Dr. Barrett Mosbacker has over thirty-five years in Christian school leadership, he has founded a school, led schools enrolling nearly 3,000 students, and publishes The Christian School Journal.
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker Do you feel a nervous pit deep in your gut when facing a difficult conversation with an employee or parent? I do, and I have been in the Christian school business for a long time. Facing a difficult conversation with a problematic person never gets easy,
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong (1 Corinthians 16:13). A lot of guys don’t know — they have no sense of what it means to be them, particularly. They have no idea what it means to be a man.
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker August 3, 2025 The Johnson Situation Bob Smithfield felt his stomach tighten as another heated email from Mrs. Johnson appeared in his inbox. He stared at the screen, his stress building with every line. What began as a routine academic issue — Emma plagiarizing an English assignment
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker March 23, 2025 Put more thought into your leisure time … when it comes to your relaxation, don’t default to whatever catches your attention at the moment, but instead dedicate some advance thinking to the question of how you want to spend your “day within a
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker January 5, 2025 Dear Bill, When I walked into this office just now I felt the same sense of wonder and respect that I felt four years ago. I know you will feel that, too. I wish you great happiness here. I never felt the loneliness
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker January 1, 2025 We have all experienced the symptoms of hunger: the rumbling growl, the gnawing pit deep in our stomach, low energy, and irritability. Like a persistent tap on the shoulder, hunger relentlessly demands our attention, pushing other thoughts aside until its demands are met.
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker November 24, 2024 Parenting often feels like navigating uncharted waters, especially when the storms of life batter our children. As parents, we instinctively want to rescue them from pain or failure. But what if our role is not to shield them from every hardship, but to
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker October 28, 2024 You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you (Isaiah 26:3). At the time of this writing, I do not know who will win the election. But I am sure some will celebrate the
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker September 22, 2024 “Dr. Mosbacker, how many sides does a biscuit have?” I was perplexed and amused by the question. “Two,” I replied with a puzzled grin. “Right, and so does nearly every student disciplinary case.” This seasoned, southern administrator was reminding me to investigate thoroughly
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker September 1, 2024 Over my 35 years of experience in school leadership, I have observed three parenting styles: Exasperating, Excusing, and Empowering. Exasperating Parenting To exasperate means to irritate or frustrate someone intensely, often to the point of anger. It involves actions or behaviors that provoke
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker July 21, 2024 We need a national divorce. We need to separate by red states and blue states.1 We live in an intense period of division and conflict in American society. Americans are increasingly segregated into blue and red camps, each loathing the other and
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker May 26, 2024 The demands of leading a school can be relentless. Long days are filled with presentations to prepare and deliver, conferences to attend, parent and staff meetings, conflict management, board and donor meetings, writing reports, project planning, strategic planning and new program development, managing