for a time, but back later in the chat. Looking forward to great convo on .
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"Therefore, came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee."
Proverbs 7:15
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Always good to have you join us when you can
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Are the folks not seeing my tweets all on phones?
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So true. thank you Jesus for summer break.
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Glad I made it. Ready for the year to wind down.
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Jenna, 1st grade teacher in Phoenix, joining in!
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Thanks to the man, for leading us faithfully
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Preparing to deliver message on Sunday, so am multitasking this evening.
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I'm on a laptop and not seeing your tweets. Tracing convos to find them.
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Demetrius, greeting to you!
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Q1 - Reflect where you saw more due to the efforts of last Thursday.
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Grace from MA, joining in for a bit. Missed my friends last week.
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I’m on a laptop and using Tweetdeck, try that as a tool
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Chuck, you're not the only exhausted educator here in tonight.
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Aloha and congrats to 2016-17 Pennsylvania State Principal of the Year
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What happens if you close the app and then come back in?
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A1 - After missing last week's to see , I appreciated the and Grace I saw.
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Where is ? Not seeing his tweets. :(
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Thanks. I'm excited to join in tonight.
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Forgive me that I am already 3 minutes behind...
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Thx Winston, great to have you in the house and Happy Birthday!!
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I'm here and no one is seeing my tweets!
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Can you fill me in what this is referring too? :) I wasn't on chat last week.
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me neither Ruthie. He's aware -- trying to fix it
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Many congratulations!! What a wonderful honor!
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what's the topic of your Sunday sermon?
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I'm seeing them. I'm on tweetdeck on a Mac.
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I'm struggling to respond to all the issues folks are having. Can anyone help?
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Thanks, appreciate the kind words
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Oh, lol! Pentecost Sunday. The title is “Who am I? Why am I here?”
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Christine, pleasure to have you in tonight!
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Welcome Eric, great to have you
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Grace, it is always a pleasure to fellowship with you, Dear Friend.
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Rebecca 4th grade teacher from North Carolina
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Thanks! Great to be here, Bill!
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Hi Rebecca, great to have you in
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A1- Gained plenty of from fellow last week! Inspired by my Ss thirst for learning daily.
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I just closed and reopened TweetDeck. Did it help? Can folks see my tweets now?
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I'm on my way over in a sec!
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Eric, so honored to have you join our tonight!
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I’ve been able to see them, and I’m using TweetDeck as well.
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Rebecca, pleased to welcome you to this evening.
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I didn't know there was a chat
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"Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently."
II Peter 3:14
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I have seen them all as well on TweetDeck on my MacBook Pro
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Juli, holding my breath until you arrive...
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Q2 - Share how God would say you exhibit in prayer.
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Greg, we can't folks on phones see my tweets? https://t.co/uHtbU3lnym
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I’ve been able to see them, and I’m using TweetDeck as well.
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There is a lag but it may be a server issue.
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Thanks, my friend! Great to be here!
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Thank you. Your tweets have always added a positive spin to my day.
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David, now you know. Welcome!
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A2 - God might say that I pray more diligently for the burdens others are carrying than for my own needs.
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Good Q. Sometimes the Twitter app can have hiccups. I’ve had that problem from time to time.
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I don't see all your Tweets and I'm in TweetDeck, I saw some in my home column, but not in the chat column...
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A2 - God would say that when the burden is heavy on my heart, it brings be literally to my knees.
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A2 We are told to pray without ceasing, I work on praying throughout my day - guided by Him
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Let's all welcome David {} to our tonight! First time!
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Jenna, I'm stumped... https://t.co/vgdXVOPHwu
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I don't see all your Tweets and I'm in TweetDeck, I saw some in my home column, but not in the chat column...
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Mahalo Bill! Thankful the Lord provided another year of life.
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A2 - God would say He hears more from me in the evening than during the day.
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A2: I take quiet time to reflect before each class period.
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Me too, maybe it's my internet
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Hello my friend - Blessed to have you in
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I wish I could resolve why folks are not seeing my tweets.
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A2- I give God thanks daily just for who He is!
