Why Attend the MACSA Convention?

Barbara Williams, MACSA President
(Lehigh Christian Academy ~ Allentown, PA)

Perhaps in this economic climate your school is struggling due to decreased enrollment or loss of other financial resources. You might be thinking, “We just won’t attend the convention this year. It is one place we can save some dollars.”

I would like to suggest that this may be the very year you should attend. What is the value of the MACSA convention? Of course, there are the workshops where the faculty can be taught best practices in education and how to effectively teach each student. There is also the encouragement we receive when we gather as a large group of Christian educators and worship our God. We can tangibly see that we are not in this very important task alone. There are others standing with us. Finally, but certainly not least, is the fellowship individual faculties can have. The convention is an opportunity for them to get to know one another on a deeper level, be students together, and have fun together (maybe even shop together).

So…if you are still considering attendance at the convention in November, I would ask that you think about the value of learning together, worshiping God together, and having fun together. 

I hope to see you all in November.

Together on the Path of Wisdom and Knowledge

MACSA Convention November 10-12, 2010 Lancaster Host, Lancaster, PA "Together on the Path of Wisdom and Knowledge" Keynote Speaker Dr. William Brown (Cedarville University)

September greetings from MACSA!  By now, the school year is underway (hopefully without any major glitches) and you have gotten back into the "routine" of the school year. You should have already received a postal mailing with the information regarding the upcoming MACSA convention.  The packet contained the preview booklet as well as the necessary forms to register your school for the convention.  The committee is looking forward to the convention and believes that you and your staff will be blessed by your participation this year. Convention information has also been put online at the MACSA website.  The preview booklet (with any changes to date "merged" in) as well as most of the forms are on the web.  Please encourage your teachers to view/print the preview booklet as they prepare to attend the convention.  Any changes to the workshop list and/or schedule will be posted on the website and, if time allows, emailed to the schools.  Thank you in advance for your understanding as we deal with schedule changes. Please note that there are several "mini-courses" this year that can be taken for CEU or Graduate Credit.  This includes a set of six sessions on Advancement which replaces the MACSA Development Conference.  This course will be taught by Dr. Steve Dill (Philadelphia Biblical University).  Please encourage board members and others involved in your advancement/development department to attend any/all of these sessions.  Click here to visit the MACSA 2010 Convention Web page ~ and then follow the individual links for the forms and information that you are seeking.   Please contact Nancy DeHaan (ndehaan@macsaonline.org) if information is missing or if there are any broken links. We are looking forward to seeing you at the convention.  Please call or email the MACSA office with any questions. See you in November!