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How do we mobilise the next generation of school leaders? That's the question at the heart of the 2026 ACS Heads of Scho...
25/09/2026

How do we mobilise the next generation of school leaders? That's the question at the heart of the 2026 ACS Heads of School Symposium, hosted by the ACS Leadership Institute.

Join fellow Heads of School for a day of honest conversation, practical insight and fellowship as we look at what's really going on for leaders in our schools, and how we can raise up and sustain the leaders of tomorrow.

๐Ÿ“… Thursday 15 October 2026
๐Ÿ•˜ 9:00 AM โ€“ 3:00 PM AEST
๐Ÿ“ Christian Heritage College, 322 Wecker Road, Carindale QLD
๐Ÿ’ป Hybrid โ€“ online access available for regional members

Register now: https://acs.eventsair.com/acs-heads-of-school-symposium-2-2026/register/Site/Register

Last Friday we hosted the 2026 ACS Wellbeing & Chaplaincy Symposium, centered around "After Bondi: Better Conversations ...
07/09/2026

Last Friday we hosted the 2026 ACS Wellbeing & Chaplaincy Symposium, centered around "After Bondi: Better Conversations that Make for Peace". It was a genuinely hybrid day, with chaplains and wellbeing staff joining us both in the room and online from across Queensland.

The day opened with devotion from our Executive Director, Dr Dave Benson, before Tim Fawssett (SU Australia) led two sessions discussing CHAT (Cultural Hearing, Asking, Telling), a framework for turning everyday conversations, including the uncomfortable ones across cultural and faith difference, into opportunities for peacemaking and formation. Tim's challenge stayed with us: what would it look like for our school communities to be peace-makers, not just peace-believers?

Thank you also to Shannon Hood and the team at Empatia for a practical case study from the field, and to everyone who contributed to the afternoon's facilitated conversation on where wellbeing and chaplaincy is heading in our schools.

We closed the day the right way, in prayer and commissioning for the people who carry the pastoral load in our communities. Thank you for the work you do, often quietly, for the young people in your care.

Most board agendas are full of risk, budgets and buildings. Fewer make room for the question underneath them: are the de...
10/08/2026

Most board agendas are full of risk, budgets and buildings. Fewer make room for the question underneath them: are the decisions we make this year still carrying the mission we inherited?

That question is the reason for Faithful Governance โ€” a seven-part series presented by Resolve, the Official Leadership Partner of ACS, for Christian school Boards and Executive teams.

Each module takes one real governance pressure point and asks how Christian mission gets woven into it. Not as a devotion before the meeting, but inside the structures, relationships and decisions themselves.

Live online, 8:30โ€“9:30am AEST. Free for all ACS members. Sessions, registration and all materials sit in the ACS Together App โ€” which runs on iPhone, Android and straight through your web browser, so you can join from the boardroom screen, not just a phone.

How to join: download the ACS Together App (here: https://lnkd.in/g3-9Njkv ), create your free account (for ACS Members), then open 'Courses & Programs' and hit Join on Faithful Governance.

The ACS Leadership Summit 2026 continued on Thursday with a challenging and practical session from Samuel Richards, Mana...
30/07/2026

The ACS Leadership Summit 2026 continued on Thursday with a challenging and practical session from Samuel Richards, Managing Director at Brightlight, on "Keeping Faith in Our Financial Stewardship."

Sam made the case that every financial decision a school makes is also a statement about what matters most, and that stewardship is not merely operational but formational. His challenge to our leaders was memorable: faith without stewardship is sentiment, and stewardship without faith is drift.

Naming the quiet pull toward safety under enrolment, budget and reputational pressure, Sam invited us to shift the question from "is this safe?" to "is this faithful?" He unpacked what redemptive risk-taking looks like in practice, faithful and wisely governed rather than reckless, and how the way we steward a school's resources models to the next generation what faith looks like under pressure.

Grounded in Scripture and real-school examples, and anchored in stewardship rather than ownership, Sam gave delegates plenty to carry back to their boards and leadership teams.