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Did you try to refresh your TweetDeck Jenna?
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A2 I don't know what God would say... I need to show more
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A2: I listen to God through song. He tells me what I need listening to music and singing his name. Nothing is better.
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A1 Inspired by one class in epublishing. Every student became an author. We uploaded all of the ebooks Tues!
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Hello everyone. Was working off my phone now on better device.
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We all should show more ...
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Music is my favorite form of prayer.
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A2: Possibly that I "listen" for information in dealing with people around me so that I can hear with a sensitive ear.
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David, can you see my tweets now?
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Yes ,a couple times. My feed is not keeping up :( I'll just try my best tonight!
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Sensitive... https://t.co/bXsv58ehg0
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A2: Possibly that I "listen" for information in dealing with people around me so that I can hear with a sensitive ear.
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A2 I need to work on focused and extended prayer that is free of distractions - Need to get on my knees & pray
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What program did you use for this?
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Irene, you are here! Can you see my tweets!
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Me too. https://t.co/1la6PbxcNQ
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A2 I need to work on focused and extended prayer that is free of distractions - Need to get on my knees & pray
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Can't see tweets. Hard to follow the chat tonight. May need to call it a night and try again next week.
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"And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge,..."
II Peter 1:5
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I'm finding I'm my focused on my knees...
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There is! You'll love it!
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Great point! Listening is highly underrated.
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Love the prayer closet idea from War Room
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A2 Daily prayer in a.m. and eve. Also rely upon prayer & scripture (Bible& writings) during the day to focus.
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I see answers but no questions are they listed somewhere?
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Sorry I missed tonight! Working on some stuff with school! Take care, friends!
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No but I highlighted the star on your page to be notified when you tweet so I see it
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It's ok. I think my feed is just sick :( haha
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Q3 - Reflect on your in reading and applying God’s Word. Share any specifics.
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A2) Perhaps that I am attempting to focus on praying for the intentions of others,
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Q3 - Reflect on your in reading and applying God’s Word. Share specifics if possible.
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go to your Twitter settings
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This is a listening with my heart. Utilizing the gift of knowledge to interact where people are.
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A3 Need to pray and read more - More of Him, Less of me
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A3 - I've recently been trying to better understand the New Testament Writers and their perspectives.
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The feed does seem to be slow and choppy tonight.
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A3 Jumping in with a convicting Q. I try, but don't spend time I need to. I try to apply what I know in all situations.
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Bill, can you RT all my Questions?
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from Plano Texas, just found your chat, thought I'd jump in!
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Woah! All of a sudden tweets are back. Must be an answer to prayer
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A3: For the past 3 years been up at 515 to read and pray. Sometimes tiredness make the praying fuzzy. :-(
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Ruth, welcome to our fellowship. Some folks are saying they cannot see my tweets. Can you?
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Ruth, welcome to our fellowship. Some folks are saying they cannot see my tweets. Can you?
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A3: I need to be better at this. overwhelmed this year, and have been just trying to put one foot in front of the other.
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A3) My husband & I teach 8/9 faith formation. We focus on the weekly Gospel & how we can “see” it in our daily lives.
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Satan is always planning to block God's children, stay with us, I will retweet,
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A3: I am thankful for all of the verses taught to me in childhood. Pop in my head at the right moment
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Thank you! I was thinking it was just me... . I'm having the same problem with
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I think it is it seems to have seizures from time to time.
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A3 Applying God's Word is daily decision. Do I listen to me or to Him?
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Thank you Irene. https://t.co/GziUe3Wpr9
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Satan is always planning to block God's children, stay with us, I will retweet,
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I'm not sure, it seems like it may be tweetdeck. All of my columns are doing it.
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TweetDeck issue maybe? https://t.co/J27J4tuFl3
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I'm not sure, it seems like it may be tweetdeck. All of my columns are doing it.
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Agreed. All my columns are doing it.
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I'm right there with you!
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For those who are having trouble following my tweets, please forgive me.
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A2: Prayer on the way to school, diving into the Word at night. Need to get to Holy Hour. Time in adoration is fruitful.
