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Revitalization

Revitalization Program Increasing Enrollment and Enthusiasm

Recently, Renewanation was privileged to visit Ross Corners Christian Academy (RCCA) in Vestal, NY to lead their team through a strategic planning deployment workshop. RCCA has strived to provide a biblical worldview education to children since 1960.

eschneider2Dec 5, 20161 min
Renewanation Gains Accreditation by National Financial Accountability OrganizationNews and Updates

Renewanation Gains Accreditation by National Financial Accountability Organization

The ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability) has announced the accreditation of Renewanation. The ECFA is the recognized leader among Christian nonprofit organizations in validating the faithful demonstration of financial accountability, transparency, fundraising, and board…

eschneider2Oct 24, 20161 min
Question & Answer with Jeff KeatonBlog Articles

Question & Answer with Jeff Keaton

“Christian education is under assault and Christian schools are struggling, with many facing closure. This is a burden I shared in a discussion with Renewanation founder Jeff Keaton. Born from that discussion was this collaborative issue of God’s Revivalist dedicated to Christian education.

eschneider2Oct 10, 20165 min
Team Revitalizing Florida SchoolsRevitalization

Team Revitalizing Florida Schools

Over the past week, Renewanation was privileged to support two schools in Florida with strategic planning and coaching. Tampa Bay Christian Academy (TBCA), a PreK to 12th grade school located in Tampa’s inner city, serves a beautifully diverse population of students.

eschneider2Sep 26, 20162 min
The RenewaNation Review

A Worldview that Revolves Around God

I thought I knew what was best for me. I tried endlessly to convince my parents that I would be better off in public school where I could make more friends, share God’s love with people who had never experienced it,

eschneider2Sep 26, 20164 min
Worldviews Have ConsequencesThe RenewaNation Review

Worldviews Have Consequences

I sat next to a young man on a four-hour flight from L.A. to D.C. this past October. The first remark out of his mouth was something about hoping a naked lady would sit in between us. I knew right then that our worldviews were probably very different. I kindly told him that I was happily married…

Brian MashburnSep 4, 20165 min
Lessons Time and Life Have Taught MeThe RenewaNation Review

Lessons Time and Life Have Taught Me

Dear Graduates, Perhaps the greatest thing I underestimated on the days I graduated from high school and college was the value of experience as the preeminent teacher in life.

eschneider2Jun 6, 201611 min
Blog Articles

America in a Crisis of Identity

For some time now America has been in a crisis of identity. We have watched as our geopolitical and economic realities have shifted, but increasingly the crisis has drawn closer and closer to home. Now it seems that nothing is left untouched.

eschneider2May 23, 20165 min
Revitalization

God, will you save our school?

By Jeff Keaton – Renewanation Founder & Chairman We are currently working to revitalize a school in New York State. As a part of this effort, I recently traveled with Ron Gordon to New York to be a part of an onsite evaluation visit and to speak for a re-launch rally.

eschneider2May 9, 20162 min
Now Playing – The End of Religious FreedomThe RenewaNation Review

Now Playing – The End of Religious Freedom

In 2014, President Obama signed an executive order making it illegal for federal contractors to discriminate against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender employees. How could this likely affect Christian colleges, schools, and businesses?

eschneider2May 9, 20164 min
Truth for the ClassroomThe RenewaNation Review

Truth for the Classroom

In this upside down world, we are told the idea of absolute truth is behind the times. It is old-fashioned. No, it’s worse than old-fashioned. It’s dangerous. But I will state emphatically that there are absolute truths. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6).

eschneider2Mar 14, 20165 min
Morality and the Irrationality of an Evolutionary WorldviewThe RenewaNation Review

Morality and the Irrationality of an Evolutionary Worldview

Morality is a very difficult problem for the evolutionary worldview. This is not to say that evolutionists are somehow less moral than biblical creationists—or anyone else. Most evolutionists adhere to a moral code and believe in the concept of right and wrong.

eschneider2Feb 9, 201612 min