DR. TIM WIENS
Recent Posts
What is a Covenant School? - 01/12/2023
There is something really special about Mount Paran Christian School. Current families and students, as well as alumni and their parents know this well. It’s something you feel...
Faith and Intellect as One - 12/01/2022
The motto of Mount Paran Christian school is, “A place where faith and intellect grow as one.” In Latin, it translates to, Fides et intellectus simul unus. It is on our crest, but...
3 Reasons Why I Believe in Christian Schools - 01/06/2022
Why do I believe so strongly in Christian education, and particularly in independent Christian schooling? There are numerous reasons, starting with my perspective on education in...
Look anywhere in education today. The words innovate and innovation are displayed everywhere. For some, innovation in education is a fashionable trend. For others, innovation...
Becoming a Thinking Christian - 06/24/2021
Have you ever been asked a question about your faith you just could not answer? Have you ever questioned your own beliefs and wondered if what you were taught was actually truth?...
In September 2019, the Mount Paran Christian School community embarked upon a comprehensive, community-wide strategic planning process meant to engage all stakeholders, solicit...
Imago Dei: Why Diversity Matters - 02/19/2020
Writing and/or speaking about diversity is never easy. In some ways, I feel as though I will never satisfy everyone who reads or hears what I have to say. However, to remain...
School Strategy In The Pursuit of Excellence - 11/18/2019
Strategic planning is a process that independent schools, non-profit organizations, and for-profit businesses and industries typically undertake on a regular basis to ensure they...
MPCS Core Values - 10/29/2019
Over the past sixteen months, the Mount Paran Christian School Board of Trustees and Executive Council have spent extensive time discussing the mission of the school, the culture...
Our World Needs the Liberal Arts - 03/21/2019
A COMMITMENT TO THE LIBERAL ARTS PART 3:
At MPCS, we see the study of the liberal arts (humanities, science, mathematics, and the arts – broadly categorized) as a vehicle for...
Technology and the Liberal Arts - 02/18/2019
A COMMITMENT TO THE LIBERAL ARTS PART 2:
Technology is playing a more significant role in the education of our students today. More specifically, the teaching and learning taking...
An Introduction to the Liberal Arts - 01/23/2019
A COMMITMENT TO THE LIBERAL ARTS PART 1:
I am a dinosaur.I know it.Sometimes I am ashamed of it. Sometimes I am proud of it. I do not do technology well.If it has parts, I...
Resolute For the New Year - 01/08/2019
Welcome to the New Year! I have a lot of hope in what promises to be a wonderful year living and learning together in community. Each year, right around this time, Americans...
Vision for the Future - 07/19/2018
What a pleasure it is to be a part of the Mount Paran Christian School community. As Katie, Eliot, and I have settled into our home and have been getting to know much more about...