What Is School For?

by | Oct 31, 2012 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Some of you may be wondering why I am posting anything about school and education. The reason is simple:

Some of our most important ministry leaders are teachers.

The Roman Catholic Church is well known for its education. Many Catholic churches have their own school attached to it. The Catholic church has certainly had an impact on the way we teach and school our students. This is a good thing!

At the same time, there are those that argue that we need to re-think how we do school. I agree.

In this video, which I first saw on the Catholic Youth Ministry blog, the well-known author Seth Godin asks the very important question: what is school for? Once we have an answer to that, it should change the way we do school.

Question: What is school for?

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXpbONjV1Jc]

John Rinaldo

As the Business Manager at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Morgan Hill, CA, Dr. John Rinaldo serves as the administrator over operations and finances for the parish in support of all parish ministries. Previously, John served as the Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Diocese of San Jose, empowering parish communities to minister to the needs of youth and young adults. John is also an adjunct professor at Santa Clara University teaching pastoral ministry courses to graduate students.


John Rinaldo


As the Business Manager at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Morgan Hill, CA, Dr. John Rinaldo serves as the administrator over operations and finances for the parish in support of all parish ministries. Previously, John served as the Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Diocese of San Jose, empowering parish communities to minister to the needs of youth and young adults. John is also an adjunct professor at Santa Clara University teaching pastoral ministry courses to graduate students.



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