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I'm here good evening all. Juli-Anne from a cool, calm and beautiful NJ night!
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is now trending in USA, ranking 48
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Hi Juli, glad you could join us again,
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Sending this from my iPad. Can we see it?
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A3 Beatitudes - Spirit often reminds me to watch my words and actions
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"We desire that every one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end."
Hebrews 6:11
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Yup. Get behind me Satan. https://t.co/2uPza5NPPQ
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Satan is always planning to block God's children, stay with us, I will retweet,
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Helps to get my day started. Using books by Straight to the Heart Series.
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Q4 - Offer instances of how you have in deepening your relationships.
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A3: My father taught me to read the book of Proverbs one Chapter a day. Same chapter as date.
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I can see the questions on there! Yay!
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Q4 - Offer instances of how you have in deepening your relationships.
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A4 - I'm making it a point to remember the needs and interests of others to discuss them when in their presence.
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Q4 - Offer instances of how you have in deepening your relationships.
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A4: I check in, follow up with requests quickly, let ppl know I'm working on it when I need time, simple respect.
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Now sending from iPad and TweetDeck.
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A4 I intentionally schedule time to build relationships - breakfast mtgs, lunches, coffee meets, etc.
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A4: I make a conscious effort to engage students and staff with "simple" questions on a daily basis
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A4: CALL people on the phone instead of just text!
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A3 Psalms - there is always something in the Psalms to meet my mood, my needs, my situation. Also focus on praise
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- Anyone who could not see my tweets now seeing them?
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A4: When I practice in developing a relationship with Ss makes what I do worth something eternal
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A3 the only way to walk in the spirit is to keep reminding yourself, slow down, pause, pray with every breath&Step back
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A4 Simply not giving up. Maintaining hope and encouragement.
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Irene, I was also wondering where was...
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A4 - Particularly with students, you must be willing to remember the good stuff, and strategically forget the less good.
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Ruthie, can you see my tweets?
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Hate to miss but spending some time with my wife!
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AMEN! Or "hug their neck" in person
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Keep it all in mind. But forgive, forgive, forgive. So often, our young people truly "know not what they do."
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Working hard to build relationships with those students that are the hardest to reach.
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A4 Wonderful Q!
Asking people how they are. Also sincerely valuing others' work in the world. https://t.co/Yg2jxT5Sq4
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Q4 - Offer instances of how you have in deepening your relationships.
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"Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life."
Proverbs
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They were some of my favorites. I loved getting the breakthroughs, showing them I wouldn't give up.
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She said she was too tired tonight...
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Ruth, I'm trying to figure out why... I will have
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Q5 - Share specifics of how you persevere or have in serving and encouraging others.
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A4: Take time to find out where students come from...especially those who act out.
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Which countries provide examples of technical and financial partners.
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Shelley, nice to see you!
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A4 listening and being available is very important to build relationships
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Are you available to RT my tweets?
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A5 - After seeing God's Grace on display in , I'm more conscientious about trying to share His Grace.
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A4: Praying for my colleagues and committing to being positive each day.
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A5: I have worked hard to go from Ting HS to working w/Elem Ts. Had to show I was wiling to learn what they do. Honor.
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Q5 - Share specifics of how you persevere or have in serving and encouraging others.
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I just closed and relaunched again...
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A5: Pray for God to let me see my Ss and others through His eyes. Pray for patience and be encouraged by people like
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A5 - It is very powerful, particularly for frustrated people, to feel heard. Listening might be some of the best service
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Transparent and Humble... https://t.co/8YsKlh7nGQ
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A5: Pray for God to let me see my Ss and others through His eyes. Pray for patience and be encouraged by people like
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All Ss deserve care & attention but not all ask appropriately. Taking time w/them is important. https://t.co/VsiyDhsALF
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A4: Take time to find out where students come from...especially those who act out.
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Showing diligence in leading !
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A5) Very important for me to try to remember “faith in action” and look for those in need,
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A4 Bill, I emphasize importance of community, support, relationships in my new S success book:
https://t.co/QdV9JmzHpX
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Teri, I'm really trying to NOT be a stumbling block tonight for our folks...