Last Thursday morning opened the first full day of the ACS Leadership Summit 2026, and there was no better voice to set ...
30/07/2026

Last Thursday morning opened the first full day of the ACS Leadership Summit 2026, and there was no better voice to set the tone than Max Priyan Jeganathan from Centre for Public Christianity (CPX).

In his opening session, "Navigating an Age of Uncertainty," Max drew on his experience at the intersection of faith, public life and culture to help us make sense of this cultural moment. His message to our leaders was: in a season of rapid change and competing pressures, the questions facing our schools are real, but so is the confidence we can carry when we remain anchored in Christ.

Wednesday night kicked off the 2026 ACS Leadership Summit began โ€” not with a keynote or a program overview, but with con...
24/07/2026

Wednesday night kicked off the 2026 ACS Leadership Summit began โ€” not with a keynote or a program overview, but with conversation and food.

Leaders from across our network of Christian schools gathered for our opening Leadership Development Dinner, setting the tone for a Summit anchored in this year's theme: Anchored in Christ, Driven by Mission.

We were privileged to be joined by Nathan Mellor, EdD, PCC, CEO of Strata Leadership, who led us through a dinner workshop on "The Inner Work of Faithful Leadership." His challenge was as simple as it was searching: faithful leadership is sustained not only by vision and competence, but by the inner formation of the leader.

Nathan set the stage with the key ideas โ€” self-awareness, emotional maturity, and attentiveness to God โ€” before opening the floor for honest discussion at each table. Leaders wrestled together with how our habits, reactions and inner narratives shape the culture, decisions and relationships within our schools. Nathan then drew the threads together, inviting each of us to leave with a single, personal commitment to carry forward.

A rich and reflective start โ€” and a timely reminder that before we lead our schools, we're first called to guard our own hearts.

At the 2026 ACS Leadership Summit, Max Priyan Jeganathan will speak across two sessions on Navigating an Age of Uncertai...
01/07/2026

At the 2026 ACS Leadership Summit, Max Priyan Jeganathan will speak across two sessions on Navigating an Age of Uncertainty and Salt, Light and Faith-Based Education.

Drawing on his background in law, politics, and his work with the Centre for Public Christianity, Max will help school leaders consider how faith-based education can serve the common good and engage students, families, and the public square with courage, grace and clarity.

Join us on the Gold Coast, 23โ€“24 July 2026, as we grow together as leaders anchored in Christ and driven by mission.

๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜?
๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†: https://acs.eventsair.com/acs-leadership-summit-2026/register/Site/Register
๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€: https://christianschools.org.au/leadership-summit/

How do Christian educators resist reductive pragmatism and remain anchored in a vision of the good, the true, and the be...
14/06/2026

How do Christian educators resist reductive pragmatism and remain anchored in a vision of the good, the true, and the beautiful?

At the 2026 ACS Leadership Summit Dinner, Natalie Kennedy will speak on The Poetic Pedagogue: Recognising and Loving the True, Good, and Beautiful.

In a climate of performance metrics, cultural scrutiny, and increasing institutional pressure, Natalie will help us consider practices that keep Christian schools grounded in their founding vision and faithful to their mission.

Drawing from research, classroom experience, and her own story, Natalie will explore how poetic ways of knowing can cultivate moral depth, attentiveness, and wonder in our teaching and leadership.

Join us on the Gold Coast, 23โ€“24 July 2026, as we grow together as leaders anchored in Christ and driven by mission.

Are you registered yet?

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†: https://acs.eventsair.com/acs-leadership-summit-2026/register/Site/Register
๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€: https://christianschools.org.au/leadership-summit/

09/06/2026

In Catholic thought, truth, goodness, and beauty are not isolated concepts. They intertwine and dance together, much like a Trinity. Discovering truth reveals how the world truly is, possesses beauty, and brings joyโ€”think of elegant mathematical equations or the harmonious ratios in music and gothic architecture.

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