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Sometimes praying for inner peace is the best discipline plan.
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You are doing well. The enemy would love to have you give up! Together it works.
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Awesome, I’ll be sure to check it out
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They need to be heard without judgement and with empathy
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I will not give up until I see Him Face to Face.
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A5: Challenging Ss as well as challenging colleagues can zap our energy. Praying for perseverance helps change hearts.
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A5 Spending time with others. Getting to know them. Using uplifting words.
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"The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want."
Proverbs 21:5
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. I'm just parked on ur TL and seeing/reading tweets that way.
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A5 Remembering we are all God's children. All struggling thru this world. All wanting to serve & have meaningful lives.
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Q6 - Reflecting on tonight’s chat, identify an area where you’d like to exhibit more .
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Q6 - Reflecting on tonight’s chat, identify an area where you’d like to exhibit more .
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Agree! Especially in the attack dog climate we are in right now.
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We don't always know when those words are needed. Uplifting words can make a difference! https://t.co/BEBHvUhTyo
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A5 Spending time with others. Getting to know them. Using uplifting words.
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A6 - I learn so much from reading and really enjoy it. I need to exhibit more in making time to read.
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Yea, not seeing tweets inside chat, just parked on Rik's TL and reading from there.
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A6 Need more diligence in reading and praying
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A4 2 toxic relationships this year, God told me bless &do not curse,bothR leaving & I know he wanted me 2end well!💡✝
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A6: Need to refocus and prioiritize my life. Reflect on this year and figure out how 2 do this with the right priorities.
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Exactly what I was going to say.
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A6. Have the time to take the time to teach more fishing!🎣
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Had students focus on problems in world importnt to them. Assigned: write words to help others.
https://t.co/KhoZPSJ7QR
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What program did you use for this?
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- Thank you for you patience tonight with malfunction...
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A6: I need to be more diligent in the Word. Let God encourage and grow me so that I can encourage and plant seeds
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Had to step away for a bit. Have a great night See you next week
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A6: I'm still working on balance with teaching, family, and my education. Not easy but worth fighting for.
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May God add His Blessing to our conversation tonight amidst our technical difficulties.
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A6 Need more diligence in trusting. Stop stressing and worrying so much.
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Phone dying. Best to all.
Please check out & RT
Book aimed 8th-12th for college prep & univ Ss.
https://t.co/QdV9JmzHpX
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A5 - “It is in vain for you to rise up early, to retire late” Psalm 127 - Reminds me that I need to use my time wisely
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We can pray each other through anything...
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Agree saw an article today that reminded me it is about the journey not the destination. Need to take time
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. His love, our connectedness and your diligence all made chat still the greatest 2nite.
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Balance is a challenge, but so rewarding when found.
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Good to "see" everyone tonight, even with the glitches.Next week at this time, I'll have one more day of school!
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A6) Jesus, I trust in you.
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Always a great fellowship each week, technical difficulties or not!
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A6 I grow exponentially through my Professional Learning Network - a PLN deepens understanding & collaboration
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Please join me in praying for safety for everyone tomorrow night with our Senior Prom.
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blessed we are indeed, thank you. Have only a few moments to refresh my soul with you tonight but it is enough
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Wow! You did the every 15 min that close to prom? How did it go today?
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Bless you Kelly... https://t.co/XRHaRAwWq9
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blessed we are indeed, thank you. Have only a few moments to refresh my soul with you tonight but it is enough
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I don't understand your last tweet...
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Absolutely! Thankful to have become an active Twitter user & growing my PLN. Learning daily! https://t.co/4FQS7vxJUe
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A6 I grow exponentially through my Professional Learning Network - a PLN deepens understanding & collaboration
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Maybe a dumb question but curious do ya'll teach in private or public schools?
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We must be closing in on the end of it is nice to find you. Will try to check in again. In two weeks our youngest grads
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Rebecca, I teach in a public High School.
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David, thank you for finding us and staying with our technical issues tonight.
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I teach in a public High School
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Thanks for joining in! Look forward to collaborating with you in the future.
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I work at a public school district and community college
